In Flanders Fields at 100 Community Initiatives
We’re not the only ones celebrating 100 years of In Flanders Fields.
Check out what these organizations are doing to commemorate John McCrae’s poem:
International
Monikie Community Council, Parish of Monikie, Scotland – Commemorative Memorials/McCrae Tribute, November 11, 2014
National WWI Exhibit, Kansas City, Missouri – Where Poppies Blow Lecture, May 23, 2015
Scottish Disapora Tapestry, Scotland – In Flanders Fields Tapestry Panel
National
McGill University, McLennan Library – We Will Remember Exhibition, Feb 26 to June 15, 2015
Maclean’s/Canadian War Museum – “April 1915: Bravery, pestilence, and poetry at Ypres,” April, 2015
Canadian Medical Hall of Fame – John McCrae Induction, April 23, 2015
Alumni Relations University of Toronto – Carillon Recital, May 3 2015
St. John’s Anglican Church, North Bay – In Flanders Fields Service, May 3, 2015
Canada Post – John McCrae Stamp, May 3
John McCrae Statue Project – McCrae Statue Unveiling, June 25, 2015, 11 am
Postmedia – Celebrated Canadians Read In Flanders Fields
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography – Writing War Collection
Canada’s History and IFF at 100 Taskforce –Webinar by Deb Nash-Chambers
Royal Canadian Mint – John McCrae/IFF coin
Local
City of Guelph – Prominent Canadians Read In Flanders Fields, September 15, 2014
Guelph Symphony Orchestra/Guelph Mercury – Epic Artwork Contest, November 26, 2014
Guelph Museums – Remembering IFF Juried Art Show
City of Guelph/Mayor – Mayor’s Poetry City Challenge, April 27, 2015
City of Guelph Parks, Riverside Park – In Flanders Fields Floral Clock, May 2015
Guelph Museums – McCrae House Preview Day, May 3, 2015
Guelph Museums/In Flanders Fields Museum – IFF Centenary Presentation, May 3, 2015
Guelph Historical Society/Knox Church – John McCrae Lecture, May 5, 2015
Knox Church & Guelph Historical Society, Knox Presbyterian Church – Smile Theatre Performance, May 28 2015
GCVI – McCrae Day, June 3, 7 to 10 pm
Guelph Museums – Daily Tea and Tour Programming , June 23 – August 30 2015
Guelph Museums – A Night in Flanders: Backyard Theatre, July 2 to August 8 2015
Guelph Museums – Merrymaking at the Museum: 1915, September 26, 2015
Guelph Museums – McCrae’s Guelph Tour, September 27, 2015
Guelph Museums – In the Footsteps of John McCrae Tour of France and Belgium, October 2 to October 10, 2015
Guelph Public Library – Remembering In Flanders Fields Tool
City of Guelph Cultural Development Department – Artist-in-Residence
IFF Commemoration Task Force – Commemorative Daylilly
