SPECIAL BICENTENNIAL JOINT CHURCH SERVICE

Sunday, October 5th, 2014 @ 7:00 p.m. at St. George United Church.
There will be a Bicentennial Cake and refreshments after ...the service, which is being led by the Ministers of the Anglican, Baptist and United Churches.

Please pass this notice along to anyone you feel may wish to attend!
Thanks.

St. George United Church
9 Beverly Street  East
St. George, ON
N0E 1N0
Phone: 519-448-1956

 

WAR OF 1812 SOUTH DUMFRIES VETERANS TO BE HONOURED

On November 9, 2014, the County of Brant Heritage Committee, along with the members of the South Dumfries Historical Society, will be honouring War of 1812 Veterans interred in South Dumfries. 

This event is a continuation of ceremonies that took place over the summer of 2014, to unveil granite markers installed beside the resting place of each of the Veterans.  The Grave Side Markers were supplied free of charge through the federally-funded “War of 1812 Veteran Graveside Project”. 

On June 28, 2014, ceremonies took place at the Oakland Pioneer Cemetery, the Oakland Cemetery and the Scotland Cemetery.  Additional ceremonies were held on September 14, 2014 at the All Saints and Mt. Pleasant Pioneer Cemeteries.

There are six War of 1812 Veterans interred in three South Dumfries Cemeteries, each of whom will be honoured on November 9, 2014, beginning at 2:00 p.m. at the Clump Cemetery. The additional unveilings will follow at the 2 remaining cemeteries immediately after. Further details will be announced prior to the event date.  The St. George Legion will honour the Veterans with a colour guard, and, a member of the Paris/Port Dover Pipe Band will play a bagpipe tribute. Refreshments will be provided after the unveilings at the South Dumfries Historical Museum, located at 36 Mains Street South, St. George, Ontario N0E 1N0.  

The South Dumfries Veterans being honoured are:

John Buckberry – St. George Baptist Church Cemetery

Sampson Howell – St. George Baptist Church Cemetery

Henry Kitchen – St. George Baptist Church Cemetery

William Ronald – St. George Pioneer Cemetery

John Smith – St. George Pioneer Cemetery

Ebenezer Willson – The Clump Cemetery

If you are descended from one of our Veterans and would like to attend one of the future plaque unveilings call or e-mail Carol Moore at 519-442-6324 ext. 3013 or e-mail carol.moore@brant.ca or contact the S.D.H.S. at 519-448-3265 or e-mail info@southdumfrieshistory.ca

For more information on the Graveside Project click on the link below

http://1812veterans.ca/en/index.php

 

GREAT WAR CONCERT TONIGHT at 7:30 pm

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The Dinner portion of the evening is sold out - we have only limited space in the downstairs hall to seat and serve people.
Upstairs, however, there is more room - and there will likely be room for you to join us for the CONCERT portion of the evening.
Singer ALIX KINGSTON will be performing songs from the First World War era - sad songs, patriotic songs, funny songs, a slightly racy song....
She will be accompanied by DONNA DUNN-ALBERT on keyboard.
You will learn some context of the songs - and be invited to sing along at times.
Tickets are $10 at the door.
We hope you can join us - Upstairs at the Memorial Hall, 34 Main Street South, St. George, Saturday, July 26th, 2014 at 7:30 pm.
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Here is a list to give you an idea of some of the songs of the era:

A Bicycle Built for two

The Bells are Ringing (for me and my gal)

Take me out to the ballgame

Carolina in the Morning

I Belong To Glascow

We’ll meet again

It had to be you

I’ll never smile again

White Cliffs of Dover

Pack up your troubles

It’s a long way to Tipperary

By the Light of the Silvery Moon

Shine on Harvest Moon

I’m just Wild about Harry

Toot, Toot, Tootsi

Hello, my Baby

Oh, you Beautiful Doll

Five foot two, Eyes of blue

My Old Man

Hold your Hand Out

Tea for Two, and Two for Tea

A Nightengale Sang in Barkley Square

K-K-K Katy/Kiss Me

Hinky-Dinky Parly Voo

Lili Marlene

When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again

Over There

Wish me Luck

 

Bless ‘em All

When you hear Big Ben

Keep the Home fires burning

I’m looking for a four leaf clover

Maple Leaf Forever

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GREAT WAR COMMEMORATION DINNER AND CONCERT JULY 26

A dinner and cabaret-style concert commemorating the beginning of the Great War (1914-1918) will be presented by the South Dumfries Historical Society on Saturday, July 26th.

