After nearly 15 years of research, historian and author Grant Smith with the Norfolk Remembers Committee launched “Norfolk Remembers the Great War: 1914-1918” for the 100th anniversary in 2014. As a result of the continued work of the NRC and Read More …
Please join us for the unveiling of the Rockford Road Memorial Mural on Sunday, November 10th starting at 2:00p.m. Location 1462 Concession 11 Townsend (Lemery Farm) – site of the Rockford Road of Heroes Memorial Flag. Everyone Welcome.
Dedication Ceremony taking place on Saturday, July 27, 2019 – 2:00pm. The Veteran’s plaque will be placed in the park along Alice Street, close to Heritage Trail – a visual reminder of the sacrifices made by many members of the Read More …
Canadian author Jennifer Robson will be making a special appearance at the Lighthouse Festival Theatre on Thursday, November 8th to talk about her work and Women on the Homefront. Jennifer Robson first learned about the Great War from her father, Read More …
Video presentation on Remembrance Day
Norfolk Remembers in partnership with the Norfolk County Public Library and the Royal Canadian Legion Simcoe invite you to attend a special multimedia presentation at the Norfolk War Memorial – Carillon Tower on Sunday November 11th. This ceremony will commemorate Read More …
The latest title in the Letters Home series looks at the last 100 days of the First World War. The end of the war is near but the fighting is not yet done, the letters home are particularly poignant. Pick up your Read More …
On Sunday, November 5th, the Norfolk Remembers Committee will be launching the newest book in the Letters Home series: Norfolk at Passchendaele 1917. The event will also include the unveiling of two amazing memorial quilts created by the Twilight Quilters’ Guild. Read More …
August 1917 was arguably the darkest month in the long history of Norfolk County. War in Europe had raged for three savage years and communities across Canada had already sacrificed thousands of young soldiers. From Aug. 15 through Aug. 25 Read More …
The Battle of Hill 70, August 15 to 25, is a Canadian success story as important as Vimy Ridge. It took place only a few months after Vimy and days before Passchendaele and yet it is largely forgotten. Following the Read More …
On May 19, 2017, 35 residents of Norfolk landed in Paris France to begin a two-week tour of Canadian WWI and WWII Battlefields, Monuments and Cemeteries. Click HERE for a full day-by-day photo story of the trip.
Did you get your special edition of the Simcoe Reformer? If not, click the provided links to view this weeks feature on the 100th Anniversary of Vimy and the men and women from Norfolk involved. Norfolk and Vimy Ridge
Have you ever looked at an old photo of First World War soldiers and wondered who they were? Perhaps you wondered whether they survived or whether they were one of the 67,000 Canadians who died in the war? Over 1,500 Read More …
A Place Called Vimy Letter home to Norfolk from Pte. George Wallace Cook of Vittoria. February 10th, 1917 from No. 4 Stationary Hospital, France You probably heard that I was slightly wounded, (while in trenches belowVIMY Ridge) but I am Read More …
One hundred years ago – On Easter Monday, April the 9th, the Canadian soldiers left their trenches below Vimy Ridge and began their walk into history. It was the 50th Anniversary of Canadian Confederation. Before that famous walk began, we Read More …
The following are some of the many examples of letters on file from Norfolk’s own writing home to their loved ones during the Christmas season. “Gunner Pursel gives an interesting account of life in France. We are grateful to Read More …
A unique memorial to Canadian soldiers who served during the First and Second World War will be dedicated near Villa Nova Sept. 24. That is the day Norfolk County will proclaim a 3.2-kilometre stretch of Townsend Concession 11 as The Rockford Read More …
MEDIA RELEASE: Rockford Road of Heroes dedication Saturday September 24, 2016 at Lemery Farm. The Norfolk Remembers WW1 and WW11 Committee have received permission from Norfolk County Council to commemorate a 3.2 km stretch of Concession 11, Townsend, Ontario as the Read More …
It was with great sadness that we learned of the passing of Jeanne Hornby on Sunday June 26. Every now and then, someone walks into your life and leaves an indelible mark on the path you take. Jeanne was one Read More …
The 3rd Norfolk Remembers book titled Letters Home: Norfolk At Vimy April 9th, 1917 is now available for purchase at all NCPL Branches for $8 a book. This booklet records the letters Norfolk soldiers sent home before and after the Battle Read More …
Now Available! The Norfolk Remembers Committee has recreated a First World War sweetheart pin from an original 133rd Norfolk’s Own example. These pins are available through the Norfolk County Public Libraries and the Waterford Heritage & Agricultural Museum for $5.00 Read More …
The second in a series of booklets highlighting Norfolk soldiers involvement in the Great War was launch this Remembrance Day. Letters Home: 133rd Norfolk Battalion 1916 is available through the Norfolk County Public Libraries and Norfolk museums. See the publication page Read More …
Norfolk Remembers Scanning Project (Summer Archivist Shelby Edwards and Nancy Chartrand of Delhi scan a framed picture of Nancy’s great-uncles from WWI – photo by Daniel Pearce, Simcoe Reformer) Thanks to the Norfolk County Public Library (NCPL), the Norfolk Remembers Committee has launched Read More …
Visit the Norfolk War Memorial, Carillon Tower during the Lynn River Music & Arts Festival to see special exhibits on Norfolk’s military history and 90 years of the Carillon. The newest in a series of history books featuring Norfolk’s Great Read More …
A stained glass window in the south west wall of the LaSalette Church pays tribute to the memory of Pte. Francis Leland Murphy. Francis was born in 1885 in Silver Hill to John and Elsie Forbes Murphy. He enlisted in Read More …
2014 marked the 100th anniversary of the commencement of the Great War of 1914-1918. By the time hostilities ended in late 1918, over 625,000 Canadians had answered the call to arms. This was an incredible response from a Country that Read More …
From Grant Smith: “May 4th was the 70th Anniversary of the Liberation of Holland. Growing up in Delhi, I went to school and Boy Scouts with Johnny Lesage. John’s father was killed on April 20,1945 serving with the Lincoln and Read More …
Make sure to check-out the latest copy of the Norfolk News (www.norfolknews.ca) to see the Great War Memoriam. The newspaper has been publishing Norfolk’s soldiers who were killed “this week in history”. The Norfolk Remembers Committee would like to thank the Norfolk Read More …
Dedicated on June 17, 1925, the Carillon Tower was built in lasting honour of those from Norfolk who paid the supreme sacrifice during the First World War. The Norman architectural styled tower is 60 feet tall and contains a carillon Read More …
Visit us at the 2015 Authors’ Book Fair on Saturday, May 2nd (10am to 4pm) and Sunday, May 3rd (11am to 4pm) being held at Lakewood Elementary/Port Dover Library Branch – 713 St.George Street, Port Dover. -Over 20 Authors will Read More …
On August 10, 2014 Norfolk Remembers the Great War: 1914-1918 was officially launched. A special gathering was held at the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 79 Simcoe where inscribed copies of the book were presented to Jeanne Hornby, Legion representatives and others who Read More …
The NRC was established in 2014 as a centennial project to commemorate the start of the First World War. Its volunteer members represent local service organizations such as Rotary, Lions and the Royal Canadian Legion. The Norfolk County Public Library, Read More …
Welcome to the newly created Norfolk Remembers website. Please take a moment to view the above links for information about the NRC, upcoming projects and the archives. If you have any information to contribute please feel free to contact us!