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**crash** · 4th February 13, 03:43 PM

Welcome, from just up the road.

**Dung Trumpet** · 4th February 13, 06:32 PM

Originally Posted by crash

Welcome, from just up the road.

Many thanks.

**Dung Trumpet** · 4th February 13, 06:35 PM

And here's the whole regiment before we did the Freedom of the City of Cornwall parade.

**sailortats** · 5th February 13, 08:08 AM

very nice pictures and a great video. Thanks for posting

**Dung Trumpet** · 5th February 13, 09:50 AM

Originally Posted by sailortats

very nice pictures and a great video. Thanks for posting

Many thanks.

**Dung Trumpet** · 5th February 13, 09:53 AM

The regimental pic got shrunk a little more than expected, so here's a link to a higher resolution pic.

http://i45.tinypic.com/2gwgioh.jpg

**frank_a** · 5th February 13, 10:10 AM

Welcome from down near Albany NY. I grew up in Massena, just across the river from you fine folks.

My ancestry is mostly from SDG, as my original Alguire ancestors were Tory loyalists and moved from central NY to SDG in the 1770's. My dad's mom was a full blooded Scot of the Clan Campbell, and was born on Croil Island. My great grandfather William Alguire had a store at Farron's Point. During prohibition in the states, my father's dad and his brothers did a brisk business transporting liquor across a then-wild St. Lawrence River. I have Alguire, Barkley, Reddick, Vallance and Nibbs relatives still in the area.

We don't get back up that way often, but I have applied for a visa and enhanced driver's license so I can easily enter Canada. It makes me laugh to think that as kids in the 60's we use to cross the border all the time in Fort Covington with no one the wiser. There would be large stones with metal plaques at the border demanding you stop and go back somewhere to Customs and Immigration. How times have changed.

Best of luck to you!

Frank

**Dung Trumpet** · 5th February 13, 10:41 AM

Originally Posted by frank_a

Welcome from down near Albany NY. I grew up in Massena, just across the river from you fine folks.

My ancestry is mostly from SDG, as my original Alguire ancestors were Tory loyalists and moved from central NY to SDG in the 1770's. My dad's mom was a full blooded Scot of the Clan Campbell, and was born on Croil Island. My great grandfather William Alguire had a store at Farron's Point. During prohibition in the states, my father's dad and his brothers did a brisk business transporting liquor across a then-wild St. Lawrence River. I have Alguire, Barkley, Reddick, Vallance and Nibbs relatives still in the area.

We don't get back up that way often, but I have applied for a visa and enhanced driver's license so I can easily enter Canada. It makes me laugh to think that as kids in the 60's we use to cross the border all the time in Fort Covington with no one the wiser. There would be large stones with metal plaques at the border demanding you stop and go back somewhere to Customs and Immigration. How times have changed.

Best of luck to you!

Frank

Many thanks. I totally sympathize with the enhanced license and passport issues. My band is supposed to play on Feb 23rd in Ogdensburg NY in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Ogdensburg. I can't go because I don't have my papers. I've also missed out on day trips across the river to Sprague's and Trombino's in Massena.

**crash** · 5th February 13, 02:54 PM

When I was in high school some of the guys were in the SD&G but my budy and I were in the Naval reserve at HMCS Carleton in Ottawa. Just a little rivalry there not to mention sharing the parade ground with the Bytown Gunners. BTW Mrs.Crash was born and raised in Cornwall. Going to Maxville this year?

**Dung Trumpet** · 5th February 13, 03:02 PM

Originally Posted by crash

When I was in high school some of the guys were in the SD&G but my budy and I were in the Naval reserve at HMCS Carleton in Ottawa. Just a little rivalry there not to mention sharing the parade ground with the Bytown Gunners. BTW Mrs.Crash was born and raised in Cornwall. Going to Maxville this year?

Oh, yes. I'm also in the South Glengarry pipe band (about 90% of us have both the SG and SD&G uniforms), and we're one of the duty bands on the day before the Games proper, then we play the Tattoo that evening.