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‘Voices from the Past’: Part 2 of Captain George Stirrett’s World War One memories
In last week's "Voices from the Past," Bob McCarthy began recalling a conversation he had with Captain George Stirrett (1891-1982) in the late 1970s. The story continues. In the fall of 1917, the Regiment moved back to an area near Ypres. Once again, mud and bad weather made mounted operations impossible. All of our men [...]
‘Voices from the Past’: Part 1 of George Stirrett’s memories of World War One
Bob McCarthy LambtonShield.com During the late 1970s, I had the privilege of sitting with Captain George Stirrett (1891-1982) and listening to him tell me the story of his experiences during the years of what was known as The Great War, World War One. The following is his story, as it was told to me. The [...]
‘Voices from the Past’: Helping keep connected with the local men fighting in World War I
By Bob McCarthy Lambton Shield Anne Callum was born in Moore Township in 1869. Her grandparents, Duncan Callum and Margaret Martin, married in Nairn County in Scotland about 1806, moving to Lambton County about 1830. One of their children, Donald Callum, born in 1816, married Mary Ford Rainsberry in 1859 here in Lambton County. They [...]
‘Voices from the Past’: The story of the ‘Griffon’–first sailing ship on the St. Clair River
Father Hennepin: our 'Voice from the Past' LaSalle, capitain of the 'Griffon' By Bob McCarthy Learning about the heritage of Lambton County is like having a dialogue with the past. What might you discover if you had a chance to listen to voices of our past and be able to better picture what really happened, [...]
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THE SHOW: Kids Funfest, Get The Ball Rolling ’13, Bleeker Ridge, Relay 4 Life and INDIEFEST (Part 4)
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