Diamond Jubilee Celebrated at Homestead in June

For the month of June, a special exhibit at the John R. Park Homestead Conservation Area examines our local royal connections and celebrates the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.  Princely visits to Windsor, local people and organizations with royal honours, and how we mark royal occasions are some of the subjects included. 

Queen Victoria was the monarch when John & Amelia Park lived at the Homestead.  Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee in 1897 was a major world event.  Now her great granddaughter Queen Elizabeth II has reached the same 60 year milestone.  “There won’t be another Diamond Jubilee in our lifetime,” Curator Janet Cobban says.  “The Queen has a remarkable record of service.”

On Sunday, June 3 the Community 1 Girl Guides will hold a Diamond Jubilee rally at the Homestead. “Princess Elizabeth and her sister Princess Margaret were Guides in their youth,”  Cobban explains.    On Sunday, June 10 the Homestead’s annual Parade of Horse Breeds takes the theme “All the Queen’s Horses”.   The royal exhibit , supported by the Department of Canadian Heritage, continues until June  28.

The Homestead is located at 915 County Road 50, at the corner of Iler Road on the lakeshore. For more detailed information on the Homestead’s events, please visit: www.erca.org/events. To make a booking call: (519) 738-2029, or email jrph@erca.org.

by Richard Rosenthal

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