On Sunday evening, August 23rd several automobiles of various makes, shapes, sizes and hues descended upon Georgetown, Ontario engorging Jubilee Brass band persons of all makes, shapes, sizes, hues and advanced ages in order to perform a concert in the park for the local residents sponsored by the Georgetown Salvation Army.

The park program turned into an indoor program due to unsettled weather. This part of Ontario experienced 4 or 5 damaging tornados just a few days prior. The Army hall was the suitable venue with very good acoustics. The Corps officer Major Renee Clarke proved to be a genial, humorous and accommodating chairperson.

Georgetown is a community in the town of Halton Hills, Ontario and is part of the regional municipality of Halton Hills. It is situated on the Credit River, located approx. 60 km west of Toronto making it a part of the Greater Toronto Area. Georgetown takes its name from George Kennedy, who settled in the area in 1821

Kennedy was a surveyor who received a significant parcel of land from the British Government as payment for his work. This land had been purchased from the Mississauga nation in 1818. Kennedy started the settlement by opening a sawmill, a grist mill, a foundry and a woolen mill soon followed in what was now known as Kennedy’s Mill. The name Georgetown was adopted in 1852.

In May, 1852 a rail link through Georgetown, Brampton and West Toronto was announced.

On January 1st, 1974 Georgetown became a part of Halton Hills amalgamating with the town of Acton and most of the township of Esquesing. Together with Milton, Oakville and Burlington the regional municipality of Halton Hills was formed.

Georgetown serves as the Canadian Headquarters for the Jehovah’s Witnesses.

The Bruce Trail, famous for hiking, runs through Halton Hills passing just north of Georgetown.

Lucy Maud Montgomery, writer of Anne of Green Gables spent much of her life in the Georgetown area. Timothy Eaton, the famous retailer, also hails from Georgetown.

The program presented was very similar to the one we used the previous week in Sarnia for ‘Gospel by the bay’, The one change was the addition of the trombone solo, “Jesus loves you and me” capably rendered by our principal trombonist Tom Quick.

The Bandmaster Jim Gordon showed his appreciation and generous heart by calling for a rehearsal the very next day. Perhaps he noticed a ‘few’ bugs that need to be ironed out. In responding to the courtesies the B/M did comment on the number of ‘composers’ in the band. We thought we had him fooled. We watch each other’s backs all the time. In any case were getting ready for our second Annual concert on October 3rd to be held in Woodstock.