Maitland in Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Dorothy Martha Dumbrille
1897-1981
Photographed By Kevin Craft, October 14, 2015
1. Dorothy Martha Dumbrille Marker
Inscription.
Dorothy Martha Dumbrille. Described as a writer "having a mission", this novelist, poet and historian authored ten books. Born in Crysler, she was the daughter of an Anglican priest, The Venerable Archdeacon Rupert J. Dumbrille and his wife. She lived in many Eastern Ontario communities, including Alexandria, where her husband James T. Smith was high school principal. During World War II she wrote and published several patriotic poems followed by a novel 'All This Difference' which addressed the tensions between the French Canadian inhabitants and the descendents of early Scots living in Glengarry County. This house, her ancestral home, was the setting of a subsequent novel, 'Deep Doorways', first published in 1947.
Described as a writer "having a mission", this novelist, poet and historian authored ten books. Born in Crysler, she was the daughter of an Anglican priest, The Venerable Archdeacon Rupert J. Dumbrille and his wife. She lived in many Eastern Ontario communities, including Alexandria, where her husband James T. Smith was high school principal. During World War II she wrote and published several patriotic poems followed by a novel 'All This Difference' which addressed the tensions between the French Canadian inhabitants and the descendents of early Scots living in Glengarry County. This house, her ancestral home, was the setting of a subsequent novel, 'Deep Doorways', first published in 1947.
Erected by Ontario Ministry of Culture and Communications.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1897.
Location. 44° 38.169′ N, 75° 36.725′ W. Marker is in Maitland, Ontario, in Leeds and Grenville United Counties. Marker is at the intersection of Church Street and Ontario Highway 2, on the right when traveling south on Church Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Maitland ON K6V 5T1, Canada. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Douglas Rupert Dumbrille (here, next to this marker);
Also see . . . Who was Dorothy Dumbrille?. Brief biography in the North Grenville Times. (Submitted on July 30, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed By Kevin Craft, October 14, 2015
2. Wideview of Dorothy Martha Dumbrille Marker
Photographed By North Grenville Times, unknown
3. Dorothy Dumbrille
Credits. This page was last revised on July 30, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 27, 2015, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. This page has been viewed 406 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on October 27, 2015, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. 3. submitted on July 30, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
