Sorry, nothing there but why don't you try writing to city hall - i.e., The City of Winnipeg. If he was commissioned for the Winnipeg Cenotaph then somebody has info somewhere. City Hall ought to have records in their planning dept for the layout of the land, the cenotaph, etc. As well, I would check with the Winnipeg Free Press for the time period because the dedication would have been documented, photographed and written about. You might also consider The Legion (Veterans Affairs - there's a local Legion branch in every town and certainly several in Wpg) - in one of their old newsletters, they probably covered the building or dedication of the cenotaph. The Legion puts out a glossy national magazine now and if it was in print at the time, it was probably covered in that too. If, as you say, his funeral was a big event, that too would have been published in a newspaper of the time. - The Wpg Free Press probalby being the most popular of the time, that's where I'd start first. I hope you realize these are just suggestions off the top of my head - don't mean to imply that you need to do these things but it's such nice information that there are probably several sources you could check this out and get some newsy bits for your satisfaction. Good luck, Bette -----Original Message----- From: jps2000 <jps2000@netcom.ca> To: CAN-MB-WINNIPEG-L@rootsweb.com <CAN-MB-WINNIPEG-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, March 01, 2000 5:23 PM Subject: RE: [MBWINNIPEG-L] Re:George Bryce >Hello Bette > >I am looking for information on my great uncle, Nicolas Pirotton. >He owned a monument (stone) business, and apparently was commissioned for >the construction of the Winnipeg Cenataph. >He died about 1942, but lived in Winnipeg from about 1907 - his family was >originally from Belgium. >I remember hearing that his funeral was a huge event in Winnipeg. >Do you have any information on this man in your book? > >Best regards, > >John >JPS2000@Netcom.ca > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Bette Kosmolak [mailto:kosmo@pacificcoast.net] >Sent: March 1, 2000 7:55 PM >To: CAN-MB-WINNIPEG-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [MBWINNIPEG-L] Re:George Bryce > >Thanks - that's him. I'll contact him because I now have the book out of >the library. Which reminds me, if you think your Manitoba ancestor was >'prominent' (regardless of town or place) in about 1880-1910, drop me a line >and I'll look to see if your family is listed in this book while I have if >for the next week or two. Bryce chronicled about 200 people from Manitoba >who were 'movers & shakers" of the time. >Bette > >>Hello Bette in BC, >>I believe the person you are looking for is Gil regarding the George Bryce >>book. He's at rgilill369@aol.com >>I too was trying to find the book for him. >>I left a message for him so he should contact you soon. >>Karen in Winnipeg >> >>---- > > >==== CAN-MB-WINNIPEG Mailing List ==== >Visit the Canada GenWeb Project >http://www.rootsweb.com/~canwgw/ >See the Resources and Projects > > > >==== CAN-MB-WINNIPEG Mailing List ==== >Visit the Canada GenWeb Project >http://www.rootsweb.com/~canwgw/ >See the Resources and Projects >