"When You and I Were Young, Maggie"

This is the childhood home of Maggie Clark, subject of the famous ballad “When You and I Were Young”. Its author, George Washington Johnson (1839-1917), wrote the poem shortly before his marriage to Maggie in 1864. Published in his volume of verse entitled “Maple Leaves”, it was set to music as “When You and I Were Young, Maggie” by J.A. Butterfield, in 1866. It is believed that the mill referred to in this ballad was situated about 1.6 km north of here on the bank of Twenty Mile Creek. Johnson was born in Binbrook Township and taught at Glanford school where Maggie was one of his pupils.

C’est la maison d’enfance de Maggie Clark, sujette de la célèbre ballade « When You and I Were Young ». Son auteur, George Washington Johnson (1839-1917), a écrit le poème peu avant son mariage à Maggie en 1864. Publié dans son volume de poésie intitulé « Maple Leaves », il a été mis en musique sous le titre de « When You and I Were Young, Maggie » par J.A. Butterfield en 1866. On croit que l’usine mentionnée dans cette ballade était située à environ 1,6 km au nord d’ici, sur la rive de Twenty Mile Creek. M. Johnson est né dans le canton de Binbrook et a enseigné à l’école de Glanford où Maggie était l’une de ses élèves.