#RemembranceWeek
November 7, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Visited Old City Hall today, open for #RemembranceWeek commemoration. Appreciated seeing some of the beautiful poppies created by the Legion 101 Poppy Project and learning about the history of the Toronto Cenotaph which turns 100 this year. #lestweforget
November 7, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The recording from Drew Von Hasselbach's presentation of The Dead from Down the Street is available on our website until about November 25. A timely presentation for #RemembranceWeek: torontofamilyhistory.org/toronto-bran...
#lestweforget
Tonight at 7:30 pm! There's still time to register for our October branch meeting. Come hear Drew Von Hasselbach tell the story of The Dead from Down the Street, with opening act OISE Library's Special Collections. Register for your Zoom link here:
torontofamilyhistory.org/event/dead-f...
November 7, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Nice to see my dad and uncle listed on the Hartman Jones school memorial and the Moorecroft boys on the Leslie Street school memorial. Lots of info provided on the site about the schools in question. The Second World War memorials at many schools were illuminated by A J Casson #remembranceweek
November 9, 2025 at 8:55 PM
My grandfather-in-law Fred served with the 48th Highlanders. He was severely injured in 1917, losing a leg and several fingers. I've written about him here: gillianraebrooks.blogspot.com/2017/11/a-so... and here: gillianraebrooks.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...
#RemembranceWeek #Lestweforget
November 8, 2025 at 7:28 PM
My father Sergeant Gordon Russell Brooks served in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps and the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps from 1943 to 1946. He was extremely proud of his service . I wrote about him in my blog a few years ago:
gillianraebrooks.blogspot.com/2016/11/in-h...
#remembranceweek
November 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
For King and Country is an ongoing project that transcribes war memorials located in Toronto schools and other organizations. The database contains more than 50,000 names of those who served in the First and Second World Wars. Learn more:
torontofamilyhistory.org/kingandcount...
#remembranceweek
November 9, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Surrey was heavily bombed during the war. My family's home didn't suffer a direct hit though the area endured high explosives during the Blitz in 1940 and V1s earlier in 1944. The comments on the back of these photos give us an idea of what the British went through.
#remembranceweek
November 6, 2025 at 4:46 PM
It's #RemembranceWeek, which means A Flower for Rolande is now only 0.99$ for the entire week:
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#books #booktwt #authors
November 7, 2023 at 1:25 AM
My grandfather Corporal William T. Brooks served in the Canadian Army Service Corps from 1916-1919. He was awarded this certificate from his home town of Scarborough. I shared his artifacts with the Great War Attic project in 2018. gillianraebrooks.blogspot.com/2016/11/in-h...
#remembranceweek
November 4, 2025 at 9:57 PM
THRILLED to bring my Edinburgh Fringe audience fave to NYC in less than 2 weeks. Join me at @thetanknyc.
#lookbackactforward
#thepowerofkindness
#Syracuse #Remembranceweek

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Impact — The Tank
There are no coincidences… only connections. Remarkable “follow-signs” lead a jaded writer to Scotland, where a bucket-list pilgrimage becomes an unexpected, life-changing exploration of kindness. Bon...
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October 15, 2024 at 6:18 AM