Verdun and its Vets

I got on my bike this week for the first time in 2022, and was riding on the bike path near the waterfront when I spotted this. As you probably know, the stone house located near Lloyd-George at Lasalle Blvd is a local museum called the Maison Nivard de St-Dizier that has just reopened for the season. This outdoor exhibit features photos of life in Verdun during wartime, as well as the shot below of the stone house when it was the Crawford Park Legion.

I was reminded that the museum had created an online exhibit (bilingual!) called Verdun in Wartime: An Engaged Community. It is available to peruse here.

Here’s my translation of the text next to the photo:

A HISTORIC HOUSE FOR VETERANS

This is a photo of the Maison Nivard de St-Dizier in 1979 when it was occupied by Royal Canadian Legion Branch 202 Crawford Park. Starting in 1953, the old stone house became the official meeting place for Crawford Park veterans and an important pillar of community life in the neighbourhood. Most of the parties that were organized there were open to all.