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| Jeanne Elis (left) with her parents James and Mary Elgie, circa 1938. |
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This video, "Reflections of Dresden: A Visit With a Hometown Girl," will serve as a rather unique introduction to the nostalgia intended with this new blog site. It is an edited version of a DVD that I originally produced as part of an hour-long memorial service presentation that I was invited to deliver as a tribute to the late Dorothy "Jeanne" (Elgie) Ellis (1915-2011). While Jeanne, a daughter of longtime Dresden residents Mary and James Elgie, married and moved away in the mid 1930's, she retained a strong attachment to her hometown and looked forward to frequent visits with family and friends. So strong was her love for Dresden that her family asked me to pay this special tribute to Jeanne at the aforementioned memorial service and what better way to do it than to take a virtual stroll through the town that she knew so well in the 1920's and 30's, and to invite her spirit to come along with us for the mile-long journey.
On her last visit to Dresden with her two daughters, not long before she died, Jeanne savored a grilled cheese sandwich (her favorite) at the Burns Family Restaurant, formerly the landmark Burns Bakery.
You will have to set aside about 18 minutes to view the complete video. Be sure that your audio volume is turned up. You can also view it by clicking your cursor on the large screen icon, but please make allowances if some of the images are slightly blurred. *The video is also published on my "Dresden: Father & Son Turn Back the Clock" blog https://dicktheblogster3.blogspot.com/
*At Windsor Regional Hospital on Sunday October 16th, 2011, Dorothy Jeanne Ellis of Chatham passed away in her 97th year. Cherished daughter of the late James and Mary Jane Elgie. Beloved wife of the late Clarence Alvin Ellis (1966). Loving mother of Roy and his wife Katherine of Kearny Missouri, Lynda Ellis and Susan Ellis and her husband Jim Pugsley, all of Windsor.
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