I'm glad it wasn't at baklava.

O
Olivia S. Anastasiadis, Curator
Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace
18001 Yorba Linda Boulevard
Yorba Linda, CA  92886
(714) 993-5075 ext. 224; fax (714) 528-0544; e-mail:  [log in to unmask]


On Fri, 10 Jul 1998 07:10:49 -0400 Harry Needham
<[log in to unmask]> writes:
>The plural of "cannon" is "cannon"; as in
>
>"Cannon to left of them,
>Cannon to right of them,
>Cannnon in front of them
>Volleyed and thundered"
>
>I can assure you that the poet was describing BATTERIES opposing the
>charge
>of the Light Brigade at Balaclava, not individual guns.
>
>Harry Needham
>Special Advisor - Program Development
>Canadian War Museum
>330 Sussex Drive,
>  Ottawa, Canada
>K1A 0M8
>Voice: (819) 776-8612  Fax (819) 776-8623
>Email: [log in to unmask]
>
>> ----------
>> From:         Doug Lantry[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>> Reply To:     Museum discussion list
>> Sent:         Thursday, July 09, 1998 5:35 PM
>> To:   [log in to unmask]
>> Subject:      cannons
>>
>> Hello all. Does anyone out there have bronze American Civil War-era
>> cannons (outdoor or indoors) in their care? If so, how do you take
>care of
>> them (cleaning, polishing, waxes, coatings, etc.)? I'm interested to
>see
>> what the standard is on this.
>>
>> Your input is most appreciated.
>>
>> -Doug
>>
>> ........................................
>> Doug Lantry
>> The Ohio Historical Society
>> Statehouse Education and Visitors Center
>> Columbus, Ohio
>> [log in to unmask]
>>
>

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