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OOSTERHOFF, William Frederic Karel (1895-1962)
Born in Delft Holland; came to Canada in 1925. “He succeeded Cleophas SOUCY as National Stone Carver of Canada in 1949 a position he filled until his retirement in 1962 … During his term as National Stone Carver he applied his knowledge of heraldry and Canadian history and was the moving spirit behind scores of beautiful stone carvings of crests, busts and other sculptures for the decoration of the Houses of Parliament.”* He designed and helped carve the two large stone depictions of the Great Seal of the Province of Canada (1841-1867) and of the Great Seal of Canada (1869-1905) in the Hall of Honour of the House of Commons.** In 1959, he designed a model of the arms of Canada in three sizes and in a style for display on modern Canadian government buildings***
Ref: *MacDonald, Dictionary Canadian Artists (Bibliog.); **http://www.parl.gc.ca/About/House/Collections/heritage_spaces/honour/sculpture/sculpture_thumbs-e.htm consulted 8 August 2013;
***http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2194&dat=19591201&id=FsIxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RuQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5721,52649 consulted 8 August 2013.
OSTIGUY, Jacques Wilson (1917-2004)
Le lieutenant-colonel Ostiguy est né à Montréal. Il a reçu l'Ordre du service distingué des
mains du Maréchal Montgomery en 1944 pendant la bataille de Normandie. « Affecté en Indochine en 1954 avec la Commission internationale de contrôle, il fut promu au rang de Légionnaire honoraire de première classe au sein du Premier Régiment Étranger de Cavalerie pour service exceptionnel rendu à la Légion étrangère française en Asie sud-est. »* Il a été directeur de la SHC et rédacteur de HC pour les articles en français de mars 1976 à décembre 1979. Ses lettres d’armoiries émises par le roi d’armes Lord Lyon d’Écosse en 1973 étaient entièrement en français grâce aux concours de Robert Pichette.** Il s’agissait d’une nouveauté en héraldique canadienne et probablement la première concession de ce genre faite par le roi d’armes Lord Lyon. L’AHC a enregistré ses armoiries en 1994. Il était connu comme collectionneur de décorations et d’insignes et aussi pour ses connaissance en la matière.***
Réf : *Avis de décès dans La Presse, 8 mars 2004; ** « Another First in Canadian Heraldry » dans HC, mars 1975, p. 20-21. *** Jacques Ostiguy, « The Royal and Military Order of ST. Louis and its Canadian Connections » dans HC, sept. 1994, p 2-9. Ses papiers à BAC, qui contiennent de nombreux renseignements sur sa carrière et ses réalisations, ont la cote: MG 27, II, H 22.
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Lt. Col. Jacques Wilson Ostiguy was born in Montréal. He was presented with the D.S.O. by Field Marshall Montgomery in 1944 during the Battle of Normandy. “A distinguished officer, Jacques was presented with the D.S.O. personally by Field Marshall Montgomery in 1944 during the Battle of Normandy. Sent to Indochina in 1954 with the International Control Commission, he was promoted to the rank of First Class Honorary Legionnaire in the First REC (Premier Régiment Étranger de Cavalerie) for Conspicuous Services rendered to the French Foreign Legion in South-East Asia.” He was a director of the HSC and French language Editor of HC from March 1976 to December 1979. His 1973 grant of arms from Lord Lyon, was rendered in French by Robert Pichette, and French was the only language on the patent, a first in Canadian heraldry and probably the first such grant made by Lord Lyon King of Arms. It was registered with the CHA in 1994. He was known as a collector of decorations and the insignia and for his knowledge in these fields.
Ref: Ottawa Citizen, March 17, 2004 : http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/ottawacitizen/obituary.aspx?n=Jacques-OSTIGUY&pid=157373625#fbLoggedOut, consulted 9 July 2013.
Born in Delft Holland; came to Canada in 1925. “He succeeded Cleophas SOUCY as National Stone Carver of Canada in 1949 a position he filled until his retirement in 1962 … During his term as National Stone Carver he applied his knowledge of heraldry and Canadian history and was the moving spirit behind scores of beautiful stone carvings of crests, busts and other sculptures for the decoration of the Houses of Parliament.”* He designed and helped carve the two large stone depictions of the Great Seal of the Province of Canada (1841-1867) and of the Great Seal of Canada (1869-1905) in the Hall of Honour of the House of Commons.** In 1959, he designed a model of the arms of Canada in three sizes and in a style for display on modern Canadian government buildings***
Ref: *MacDonald, Dictionary Canadian Artists (Bibliog.); **http://www.parl.gc.ca/About/House/Collections/heritage_spaces/honour/sculpture/sculpture_thumbs-e.htm consulted 8 August 2013;
***http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2194&dat=19591201&id=FsIxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RuQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5721,52649 consulted 8 August 2013.
OSTIGUY, Jacques Wilson (1917-2004)
Le lieutenant-colonel Ostiguy est né à Montréal. Il a reçu l'Ordre du service distingué des
mains du Maréchal Montgomery en 1944 pendant la bataille de Normandie. « Affecté en Indochine en 1954 avec la Commission internationale de contrôle, il fut promu au rang de Légionnaire honoraire de première classe au sein du Premier Régiment Étranger de Cavalerie pour service exceptionnel rendu à la Légion étrangère française en Asie sud-est. »* Il a été directeur de la SHC et rédacteur de HC pour les articles en français de mars 1976 à décembre 1979. Ses lettres d’armoiries émises par le roi d’armes Lord Lyon d’Écosse en 1973 étaient entièrement en français grâce aux concours de Robert Pichette.** Il s’agissait d’une nouveauté en héraldique canadienne et probablement la première concession de ce genre faite par le roi d’armes Lord Lyon. L’AHC a enregistré ses armoiries en 1994. Il était connu comme collectionneur de décorations et d’insignes et aussi pour ses connaissance en la matière.***
Réf : *Avis de décès dans La Presse, 8 mars 2004; ** « Another First in Canadian Heraldry » dans HC, mars 1975, p. 20-21. *** Jacques Ostiguy, « The Royal and Military Order of ST. Louis and its Canadian Connections » dans HC, sept. 1994, p 2-9. Ses papiers à BAC, qui contiennent de nombreux renseignements sur sa carrière et ses réalisations, ont la cote: MG 27, II, H 22.
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Lt. Col. Jacques Wilson Ostiguy was born in Montréal. He was presented with the D.S.O. by Field Marshall Montgomery in 1944 during the Battle of Normandy. “A distinguished officer, Jacques was presented with the D.S.O. personally by Field Marshall Montgomery in 1944 during the Battle of Normandy. Sent to Indochina in 1954 with the International Control Commission, he was promoted to the rank of First Class Honorary Legionnaire in the First REC (Premier Régiment Étranger de Cavalerie) for Conspicuous Services rendered to the French Foreign Legion in South-East Asia.” He was a director of the HSC and French language Editor of HC from March 1976 to December 1979. His 1973 grant of arms from Lord Lyon, was rendered in French by Robert Pichette, and French was the only language on the patent, a first in Canadian heraldry and probably the first such grant made by Lord Lyon King of Arms. It was registered with the CHA in 1994. He was known as a collector of decorations and the insignia and for his knowledge in these fields.
Ref: Ottawa Citizen, March 17, 2004 : http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/ottawacitizen/obituary.aspx?n=Jacques-OSTIGUY&pid=157373625#fbLoggedOut, consulted 9 July 2013.