The event will be held at the St. George Memorial Hall at 34 Main St. S. in downtown St. George.

A buffet-style roast beef dinner will be served at 6 p.m.

Dinner will include a presentation by Expositor journalist Vincent Ball, who will read excerpts from his First World War-themed play entitled “Doing Our Bit.”

The cabaret-style concert featuring First World War-era music will follow at 7:30 p.m.

Singer Alix Kingston will perform songs from the era, provide historical context and lead some sing-alongs (lyrics provided).

Tickets for dinner and concert are $20 each, with seating limited to 50.

 

Tickets for the concert only are $10 each - and there is much more room upstairs.

Tickets are available from any South Dumfries Historical Society board member, by calling Deb Andre at 519-448-1889, or at the museum at 36 Main St. S. in St. George.

 

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·         THE ST.GEORGE and COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HALL

“This building was presented in memory of Salem Griswold Kitchen by his wife and was remodeled by the citizens as a Memorial to the Soldiers who fought the the Great War'

On the 20th day of August 1925 both the Memorial Plaque and the Hall where unveiled and dedicated by His Hon. Harry Cockshutt, Lieut-Governor of Ontario (1921-1927).

This makes the St.George and Community Memorial Hall the oldest Memorial to the soldiers of the Great War (WW1) in the Brant County and Brantford areas.

It was followed the next year (1926) by the St.George Memorial Park and Cenotaph then the Paris Cenotaph in 1929 and then the Brant War Memorial in 1933.

So it is rather fitting that the first event in our area of Remembrance to mark the start of the First World War is being held in the areas first memorial.

Those from St.George, South Dumfries and Surrounding Area Who Gave
The Supreme Sacrifice in WWI 1914-1918:

Armstrong, Walter 7/4/1919 age 22

Beattie, Harold 5/4/1917 age 21

Fields, Cecil 2/9/1918 age 20

Johns, Edward

Kenny, James

Murphy, John 10/08/1918 age 21

McKenzie, Stewart

Patten, Edgar 26/10/1917 Passchendaele age 26

Patten, Bertram MM 9/11/1917 age 25

Reinhard, Howard 8/8/1918 age 21

Ryan, William

Sass, Rudolph 22/11/1916 age 21

Sickler, Pte

Tolhurst, Freeman MM 9/8/1918 age 25

Tucker, Gordon 27/9/1918 age 21

Willits, John 3/5/1917 age 37

Wilson, Henry

Woods, John

TOMORROW (JULY 1st) IS THE BIG DAY! JOIN US FOR CANADA DAY CELEBRATIONS AND THE PARADE

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Brantford Expositor write-up:
http://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/2014/06/29/fireworks-to-cap-st-George

MUSIC LINE-UP FOR CANADA DAY IN ST. GEORGE

July 1st, 2014
on the beautiful and historic Main Street....
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Here are the set times for the performers*:
David Lum 11:00 am - 11:30 am
John and Sheila Ludgate  11:45 am - 12:15 pm
Tim McDougal  12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
Gary Gray   1:15 pm - 1:45 pm
Dave Jensen with Cyndi Devereux, John Harris,Doug Welland, Don Sweeny & Jeremiah Budnark     2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Michael McGuire 3:15 pm - 3:45 pm
CJ  Chandler Berardi  4:00 pm - 4:45 pm.
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* all still subject to change and adjustment, but we are pretty sure that`s the order....
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They will be on the Main Stage - with sound provided by Eric Bower of Bower Audio.
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Thanks to Larry and Sally Davis for helping us get the stage again this year!
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Chandler Berardi will also be helping us at the Cenotaph at 5 pm leading the singing of O Canada.
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CANADA DAY IN ST. GEORGE

CANADA DAY

On the beautiful, historic Main Street of

ST. GEORGE!

