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                                                                                                                                   Last Updated: Wednesday, February 18, 2009. 10:18 AM
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!
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What's NEW at donnellys.com
  [image] Lucan Area Heritage & Donnelly Museum
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!

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www.donnellymuseum.com

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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: 
Phone: 1 (519) 227-1244
E-mail: rsalts@quadro.net

Visit the Donnelly Homestead web page:
http://www.quadro.net/~donnelly

Homestead is open until 5:00 p.m.

It's a tour worth taking, and one you will never forget!

Map To The Donnelly Homestead
How To Get There
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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.

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DONNELLY Photo Gallery
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of the Donnelly family!
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DONNELLY History
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Donnelly Introduction
Murder Through The Eyes Of A Child
Death On Whalen's Corners
DONNELLY Family Tree
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The Donnelly Family Tree &  Donnelly

genealogy links.
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DONNELLY Bookshelf
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What's on your Donnelly bookshelf? This page lists all Donnelly books to date.
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DONNELLY Ghost Page
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Is the Donnelly Homestead haunted? You decide ... check out this popular bone-chilling page!
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REMEMBERING OUR PAST
TO ESTABLISH OUR FUTURE!

Visit the Lucan Area Heritage & Donnelly Museum web site:
http://www.donnellymuseum.com
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DONNELLY Books
[image] A Donnelly Treatise book coverA 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.

Also available as an eBook!
DONNELLY Music
Stompin' Tom:
Sings Canadian History

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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
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DONNELLY Video
[image] Tragedy VHS coverTragedy:
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!