This edition’s Mystery Photo is a real close-up of a building in what appears to be a primitive setting. Does it give you enough of a clue to figure out where it is? If so, send in your thoughts to elliott@brack.net and be sure to include your hometown.
The most recent Mystery Photo came from Mark Barlow of Peachtree Corners (who had forgotten that he had sent it in weeks ago,) and “guessed right” with an answer. Bob Foreman of Grayson recognized it as the Boer War Memorial in Dorcester Square in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Both horses legs off the ground means the rider died in battle. A dismounted rider means he represents all those who died in the war. The soldier I figure (not sure) represents the soldiers who died in the Boer War and is not any particular person. If it represented a particular person, it would have been on the horse. It is interesting that the French Canadians did not volunteer to participate in the war, which they disagreed with. So it is very strange that this memorial is in Montreal.”
George Graf of Palmyra, Va. also got the right answer, and gave this added information on the Mystery: “The monument commemorates both the heroism of the soldiers who died on the field of honor and the involvement of Lord Strathcona (1820–1914), governor of the Hudson Bay Company. Strathcona equipped a cavalry regiment for Great Britain, on the occasion of Canada’s first participation in an overseas war, the Boer War (1899-1902), which pitted Great Britain against the Boers, the descendants of the first German, French, and Dutch settlers to arrive in South Africa in the 17th and 18th centuries.
“It was not a popular war in Canada or England since it was based on access to a newly discovered gold field in South Africa. After the British victory, the Boer territories were annexed to the British Empire. Casualties of the British and Colonial forces had 7,882 die in combat and 14,210 die of disease, 934 were missing, and 22,828 wounded. The Boers and volunteers had 6,000 killed and 24,000 Boer prisoners sent overseas so they couldn’t escape and re-enter the fighting. Also, 27,927 Boer civilians died in concentration camps, along with 20,000 black Africans of the 115,000 interned.”
LAGNIAPPEPeachtree Ridge twins honored for work with the hungry
Two Gwinnett County teens were honored for going above and beyond in their dedication to the well-being of the state. Lauren and Steven Grant Seroyer were presented with the Outstanding Georgia Citizens Award by District 100 State House Representative Dewey McClain, shown in back. The twins attend Peachtree Ridge High School and have created the C.A.R.E (Community Assistance Resource Effort) Closet after a conversation with a classmate who was hungry and had no access to food at home. The C.A.R.E Closet is a confidential school-based food pantry sponsored by various high school clubs, local businesses and non-profit organizations to provide their peers and community members with a basic need that is essential for their academic success. With the success of the C.A.R.E Closet, Lauren is one of two Spark Award recipients from the local chapter of the United Way. The organization was awarded $25,000 to help launch this program in other schools in Gwinnett County. Rep. McClain says: “I am very proud of the accomplishments of the twins, they are role models and citizens we like to have in our community.
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