On this day in 1829 William Booth was born in Nottingham, England. Despite the rumours begun by our children, I was not in attendance at his first birthday party in 1830. However, 100 years later my Dad was born in 1930….that’s as close as I get. So a salute to General William, you can read…
Tag: history
UK Heritage Centre
Mark welcomes us to the Heritage Centre Friday night we visited the Heritage Centre here at the William Booth Memorial College. The presentation of articfacts is well done and there were some very interesting items. The Salvation Army isn’t that old when you consider other organizations? That being said it has a colourful history and…
Mercy Seat from Montreal Citadel
From Montreal Citadel In my quest to record photographically as many of the old Mercy Seats as possible, I have a photo from our trip to Montreal. This one isn’t as old as some of the previous ones I have recorded, but it is still an important piece – dedicated in memory of Commissioner MacMillan…
