Two years ago, the City of Guelph began planning something special: an initiative to celebrate the 100th anniversary of John McCrae’s poem In Flanders Fields. Guelph marks the birthplace of the famous soldier, poet and doctor and the City wanted to ensure that, when the time came to commemorate the centenary of the poem, they would be ready.
Guided by a steering committee, the City planned and organized Flanders Fields at 100 Community Initiatives—a series of events and projects celebrating Mr. McCrae and his poem, which generations of Canadian school children have studied each fall. So far, initiatives have included a new permanent exhibition of McCrae’s life at McCrae House—a city-run museum—a juried art show of art inspired by the poem and a bronze statue erected at Guelph Civic Museum