Honoring Lois Morris

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Beaconsfield Centennial Celebration   

Honoring Lois Morris    

Founder of the Beaconsfield Hooking Crafters Guild   

by Rose Kandy    


As part of the city’s centennial celebration a cocktail party was held on Friday September 24th 2010 to honor the founders of the Beaconsfield Associations.



Mayor, David Pollock, presented the honorees with a picture of the Old Grove Hotel (now the Beaconsfield Yacht Club) and the book “Beaconsfield and Beaurepaire” by Robert L.Baird and Gisèle Hall.
Location: Beaconsfield, QC, Canada

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