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Almonte train wreck survivor at Heritage Renfrew tonight Heritage Renfrew
Come and listen to Ed Muldoon, who now resides in Kanata, as he relives the horror of that night. It happened Dec. 27, 1942. It was 8:30 in the evening, and the CPR Local was packed to capacity and already late. Roaring along the same track, on the same route and same direction was a troop train filled with soldiers about to meet their des-
tiny with death. Muldoon was 15 at the time, a Fitzroy Harbour farm boy, who set out with his cousin for the bright lights of Ottawa’s Lakeside Gardens dance hall. He lay trapped in the wreck for five hours waiting for help. Fourteen people were killed that night and many more were soon to die. The toll reached 47 dead and more than 150 injured.
Many were from Renfrew. It was to be the fifth worst train disaster in Canadian History. Muldoon wonders why he was spared and so many were not. He has done much research to find other survivors and by telling his own story, has brought better knowledge and has helped in his own recovery. Fifty-five years later, a monument was dedicated to the Almonte train wreck on the site.
This wreck affected a lot of families in Renfrew. Everyone is welcome to come and share your story and pictures of your loved one with Ed Muldoon.
He’ll be speaking at Heritage Renfrew’s annual meeting tonight (Feb. 6) at the Renfrew Legion. The meeting gets underway at 7 p.m. and everyone is welcome. R0511961344
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Learn about researching World War One records Irene Robillard Arnprior & McNab/Braeside Archives
Arnprior & McNab/ Braeside Archives invites everyone to kick-off Heritage Week in Ontario by attending their annual general meeting on Saturday, Feb. 15 at 1 p.m. at the Arnprior Public Library. As 2014 is the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War, our guest speaker is Glenn Wright, who will share his vast knowledge of researching Canadian World War I records. Glenn was employed as an archivist and historian with the federal government for over 30 years at Library and Archives Canada, National Defence and the RCMP. He has lectured and published extensively on aspects of family history and genealogy, especially
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on the uses of archival records. He is the author of Canadians at War, 1914-1919: A Research Guide to World War One Service Records (2010). Glenn is also the current President of the British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa. Afterwards, there will be light refreshments and an open house at the Archives to view its holdings. Our archivist, Laurie Dougherty, has been busily working over the last year to process the backlog of collections and they are almost complete. Playtex is one of these recently completed collections and will be on display at the open house. The Playtex plant was constructed in 1953 and became a major employer in Arnprior with around 400 employees by 1967.
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