Colonel By Day, Ottawa, Ontario. August 5, 2013
The
day turned out to be a great day for this celebration. The weather cooperated
with no rain. It was sunny mostly with a little breeze coming off the Ottawa
River and funneling up the Rideau Canal entrance locks in Ottawa.
Elizabeth
and I along with Kyla and Mike looked after the Ottawa Branch Ontario
Genealogical Society table for the day. We talked to a number of people during
the day. There were a lot of people passing by but the traffic in the
Exhibition tent seemed to be lighter than usual.
Three
of us, Elizabeth, Edward and Kyla dressed up in costumes representing different
time periods. I know that I did attract a little attention, as a number of
people asked to take my photograph. Kyla had a demonstration of book binding
and even made it on the CTV news that evening for about 5 to 10 seconds.
The
one group that did attract attention was the 78th Fraser Highlanders
Fort Glen Garrison. This is a re-enactment group staffed by students. They had
a great drum and fife band and presented mini concerts throughout the day.
There were many people dressed in costume wandering around during the day.
There was the annual celebration at the Irish Workers Memorial cross beside the
canal.
To
find out more about Colonel John By do a goggle search and look at the
Wikipedia article.
Also
have a look at Council of Heritage Organizations of Ottawa (CHOO)website under
events. www.choocopo.ca/english/.
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