Among the many curious art pieces in le Parc de l'imaginaire, in Aylmer, Québec, there stands a Japanese fountain. The park lies between Rue Principale and Rue Front and south of Rue Cathcart in Aylmer.
Friday, August 28, 2015
Thursday, August 27, 2015
Pick-up Forage Harvester Plaque
Like many commemorations the Pick-up Forage Harvester Plaque consists of a plaque on a rock. One has to get right on top of this one to read it as the plaque faces straight up. It resides on the grounds of the Musée De L'Auberge Symmes on Rue Principale near Rue Front in Aylmer, Québec.
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
The Family Group
The Prudential Insurance Company presented the sculpture, 'The Family Group,' to the city of Aylmer as part of the city's 150th Anniversary. It stands on the south east corner of Rue Principale and Rue Broad in Aylmer, Québec.
Tuesday, August 25, 2015
banc@rêver
'banc@rêver' may not translate well into English but 'bench of dreams' may come close. One may sit on this bench and dream on the south side of Rue Principale near Rue Park in Aylmer, Québec.
Monday, August 24, 2015
Aylmer First Assembly Plaque
In 1847 Aylmer had its first municipal council meeting at 71 Rue Principale in Aylmer, Québec. A plaque near the front door of the building commemorates that meeting.
AYLMER IN THIS BUILDING WAS HELD THE FIRST MEETING OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL LA PREMIÈRE ASSEMBLÉE MUNICIAPALE FUT TENUE DANS CETTE BATISSE 1847 |
The plaque can be seen here to the right of the doorway. |
Chelsea Cenotaph
Chelsea, Québec has a very nice cenotaph, located in the community's Pioneer Cemetary at 587 Route 105 in Chelsea.
THE ENTRANCE TO THIS CEMETERY IS THE GIFT OF SAMUEL F. THOMPSON AND MISS DORCAS THOMPSON NEPHEW AND NIECE OF PRIVATE R. R. THOMPSON QUEEN'S SCARF 1967 |
L'ENTRÉE DE CE CIMETIÈRE EST UN DON DE MONSIEUR SAMUEL F. THOMPSON ET DE MADEMOISELLE DORCAS THOMPSON NEVEU ET NIÈCE DU SOLDAT R. R. THOMPSON ÉCHARPE D'HONNEUR DE LA REINE 1967 |
PRIVATE RICHARD ROWLAND THOMPSON THE ONLY CANADIAN SOLDIER TO BE AWARDED THE QUEEN'S SCARF OF HONOUR FOR BRAVERY AND DISTINGUISHED SERVICE IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR 1899 - 1902 IS BURIED IN THIS CEMETERY |
DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF Those residents of Chelsea (West-Hull) who lost their lives in the First and Second World Wars |
1939 - 1945 Flight Lieutenant William Joseph Bernard Murphy Royal Canadian Air Force 16 July 1944, aged 27 Lignières-de-Touraine Communal Cemetery Indre-et-Loire, France |
À LA MÉMOIRE des citoyens de Chelsea (Hull-Ouest) qui ont perdu la vie lors des Première et Deuxième Guerres mondiales |
Nous nous souviendrons d'eux Monument égrigé par La Société historique de la Gatineau et la municipalité de Chelsea (Hull-Oues) |
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