https://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/original/360064f66f920951b9a6f32e2d5b9980.pdf b9b439e645bf6937f2c49059809fcab3 PDF Text Text f I ,• • : " 10() High ST. Fort Erie ont., I july l()th. Dear Mrs. 72 Mackorioch ie: Have J1st received a letter from margaret I drop �01 a line. For several years now have had a hobby of co�lecting pict1res of the old homes in the area, � nd a little history of the people that occ1pied them. About two years ago I met the family that live in the old home of Ernest Alexander cruikshank, and ever since we have been writing letters, searching librarie ald Historical societies to find informat on on tha$ great Historian. ln April I made a trip to ottawa to search 01t his grave and that of hissec nd wife. I was 1nable to find her headstone, and only on writing the Armitage , and she s1ggested cemetery on my retlrn did I find out the informatLon, that she had died lin 69, and that she Qas indeed bJried in Beachwood Cemetery. About this time I got a call from the Ontario Archives, who were also looking for Mrs. Cruikshank, as they were going to present a plaque in the hono1r of Brig. Ernest Cruiksha k thls Sept. in ottawa. From the cemetery I got the name of matildas great nephew, • and in t1rn he gave me the name of his mother. I have had a co1ple of letters from her since and several clippings from the Ottawa papers, ans she has come across some photos that she is going to let me have the 1se of. I also had a letter from a Miss white i Toronto and she sent me some small snaps of Mrs. eruikshank , but Jnfortunately none of the General. She did however give me some facts on the personal lives of this co1ple co1Ple that will be a great addition to my collection. Today I received my letter from Mrs. Armitage, and with it your name and address. She says that yo1 lived with mrs. ruikshank for sometime after she left Wilton crescent and that you wou�d prbably know some facts of her later life and her interests. Mrs. Moore who lives in the home of her h1sband in Fort erie, and of his mother and father before him, has over the last six years that she has occupied the place ; restored it back to the way it looked while occ1pied by the General. She is very interested in history, and is teaching her seven adopted children to folow alon� these lines. When I started this search a few years back, there was only one book in the Fort Erie Library that contained anything of Cruiksha ks works; and i was almost impossible to come lp with anything on his personal life. Since this t lme we have bee.1 able to purchase several of his books on the wqr of 1 12, and the Moores are b1sy trying to �et as many as possible for their libr ry. I have wrote to Ottawa, since my return for several of the things tha� m rs. cruikshank donated to the Archives, and I expect the copies within the next few weeks. As you were living with Matilda, at the time her goods were diposed of, I w�s wondering if by chance you may have aquired a few keepsake I am mostly interested Li photos of her and the General or of their homes, or any clippin5s or importants acco1r1ts of such thin15s as weddi11g dates etc. I co1ld always have s1ch things copied off and returned witho1t delay. Perhaps if you did not purchase anything yourself, yoJ may be able to steer me Jnto the path of anything that went someplace other then the muse1m or Archives. This fall they are going to unvail a plaq1e in Ottaw in honour of Brig General Cruikshank, and I am working to the day that I can • have them put one lP on the site of his home in Fort Erie. §ne way or other Mrs. Moore and I will make the people of this area, aware of the great Historian that came out of Fort Erie; if not the greatest in Canada. Hoping to hear from you soon and that you will be able to help me with this search; Yours sincerely Mr. Louis Mc. Dermott � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Louis McDermott Collection Subject The topic of the resource Local history, Fort Erie and surrounding area. Description An account of the resource A collection of historical documents, photos, news clippings, letters, and writings, assembled by local historian, Louis McDermott, and donated to the Fort Erie Public Library. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Louis McDermott Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FEPL-LH -Louis McDermott Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Included in this collection are writings, historical documents, news clippings, images, maps, and more. They were written and compiled by Louis McDermott into a series of binders. The digital collection has been scanned from these physical copies. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Fort Erie Public Library and Louis McDermott Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter to Mrs. Mackonoshie Description An account of the resource Listed here is a letter from Louis McDermott to a Mrs. Mackonoshie regarding Ernest Cruikshank. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Louis McDermott Collection Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource July 18, 1972 1970s Ernest Cruikshank Fort Erie Louis Mcdermott Collection