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Remembrance Day NOVEMBER 11
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Jim Henderson gives presentation on Remembrance Day traditions NICOLE BESWITHERICK REPORTER HARRISTON – On the evening of Nov. 2, members of the community gathered at the Harriston Legion to hear a presentation by Jim Henderson about the history and traditions of Remembrance Day in Canada. The presentation did not focus on the regular theme surrounding war, but rather it offered insight to how various Remembrance Day traditions have evolved. “He’s been overseas several times, he’s done tours, he’s done speaking. So, we asked [Henderson] if he would speak to the Harriston Historical Society,” said society vice chair Willa Wick. She added in an email to the Community News that Henderson is “a man well versed in war history.” Henderson offered a detailed presentation on different monuments and people in the First World War and Second World War that shaped how Canadians celebrate Remembrance Day.
The event was split in two halves, one each for the First and Second World Wars. Key topics were John McCrae’s In Flanders Fields, the Cabaret-Rouge British
Cemetery, Vimy Ridge, the Tomb of the Unknown soldier, the “Mother Canada” statue at Vimy Ridge and Charlotte Susan Wood. Henderson, while speak-
ing about Wood, pointed to a photo of her in his presentation. He asked the crowd of nearly 60 attendees if they had heard of her before. Most shook their heads.
“In 1936, Charlotte Susan Wood became the [first National Memorial] Silver Cross Mother of Canada,” he said.
Henderson explained the mother from Winnipeg was presented to King Edward VIII and was invited to attend the SEE TRADITIONS » 6
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We Remember Harriston Historical Society – On Nov. 2, Willa Wick, left, from the Harriston Historical Society, partnered with Anne South, right, from the Harriston Legion to put on a Remembrance Day event. Jim Henderson, centre, gave a presentation about the history and traditions of Remembrance Day in Canada and what shaped them. Photo by Nicole Beswitherick
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