Tuesday July 1^st , 2014

Music from 11:00 am to 4:45 pm

GARY GRAY 1pm

C.J. BERARDI 4pm

DAVID LUM 11am

JOHN & SHEILA LUDGATE

MICHAEL MAGUIRE

 

DAVE JENSEN  with friends

CYNDI DEVEREUX,

JOHN HARRIS, JEREMIAH BUDNARK,

DOUG WELLAND AND DON SWEENEY

 

Bring your lawnchairs to enjoy the music.

Sound by Bower Audio (Eric Bower)

 

LOOK FOR

CHILDREN’S ENTERTAINER

“FREEWAY”

FROM NOON TO 3 PM.

with balloon creations

 

ALSO:  Museum Open House;

Displays & Sidewalk Sales.

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Many of the stores and restaurants

in St. George will be OPEN.

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FORMAL CEREMONY

AT THE CENOTAPH  CORNER:

Starting at 5 pm

Greetings & Speeches & refreshments

Birthday Cake

(Courtesy of Trevor and the staff of St. George Foodland)

Singing of “O Canada” to celebrate

Canada’s 147^th birthday

and St. George's 200th birthday!

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NEW THIS YEAR :

 

 BICENTENNIAL PARADE

AT 7:00 PM

From the Fire Hall down Main Street,

along by the Post Office to the Arena.

FEATURING THE WORLD-RENOWNED

PARIS-PORT DOVER PIPE BAND

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Main Street activities co-ordinated by

 the South Dumfries Historical Society

Schedule of events subject to change,

check the SDHS website for updates at www.southdumfrieshistoricalsociety.blogspot.com

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Supported by generous contributions

by the County of Brant,

the Paris-Port Dover Pipe Band

and the South Dumfries Historical Society

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Come back later for the

 “ FIRE & THUNDER ” FIREWORKS  SPECTACULAR 

approx. 10 pm –  at King William Park

  Bring a blanket or lawnchairs (and a donation) -

presented by the

St. George Volunteer Firefighters

(celebrating 102 years of service)

 

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CONCERT FOR CURTAINS SATURDAY MAY 24th

The South Dumfries Historical Society is hosting an exciting fund-raising concert on Saturday May 24th in the Upper Theatre at the Memorial Hall, 34 Main Street South, St. George.

Performing that night will be members of the Paris-Port Dover Pipe Band, under the direction of Gordon Black.  The Pipe Band are new tenants of the Memorial Hall and passersby will hear them practice upwards to four times a week in the upper and lower halls.

Also performing that night will be the St. George Pro Musica Choir - under the direction of Nora Fueten.  This Choir tackles a challenging repertoire and has been featured at Westfield Heritage Village and at the Cambridge Library.

Local hero Gary Gray will also be on the bill - performing rootsy rock and folk favourites, including some of his originals.  He has performed during our Canada Day celebrations for years and hosts a fundraiser of his own each year at the Legion on behalf of the Stedman Hospice.

Lasts but not least on the bill will be Danielle Beaudin's new group - the Little Mountain Band.  This group will be introducing some new music in advance of Danielle's trip to Nashville for a month.  Her debut CD, released last year, has received very good reviews and she performed at our Canada Day celebration last year and did a duet with our headliner, Terry Kelly.

The show starts at 7:00 pm.

Tickets for the event will be $10 each.

They will be available at the Museum, or call 519-448-1889.

Proceeds from the show will go towards new stage curtains and other upgrades to the Memorial Hall.

Please mark the event on your calendar and plan to join us!

(and tell all your friends, too)