McCrae House (designated 1966) is the birthplace of Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae (1872-1918), the First World War doctor, soldier and poet who penned “In Flanders Fields” (1915).
Notes from "Canadian Art & Literature History"
Author of the well known poem “In Flanders Fields,” Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae (1872-1918), was a First World War doctor, soldier, and poet. McCrae House is a National Historic Site, and John McCraw himself was designated a figure of national historic importance in 1946. “In Flanders Fields,” was written by McCrae in 1915 on the battlefields of Ypres, Belgium, and was published anonymously in the British magazine Punch – it became one of the most celebrated poems of World War One, and has made the poppy a lasting symbol of soldiers who lost their lives during the war. Watch this Heritage Minute to learn more about Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae – https://www.historicacanada.ca/content/heritage-minutes/john-mccrae
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2015
McCrae House is renovated.
1983
The operation of the museum was transferred to the City of Guelph, and along with the Guelph Civic Museum was merged under the name Guelph Museums.
1966
The federal government through the Historic Sites and Monuments Board designated John McCrae a person of national significance, and designated the house a place of national significance.
1966
A group of Guelph citizens purchased the building with the intention of preserving it as a museum. This group formed the Lt. Col. John McCrae Birthplace Society and began raising money for its restoration.
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