Dear Editor:
Thank you for informing the public about our Erin Historical Scavenger Hunt in your paper on July 1.
As the article does not provide a link to the game, here it is: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScWrZeJBoYd7610GQvyP7SjeXRaIvj2gDQhbbntsNS1U9iWvw/viewform.
Eleanor Kennedy was the driving force behind the game and did all the digital programming. I did most of the research and writing. We had a great time learning about Erin village and figuring out how to make a fun game for all to try. The neat thing about a digital game is that it can be updated and corrected, so we welcome corrections if there are mistakes in the game (we give an email address in the game to do so).
Many sources were used to gather the information but the best stories came from Annamarie Holtom, Pat Hamilton, Doug Kirkwood and Alan Kirkwood. Eileen Brown, secretary of the Erin Fair, Betty Brown, who worked at Stanley Park, and county councillor Jeff Duncan, past chair of the Town of Erin Heritage Committee, also provided neat info.
The Wellington County Archives, the Wellington County Library and the Erin District High School Library are true treasures as they hold our history and we depended on them for the basics of Erin village’s history.
While I have a chance, I would like to promote Doug Kirkwood’s book, “We will remember them”: The Men and Women of Erin and District. It is filled with all sorts of wonderful and inspiring stories of Erin residents who served in the military from the War of 1812 to the 1960s and has the history of Erin in chronological order interspersed.
If you want to know about Erin village this is the book to read and all proceeds of its sale go to the Legion. Call Erin Legion to get a copy or borrow a copy from the library.
We hope people enjoy the game as much as we did putting it together while confined at home in the pandemic.
Jane Vandervliet,
Erin