Tuesday, October 6, 2015

History about: Laura Secord, Georges Vanier, and A.Y. Jackson

1.Laura Secord
Sketch of Laura Secord
Laura Ingersoll Secord, heroine of the War of 1812, came to Upper Canada from Massachusetts with her father and siblings in 1795.

2.Georges Vanier
Our School is Named after Georges P. Vanier

Georges-PhilĂ©as Vanier (23 April 1888 – 5 March 1967) was a Canadian soldier and diplomat who served as Governor General of Canada, the 19th since Canadian Confederation.


3.A.Y. Jackson
Alexander Young Jackson (October 3, 1882 – April 5, 1974) was a Canadian painter and a founding member of the Group of Seven. Jackson made a significant contribution to the development of art in Canada, and was successful in bringing together the artists of Montreal and Toronto.He exhibited with the Group of Seven from 1920.