At one time regonistion "The premier dining and convention centre in Galt. Some history of it's past.
A local lady, Millicent Milroy, maintained that she had met Edward VIII at the Iroquois Hotel in Galt during one of his visits to North America, and married him. This is the Edward who abdicated to marry Wallis Simpson and who was an admirer of Adolph Hitler. I'll leave it to historians to figure out the probabilities of Ms Milroy's claim.
"Lots of famous people dined there and returned on numerous occasions to enjoy a sumptuous portion of my dad the chef Con Serbu famous Standing Prime Rib and Yorkshire Pudding. For After the war the Iroquois Hotel was the first premier dining rom in Galt recommended by world-renowned gourmet Duncan Hines. Lots of area families made the Iroquois a place for the many weddings and reunion get together dinners.
"Here is a little history about some of the Iroquois past guests.
"John Diefenbaker, a rising young political star from the West, fired up the local Conservatives there in the late 1940s. The late Earl Werstine of the Galt Reporter was a regular in the beverage room. That’s where he compiled material for his popular “Around the Town” column. Some Reporter staffers referred to the hotel beer parlour as the paper’s “Main Street bureau.”
"Here is another interesting post from the Evening Reporter
"Precious little is known for sure about Millicent Milroy (1890-1894). But this much is engraved in stone: “Millicent Milroy A.M.M.M. St. Daughter of James and Helen Milroy, 1890 — Wife of Edward V111, 1894.
"The tombstone, at Mount View Cemetery, in Galt Ontario, was engraved by Ms. Milroy herself shortly after the death of the Prince of Wales in 1972.
"Until she died in 1984, the former school teacher maintained that she had met Edward at the Iroquois Hotel in Galt during one of his visits to North America, and had married him.
There are several versions of the story, including the speculation that two boys, Edward an Andrew, were born of the union and had been adopted, with Edward having made secret arrangements
"After playwright Gary Kirkham heard the story on CBC, he visited the gravesite. His imagination went wild and he resolved to dig a little deeper.
"During his research, the clerk at the library instantly recognized his subject and said 'Oh you mean Milli,' and Kirkham’s first full length award-winning play, Queen Milli of Galt was conceived."
Iroquois Hotel, (1894 - 1975.
At one time regonistion "The premier dining and convention centre in Galt.
Some history of it's past.
A local lady, Millicent Milroy, maintained that she had met Edward VIII at the Iroquois Hotel in Galt during one of his visits to North America, and married him. This is the Edward who abdicated to marry Wallis Simpson and who was an admirer of Adolph Hitler. I'll leave it to historians to figure out the probabilities of Ms Milroy's claim.
"Lots of famous people dined there and returned on numerous occasions to enjoy a sumptuous portion of my dad the chef Con Serbu famous Standing Prime Rib and Yorkshire Pudding. For After the war the Iroquois Hotel was the first premier dining rom in Galt recommended by world-renowned gourmet Duncan Hines. Lots of area families made the Iroquois a place for the many weddings and reunion get together dinners.
"Here is a little history about some of the Iroquois past guests.
"John Diefenbaker, a rising young political star from the West, fired up the local Conservatives there in the late 1940s. The late Earl Werstine of the Galt Reporter was a regular in the beverage room. That’s where he compiled material for his popular “Around the Town” column. Some Reporter staffers referred to the hotel beer parlour as the paper’s “Main Street bureau.”
"Here is another interesting post from the Evening Reporter
"Precious little is known for sure about Millicent Milroy (1890-1894). But this much is engraved in stone: “Millicent Milroy A.M.M.M. St. Daughter of James and Helen Milroy, 1890 — Wife of Edward V111, 1894.
"The tombstone, at Mount View Cemetery, in Galt Ontario, was engraved by Ms. Milroy herself shortly after the death of the Prince of Wales in 1972.
"Until she died in 1984, the former school teacher maintained that she had met Edward at the Iroquois Hotel in Galt during one of his visits to North America, and had married him.
There are several versions of the story, including the speculation that two boys, Edward an Andrew, were born of the union and had been adopted, with Edward having made secret arrangements
"After playwright Gary Kirkham heard the story on CBC, he visited the gravesite. His imagination went wild and he resolved to dig a little deeper.
"During his research, the clerk at the library instantly recognized his subject and said 'Oh you mean Milli,' and Kirkham’s first full length award-winning play, Queen Milli of Galt was conceived."