Garden Party day was celebrated on that day in my Village.....Ethel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron St.Croix" <[email protected]> To: "Nfld Lab" <[email protected]>; "Nfld Roots" <[email protected]>; "NL-ROOTS" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 2:33 PM Subject: [NFLD-LAB] Holiday: > The following item is from the 19 August 1944 issue of the Western Star > Newspaper, Corner Brook, Newfoundland under the heading "Codroy Valley": > "The 15th of August passed by rather uneventfully. However, many sadly > recalled the big celebrations it occasioned in days gone by, and would > like to see it return to its former festivity." > Would anyone know what particular celebrations are being referred to here? > (Napoleon's birthday was/is celebrated in some parts of the world on 15 > August, but would that have been the case in Newfoundland?) > Note that Newfoundland was not a part of Canada at that time. > Thanks. > Rj > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.430 / Virus Database: 268.14.5/534 - Release Date: 11/14/2006 > 3:58 PM > >