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Wednesday, February 21, @ 7:00 pm
Workshop with Serge Durflinger
Author of Fighting from Verdun
Dawson Community Centre
666 Woodland, Verdun 514-767-9967
THANKS for stopping by, I do my best to acknowledge when someone leaves a comment,you do not have to be a member here & everyone is welcome. Ps: This site is monitored but not actively posting on a regular basis. Mostly these are stories & some photos saved from a defunct site known as Verdun Connections which was on MSN Groups initially then on a social network called Multiply.
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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
Has anyone here at Verdun Connections taken advantage of the Dawson Community Centre Program called "Verdun Memories"?
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
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!
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
Thanks Guy, for giving us a glimpse of some of the people that work so hard to keep the history of Verdun alive.
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
Hi Ed That sure is Mr Elliott! No doubt about it. Earl.
Guy,
Do you know if Helen Ward is Larry Ward's sister in law? Thanks-Walter
Ed, You are right, that is Charles Elliott. Guy
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
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
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
Thanks so much Guy. I just sent you an e mail-Walter
Where are these pictures that were in this section. I would love to see them if they are still available. Verdun Memories.
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
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
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
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.
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