- James Cockburn Day
The August Civic Holiday is James Cockburn Day in Cobourg, a time when citizens celebrate local history and this Father of Confederation, as well as the First Speaker of the House of Commons. - James Cockburn addresses the audience
James Cockburn during his performance
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History of CobourgA thorough overview of Cobourg's history can be found. An outstanding site run by John Drapper, of Cobourg Internet. Harwood MuseumA beautiful site about the Harwood Museum dedicated to the Cobourg and Peterborough Railway. Cobourg - Now and ThenAn article by Art Cockerill, local amateur historian about Cobourg's past and present Marie DresslerA site dedicated to film actress Marie Dressler, her restored home and the Vintage Film Festival done by Cobourg Internet. Cobourg Museum FoundationA centre for research and the display of local history, the Cobourg Museum Foundation is dedicated to profiling the town's history. Ontario Cemetery Finding AidThe Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid is a pointer database consisting of the surnames, cemetery name and location of over three million interments from several thousand cemeteries, cairns, memorials, and cenotaphs in Ontario Canada. Do a search. |
