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A plaque trail of permanent markers which record local events and people significant to the War of 1812 was unveiled at events hosted by The Elgin County 1812 Committee on Sunday June 28th. The launch event took place at two locations of the nine on the trail - Port Glasgow Memorial Park and St. Stephen's Church Graveyard.
Although the majority of more well-known battles of the War of 1812 took place in other areas, like the Niagara region, there has been an increased recognition that the war also had substantial and long-lasting impacts on the settlers who lived in Southwestern Ontario, including in Elgin County. |
We'll Be Home By Christmas - A First World War Story by the Elgin Military Museum's Jeffrey Booth12/11/2014
 In 1914, our boys marched off to war. Their battle cry was “We’ll be back by Christmas.”
We all know that the boys did not return for Christmas with their families. On the Western Front, there had been one million casualties and the fast battles of the summer had turned to slow mud-filled trenches of stagnation. Slowly everyone became aware that this was going to be a long war with many more millions yet to die. Starting on Christmas Eve, many troops sang Christmas carols across the lines, and at spots brass bands joined in their joyous singing.  The Keystone Complex filled to capacity for the annual Southwold Remembers Service held each year on the Sunday before Remembrance Day. As he has done for most of the past decade, author Ted Barris spoke at the tribute, this year bringing a talk and visual presentation about his new book, The Great Escape: A Canadian Story.
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