Sun’ll come out April 28-29 on drama club’s Annie Jr. at Glen Tay school The Glen Tay Public School Drama Club will be presenting Annie Jr. at the school in Tay Valley Township on Thursday, April 28 and Friday, April 29 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 at the door and the play is suitable for all ages. This is Glen Tay’s fifth annual musical production, directed by Courtney Mason. The production is based on the hit 1977 Broadway musical, and the longrunning newspaper comic strip that inspired it, and will be seen by students from other schools, such as The Stewart School. The Perth Courier visited Ms. Mason’s drama club Desmond Devoy/METROLAND after school on Monday, April The face of Maeve Elliott (Annie), right, 11 as rehearsals continued.
says it all, as Ella McCormick (Miss Hannigan) gets a hold on the youngster.
Major Grodzinski is guest speaker at historical society meeting on April 21 The Perth and District Historical Society’s meeting of April 21, 2016, will take a look at the conversion of the soldiers of the War of 1812 into settlers of the land and territory which they had just defended for the Crown. For this, we welcome back Major John Grodzinski who will preface his presentation with the following proclamation: The Gracious Offer of Tracts of Land in His Majesty’s North American Possessions: Military Settlement Following the War of 1812 The defence of Upper and Lower Canada and the Maritime Provinces of British North America witnessed the expansion of the garrison to nearly 50,000 British regular soldiers. They were supported by thousands of men belonging to provincial and embodied units raised in the Canadas and Maritime Provinces, that moved about the colonies in response to the military situation. The presence of a large number of these men in Upper Canada in 1815 led British officials to propose the resettlement of soldiers from disbanded units in the province. Major John R. Grodzinski will examine the origins of military resettlement in British North America, and its conduct in south eastern Upper Canada following the Anglo-American War of 1812. Dr. John R. Grodzinski is an assistant professor and acting head of the Department of History at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario. He has books on the War of 1812 – 1814, including The 104th (New Brunswick) Regiment of Foot in the War of 1812 (Goose Lane, 2014), and Defender of Canada: Sir George Prevost and the War of 1812 (University of Oklahoma Press, 2013).
Grodzinski appeared in the PBS documentary on the War of 1812 (2011), four episodes of Canada 1812: Forged in Fire (2012), an episode of Finding the Fallen: Trench Detectives (2008). He has also been a commentator on the War of 1812 for the Discovery Channel and CBC Radio. He has addressed historical and living history groups throughout Canada, in the United States, and the United Kingdom, and has organized and led over 80 battlefield studies to sites from the Seven Years’ War, the American War of Independence, the War of 1812, and military fortifications in Canada. We are pleased to be continuing our anniversary year partnership with the Perth Legion, Lake 88 and Maximilian’s Dining Lounge. This month’s meeting will have another free draw for a $25 gift certificate, courtesy of Maximilian’s, for those attending the meeting. We also appreciate the continuing support of this paper. The Perth and District Historical Society is dedicated to learning about and popularising our history. It is a forum for discussion and celebration of our area’s rich culture and heritage. The meetings are open to the public, on the third Thursday of each month, at 7:30 pm at the Royal Canadian Legion, Perth-Upon-Tay, Branch 244, home of the Hall of Remembrance, at 26 Beckwith St. E. in Perth. The usual “Toonie Fee” applies for each meeting. For information, contact Ellen Dean at 613-264-8362 or David Taylor at 613-264-0094. Our website at www.perthhs.org has information about us and items of interest related to Perth and district. Submitted by the Perth and District Historical Society
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Jessie Kellar-Hannah (July), left, Desmond Devoy/METROLAND and Chelsea Tryon (Duffy), right, Rise Up! A moment of jubilation on stage. From left, Avery McLean form a triangle over Robbie Wid(Kate), Evan Mulville (Pepper), Robbie Widmer (Teddy), Jessie Kellary- mer (Teddy), as they prepare for the start of a scene. Hannah (July), Chelsea Tryon (Duffy), and Addison Brown (Molly).
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