Sunday, February 18, 2007

Verdun Memories @ Dawson Community Centre

Next event:

Wednesday, February 21, @ 7:00 pm

Workshop with Serge Durflinger

Author of Fighting from Verdun

 

Dawson Community Centre

666 Woodland, Verdun   514-767-9967

19 comments:

magmckiernon MSN said...

March Calendar at Dawson's for the Verdun Memories series: See the attached file for details. There are events on March 1, 12, 22 and 29. The price is right too!

Attachment: DawsonMarchMemories.doc

maggiemck MSN said...

Has anyone here at Verdun Connections taken advantage of the Dawson Community Centre Program called "Verdun Memories"?

maggiemck MSN said...

The April Calendar for Dawson's Verdun Memories series has been posted in the documents folder.   APRIL   2007    EVENTS :      Thursday       April  12      at 7:00 pm             Meeting  Laurel Buck,  author of the           book  <>   Monday        April  16      at 1:00 pm     Preparing for an exhibit  ( Collage ) Bring your pictures, documents, objects with Kathryn Harvey   Thursday     April  26     at 1:00 pm  Preparing for an exhibit  ( Collage ) Bring your pictures, documents, objects with Kathryn Harvey     Dawson  Community  Centre 666 Woodland,    Verdun,      514- 767-9967

maggiemck MSN said...

Dawson  Community  Centre 666 Woodland,    Verdun,      514- 767-9967 Thursday       April  12      at 7:00 pm             Meeting  Laurel Buck,  author of the           book  "Roots Beneath the Pavement" an excerpt from the book: "I remember the crest of Verdun, a fortress supported by two towers; beneath, are the words, E Viribus Duorum, [built on the strength] of two peoples. My perspective today, therefore, is that the Verdun of my childhood and youth, with few exceptions, was marked by tolerance, which, in spite of change in the makeup of the people, continues as an important part of Verdun's legacy." I have just started to read the book. I wish I was a writer, I feel like she is writing my own thoughts. "Verdun" sure has a way of holding on!

guy5479 MSN said...

Maggie, I am a bit late in responding to your post but here is an update of the Dawson activity called Verdun Memories. I am unofficially a representative of the SHGV since our president, Denis Harton had contacts with Kathryn Harvey, historian, who is heading Verdun Memories with the help of Marc Paradis so as to open contacts between the 2 cultural communities. We had several group meetings and the main activity is to make a quilt from old pictures of Verdun from the members. This is still in the works and I will advise everyone on the progress. One of the members, Helen Ward invited the group at her appartment last thursday for lunch and I am enclosing some pictures I took. Sorry I don't have all the names.I have already posted some photos taken from the balcony. Guy      Kathryn Harvey with the glasses. Wonderfull smoked salmon.   Helen Ward on the right   Marc Paradis of the Dawson Cultural Center  

maggiemck MSN said...

Thanks Guy, for giving us a glimpse of some of the people that work so hard to keep the history of Verdun alive.

edbro68 MSN said...

Could that be Charle Eliot of Verdun High that I see in some of these pictures. Thin man blue shirt, grey pants, holding a plate.  Ed

earlcooper1 MSN said...

Hi Ed           That sure is Mr Elliott! No doubt about it.   Earl.

fresco750 MSN said...

Guy,
Do you know if Helen Ward is Larry Ward's sister in law? Thanks-Walter

guy5479 MSN said...

Ed, You are right, that is Charles Elliott. Guy

guy5479 MSN said...

Walter, I have no idea if that is Larry Ward's sister in law. If I see her again I will ask her. Who is Larry Ward. Guy

fresco750 MSN said...

Guy,
Larry Ward is in his late sixties. He was born in Verdun, worked in Toronto from 1958 to 1964 and then returned to Verdun. Around 1975 he moved to Ottawa. I last talked to him in 1992 and have lost his address and phone number. It's a long shot that Helen is Larry's sister in law but hey, you never know. Thanks again-Walter

guy5479 MSN said...

Walter, I have Helen Ward's phone number. If you would like to contact her, let me know your e-mail address on my own number listed on this site. Guy      

fresco750 MSN said...

Thanks so much Guy. I just sent you an e mail-Walter

onesmac0 MSN said...

Where are these pictures that were in this section. I would love to see them if they are still available. Verdun Memories.

gorderic MSN said...

Hi Sandra:   You must be spending a lot of time researching out messages to find this one. I think Les is the resident expert on retracing old strings.   Have a great summer.   Gord Gibbons

onesmac0 MSN said...

Hi Gord,

I'm addicted to this group. So many wonderful pictures of Montreal and Verdun. I've contributed a few pictures myself but I'm quite impressed by the findings on this site. I love the pictures of the old trams and the foot xray machine. Now I can show my kids, who found it really difficult to believe they actually did that back them. My kids make jokes and ask if we had toasters and blow dryers back in the day and now I can really show them what it was like when I grew up. We've come a long way from iceboxes, streetcars. lol.
Sandra

the lad MSN said...

Sandra   Tell them about the guys who used to go door to door selling mops and brooms..the guy who used to sharpen knives and scissors...not sure if you had a coalman or iceman...I lived on 6th between Verdun and Bannantyne...686  good times...   Do you recall the milk and horsedrawn wagon there is a picture or 2 on here.. show them that and I bet they figure you knew Fred Flintstone...hahahaha works for me..   Take care Lad

onesmac0 MSN said...

Hi Lad (who the heck are you)

I don't recall the mops and brooms but I do remember the guy on the bike (?) who came down the lane at Bannantyne and 6th calling out to sharpen knives and scissors. I forgot about that until you reminded me. lol
We did have our blocks of ice delivered by the ice man when I was very young. He brought the block up the back stairway, three floors, and put it in our small icebox.
I actually put a picture in the picture section with my sister ice skating and in the background you can see the horse drawn milk wagon. I can recall us running to see the horse when he would come up 6th ave. They were massive.
I think we had oil delivery. Again a guy had to haul a fat black hose all the way up three flights of black iron stairs and fill a tank that I think was in the shed. So many more types of jobs back then.