Photograph: Roy McCooeye wearing Stittsville O.Y.B. cap and ribbon holding a drum, taken 1956
Entry/Object ID
2023.8.1.5
Description
Black and white photograph picturing Roy (Elroy) McCooeye holding a drum at an Orange Young Britons gathering. Roy is in uniform, and is wearing a cap that is that was donated as part of the same lot (2023.8.1.3). The image was taken outside, and there are other Orange Young Britons members in the background, as well as a Union Flag. The back of the photograph has the following text written on it: Roy OYB Drummer 1956
Photograph Details
Subject Person or Organization
Elroy McCooeye, Orange Young Britons (O.Y.B.) #74, Stittsville
Context
Roy McCooeye (James Elroy McCooeye) was a resident of the former Goulbourn Township. As a youth Roy was a member of the Stittsville Orange Young Britons (O.Y.B). The O.Y.B. was the youth group associated with the Loyal Orange Lodge. Roy McCooeye was a member of the O.Y.B. band and would have attended parades and events.
