Norfolk County’s military history will be front and centre at the Simcoe Farmers’ Market tomorrow (November 5), as Norfolk Remembers shares the stories of local residents who served during wartime.
Members of the volunteer committee will be selling their collection of nine publications from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m., under the grandstand at the Norfolk County Fairgrounds.
The writing project began in 2014 with a simple goal: “Tell them who I was and ask them not to forget me.”
Norfolk Remembers member David Stelpstra says the books document the sacrifices made by local residents during the First and Second World Wars, along with Norfolk’s involvement in the Boer War.
The collection also includes six booklets featuring letters written by soldiers on the front lines to their families back home.
Stelpstra says proceeds from book sales help keep the project going.
Residents are encouraged to stop by, share their own family connections to the wars and discover whether a loved one has been memorialized.
The books are also available year-round at Norfolk County Museums and Norfolk County Public Library branches.
Written by Jeremy Hall
