Factoids # 106 – # 110 “In Remembrance”
These five factoids are published in remembrance of Armistice day, November 11, 1918
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Richmond 200 – Factoids #96 – #100
To honour Richmond’s 200th anniversary, we will be posting factoids about our rich history. You should expect to see 200 pieces of information that you may or may not have already known. The topics of these posts are: #96. The … Continue reading
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Richmond 200 – Factoids #56- #60
To honour Richmond’s 200th anniversary, we will be posting factoids about our rich history. Over the next year you should expect to see 200 pieces of information that you may or may not have already known. The topic of these … Continue reading
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Funding for the Building of Churches in the Military Settlements
George Neville has transcribed correspondence between Lt.-Col. Francis Cockburn and Lady Sarah Maitland. Neville argues that the document shows that money was set aside as early as 1819 for the building of a church in Richmond. Yet this money was … Continue reading
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99th Regiment of Foot Officers (13) Resident in the Canadas in August 1818
George Neville has passed along his transcription of correspondence concerning military officers and a list of the names of those officers in Canada. Some of these men are members of the 99th Regiment who settled in the Richmond Settlement.
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Richmond 200 – Factoids #16 – #20
To honour Richmond’s 200th anniversary, we will be posting factoids about our rich history. Over the next year you should expect to see 200 pieces of information that you may or may not have already known. The topics included in … Continue reading
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