The Poppy Project

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THE ELIZABETH LUNDY KNIT AND CROCHET SOCIETY

On Remembrance Day, Niagara Falls commemorates those who protected our freedoms with a bit of help from our volunteer community and local artists, Joanne Ring, and Emily Andrews.

The Poppy Project was a collaborative community art project by the Niagara Falls History Museum and Stick'N Needles, a Niagara Falls stitching guild. In 2020 we reached out to the public and asked them to knit and crochet poppies to be included in a large-scale art installation. The response was overwhelming, with over 11,000 poppy donations coming from every province in Canada, twenty-five different states in the United States, as well as Denmark and New Zealand. Heartfelt letters accompanied many poppies, dedicating words of love and thanks to family members who fought and died in the numerous wars that have affected our world.

The poppies will be displayed each year on both the interior and exterior of the historic 1874 stone building that houses the Niagara Falls History Museum. This installation is the first of many we hope to see expanded across the City and Niagara Region.

Please support the Royal Canadian Legion Poppy Fund

NAMES OF 2020 PARTICIPANTS

Susan Simms
Hania Wojtowicz
Alice Simms
Sandy Lauder
Al-Anne Anderson
Cathy Bowman
Terry Green
Yvonne Bruce
Linda Neilson
Sharan Recchia
Laurie Farrell
Gerda Amorral
Nancy Zizian
Barbara Bowman
Yvonne Miller
Tanya Koson
Gina Williams
Theresa Forlin
Joanne Crocker
Laura Taylor-Shields
Deborah Attenborough
Elenoare Olinski
Lind Barnhart
Lynne Gourlay
Anne Diodati
Cathy Banks
Janice Caird
Linda Smith
Lorna Anstruther
Karen James
Pat Somerville
Garda Clark
Vera Rose
Brenda Anderson
Doreen Garwood-Jones
Kathy Scozzafava
Christine Long
Lina Tasca
Arielle Zylstra
Marilena Vitaterna
Dawn Gordon
Gwen Pickle
Pam Lockhart
Bonnie Dixon
Allison Little
Karen James
Janice Crossman
Lisa Wilson
Elaine Upper
Marg Morrison
Jenna Morrison
Jean Munson
Zoe Marcu
Caty Musi
Carol Cowlishawiz
Kendall Cournoyea
Lois Carr
Molly Burkaway
Anne Westhues
Nicole Resney
Sandy Willis
Ratika Modi
Monika Seymour
Doreen Turenne
Margaret Northfield
Lauren Doig
Blanche Sawyer
Sharon Manning
Rosemary Culos
Loretta Waters
Lorrie Landsbourgh
Saidye Aspden
Audrey Fraser
Lorrie Bedell
Lynn Goulet
Nancy White
Karylee Macleod
Janet Lucas
Keri Smith
Sarah Bound
Friendly Knitting Circle
Charlene Quevillon
Mary Kort
Angela Vogt
Sherry Pang
Sharree Eidt
Lisa Graham
Morag Cullen
Sydney Ditomasso
Janet Dunn
Rosemary Diodati
Toronto Police Service 911 Operators
Doreen Threnne
Janet Kaine
Heidi Cowan
Liz Wilson
Susan Arbour
Margorie Merritt
Denise Werner
Bea Taylor
Leona Manuel
Pat Taylor
Jan & Rene Inman
Cathy Smith
Nancy Callaway
Marrion Tripp
Brian McMullen
Diane L. Stone
Teresa Briggs
Thelma Buncy
JoAnne Corrigan
Barbara Spigelmyer
Vicky Spigelmyer
Nadia Cusan
Margot Brennan
Susan Holbrook
Cathy Reichheld
Jane Jensen
Debbie Uhrich
Rose Dell
Tracy Lenartowicz
Alvina Bord
Julie McInnis
Jeanette Dunham
Krista Bradley
Vivian Ungar
Anna Grimes
D. Dumas
Josée Grégoire
Kim Wilhelm
Edna Arthur
Kathy Lowe
Andrea Mackenzie
Carole Harnish
Gail Collins
Morag Cullen
June Chapman
Girl Guides
Burlington Seniors Centre
A Christiansen
Anne Fleming
Karen Hutchinson
Michelle Richling
Wendy Garrington
A. Medvid
Edith West
Melinda Ferree
H. Velie
Hilary Lardin
Yvonne Dill
Lynn Palmer
Vikki Paddock
Carol Liebergen
Liza Panganiban
Janet Fiffitts
Maureen Bourgeois
Heather Gauvin
Nancy Conger
P. Nicoll
L. VanGrootheest
Johanna
Alex Cooper
Katie Flower-Smith
Tracy Scheel
Connie Wojtasiak
Esther Parker
Shannon Miller
Maureen Cullen
Laura Purje
M. Melanson
Robena Tyndall
Cynthia McArdle
Victoria Jones
Kim Peterson
Jessica Dean
C. Little
R. Madejski
Brenda Lee Olson
Madeline Burdick
K. Lidstone
Grace Lezete
Marianne Jørgensen
Gail Curry
Faye Brugge
Ridder
Daniel and Valarie Cramp
Doris Erb
Vickie Dunn
N. Richard
Jackie Mahoney
Denise Perifer
Scarlet & Christi McGreoghegan
Crystal Micheli
Donna Garland
Helga Robson
Sharon Araujo
Kaitlin Lesperance
Heather Dickenson
Dixie Coleman
Sally Behr
Patricia Clark
Laurel Porteous
Goldie Butt
Sarah Williver
Marjorie Newell
Sue Simmons
Dawn-Leah Lim Mcdonald
Andrea Fuller
Michelle Wise
Mara Catania
Nancy Callaway
Donna North
Marjorie Gibson
Cynthia Perry
Barbara Morin
Marion E Cluff
Hannah Kowalewski
Donna Williams
Sharon Hutchison
Maxine Evans
Anne Blair
Carole Harnish
Knit Pickers
Brittany Clark
Royal Canadian Legion: PEI Command
Pauline Maendel
Emily & Nicole Guindon
Hazel Badcock
Sally Belogus
Dayle Demedeiros
Ghazala Shaheen
Betty VanderZwagg
Brenda Wedlake
Lynn Gallant
Baker & Green Acres Community Centre: Elaine, Leanna, Margaret, Pauline & Jolene
Marie T. Abbadessa
Louise Gregois
Susan Daubaras
Sara Richard
N. Seabaurin
Diane Crew
M. A. Kerr
Shirley Richter
Dauphin Rail Museum
Dauphin Senior Centre
Judith Fullard
Audrey Pineo
Joy Manders
Barabara Ladabie
Mary Kort
Jenna Morrison
Irene Lythall
Caroline Gilbert
Pat Ward
Scarlet & Christi McGreoghegan
Jewel K.
Crystal Micheli
Donna Garland
Wilma Johnson
Lena Byl
Lee Kingham
Diane Lalonde
Bonnie Powell
Audrey Pilling
Debra Winters
Pauline Kerowic
Janet Hori
Linda Rowe
Gail Bullock

Learn more about Elizabeth Lundy "The Grandmother of the Canadian Army"

LOCATION

Niagara Falls History Museum