Throwback Thursday is sponsored by Dresden Meat Packers:
This week’s Throwback Thursday is from the Wallaceburg and District Museum:
“DID YOU KNOW that Civic Park used to be named “Queen Elizabeth Place?” or that Queen Elizabeth herself visited Wallaceburg not once but on two separate occasions? Here are some photos in the museum’s collection from her visit in August 1959 – nearly exactly 65 years ago!
Pictured:
– Civic Park as “Queen Elizabeth Place” (above)
– The yacht Britannia in the St. Clair River. (below)
As part of this celebration, Dominion Glass Factory made a run of glasses that featured the signature of the Queen and Prince Philip.
These and more artifacts from her visit can be found on display in our Glass Gallery.”
If you have an old photo, or video, that you would like to see on the Sydenham Current, let us know by sending us an email to sydenhamcurrent@gmail.com.
