Hello John, In my book "Winnipeg 100" Winnipeg Free Press 100 year pictorial history of Winnipeg there is a picture of the cenotaph and it says- "The Cenotaph on Memorial Boulevard honors members of the Armed Forces who lost their lives in the First World War, but the contests for the best memorial design almost started a war in Winnipeg. Winner of the first contest in 1926 was Emmanuel Hahn, but the indignant groups of citizens vehemently protested because he had been born in Germany. A second contest was won by a Canadian-born woman sculptor, Elizabeth Wood of Toronto. But she happened to be the wife of Emmanuel Hahn and citizens rejected her work too. Mr. and Mrs. Hahn each received their $500 prizes and English-born Gilbert Parfitt of Winnipeg was commissioned to design the cenotaph that stands today. He later became Manitoba's provincial architect. The memorial was unveiled Nov. 7, 1928." Hope this helps you. Karen in Winnipeg ---------- > From: jps2000 <jps2000@netcom.ca> > To: CAN-MB-WINNIPEG-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: RE: [MBWINNIPEG-L] Re:George Bryce > Date: Wednesday, March 01, 2000 7:18 PM > > 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