(Gananoque, ON – January 7, 2025) The birthday of Robert Burns, national poet of Scotland and a pioneer of the Romantic movement, is coming fast and Royal Canadian Legion Branch 92 is ready to celebrate in style. Robbie (as he is fondly called by those who appreciate him best) loved his ladies with all his heart, soul and energy, and fathered 12 children by four different women before dying of a heart condition at the age of 37. Nine of these children were by his wife, Jean Armour, who gave birth to their son Maxwell on the day that Robert died. He is believed to have produced about 400 songs and poems over the course of his short life, many of which became very popular with the public, and an astounding 10,000 people came out to pay their respects at his funeral.