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Welcome
to donnellys.com
donnellys.com
was created in 1997 for anyone interested in the Donnellys, Canada's
notorious family, that was murdered by a vigilante committee near
Lucan, Ontario, Canada, on February 4, 1880. This year marks the 129th
anniversary of the Biddulph Tragedy, as it came to be known.
It is also donnellys.com
anniversary. This web site has been online for 12 years, and is still
going strong, attracting over 550,000 visitors to date. We're happy to
be celebrating our 12th anniversary online, and wish to thank everyone
for their continued support of this web site.
Whether you're a Donnelly enthusiast, or someone finding out about the
Donnellys for the first time, this web site is for you! It offers
everything to do with the family from historical information and
photos, to books, music and videos.
We hope that you find the information on this web site useful. And that
you will encourage others to visit this site, too.
Thanks for visiting donnellys.com
today!
Enjoy your visit!
What's NEW at
donnellys.com
Congratulations to Lucan Area
Heritage on the construction of their new building... The Lucan Area Heritage & Donnelly
Museum.
Completed in Sept. 2008, the 3100 square foot building is located at
171 Main Street, Lucan, on the site of the Central Hotel that was built
around 1846, and destroyed by fire in the 1990s. The museum is
currently in the
process of getting ready for its Grand Opening coming this Spring 2009.
Donations Greatly
Appreciated!
If you'd like to make a donation to help complete the building's
interior, please contact: Sheila Hodgins at: cshodgins@sympatico.ca Be a part of History with your donation!
Over the next few weeks, donnellys.com
will be undergoing some changes. We will be updating various pages, and
discontinuing other pages. But we need your help in deciding which
pages to keep.
So, we'd like to know... What
is your favourite page on donnellys.com?
Do you like the Donnelly History page, or the Donnelly Bookshelf? Maybe
you like our very popular Donnelly Ghost Page best of all. Let us know
by taking the donnellys.com Poll located on the left here.
You can also add your comments as to why you like the page you've
chosen, or tell us what else you'd like to see on our web site
pertaining to the Donnellys and their history.
Your feedback is
greatly appreciated! Thank you for taking
our poll!
Donnelly Homestead Site Tours
If you're planning on visiting
the Donnelly Homestead, please remember that it is a private residence,
and not a historic site. Therefore, please call in advance to make an
appointment.
The best time to call is the early evening. For more information about
touring the Donnelly Homestead, contact Robert Salts:
It's a tour worth taking, and
one you will never forget!
Map
To The Donnelly Homestead
How To
Get There
Need
a map to the Donnelly Homestead? Check
this one out. Click
Here!
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
Title
graphic photos courtesy of London Free Press & Donna Jones.
Special
thanks to Robert Salts, Donna Jones, and Ray Fazakas for giving
us permission to post their photographs
on this web site.
What's
on your Donnelly bookshelf? This page lists all Donnelly books to date.
Order
your copies here! Click Here!
DONNELLY Ghost Page
Is
the Donnelly Homestead haunted? You decide ... check out this popular
bone-chilling
page! Take
a look if you dare!
REMEMBERING OUR PAST
TO ESTABLISH OUR FUTURE! Visit the Lucan
Area Heritage& Donnelly Museum web site: http://www.donnellymuseum.com
WANTED Donnelly
Photos
Do you have any OLD photos of
the Donnellys, the Homestead, or the Donnelly tombstone? If you do,
we'll post them on this web site. Please include your name and
town/city so that proper credit can be given. E-mail your photos to: Webmaster
DONNELLY
Books
A Donnelly
Treatise: After The Massacre
by: Peter McKeown
This
206-page book is a non- fiction account that follows the lives of the
surviving members of the Donnelly family after the massacre. Read
actual testimonies from the murder trials. Find out what became of each
Donnelly... who they married, how many children they had, other
troubles that befell the family, and how, when and where they died.
Book also includes info on the fate of James Carroll and the
vigilantes.
If you're looking for Donnelly songs that Stompin' Tom
Connors recorded... Black
Donnelly's Massacre & Jenny
Donnelly...
Look no further! You can order this CD through amazon.com Order
Here!
DONNELLY
Video
Tragedy: The
Story of the Donnellys - Canada's Most Fascinating Feud
This
video docu-drama is based on the true story of the brutal murders of
the Donnelly family. Pick up your 60-minute VHS copy today!
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