Last week a radio piece entitled "The Night the War
Came to Almonte" was aired on CJHR 98.7 FM Renfrew (Valley Heritage Radio)
to coincide with the anniversary ceremony that took place the evening of December 20th in
Almonte. The piece will air again on December 27th which marks the 70th
anniversary of the 1942 Almonte Train Wreck.
The broadcast features, the voices of train wreck survivors Mervin
Tosh (now deceased), John Southwell Sr. of Carleton Place, and Ed Muldoon of
Ottawa. Accounts from the Dec. 28, 1942 edition of the Ottawa Evening Journal are read by Shirley Walsh of Carleton Place.
Fiddle "lament" pieces recorded in the Almonte United Church in 2003
by Rick Legree of Mississippi Mills are featured throughout the piece. The
broadcast ends with a performance of “Amazing Grace” by the Royal Scots Guard.
We hope you all get a chance to listen to it.
Should you not be able to recieve this station where you
are, just go to www.valleyheritageradio.ca
and listen to the livestream on your computer.
A new book on the Almonte Train Wreck is available now. Proceeds
will go to support the North Lanark Historical Society. To order copies email peter@moller.ca.
Merry Christmas and have a Happy New Year!
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