Date/Time
Date(s) - 10/10/2024
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location
(NEW) Brunton Community Hall
Categories
Peter Atkinson, will bring to light the life and career of his father CFRA/CFMO radio personality Gord Atkinson: Ottawa’s Oldest Teenager. including the 1959 Campus Corner broadcast and dance held to raise funds for Lanark following the devastating fire that destroyed much of the village that year; the day Elvis Presley came to Ottawa; Gord’s long-time association with Paul Anka and friendship with Rich Little, and much more.
Peter, born in Ottawa during the baby boom, has a strong connection to Lanark County as he plays hockey twice a week with a seniors group in Almonte and seldom misses an opportunity to attend the post-game festivities at the Almonte Legion.
This event is brought to you by the Lanark County Genealogical Society. To attend this hybrid meeting via Video Conferencing please email, communications@lanarkgenealogy.com to ask for Zoom login details.