The card is simple. Handcrafted from a piece of birch bark, the card features a decorative border surrounding the text while a sprig of ground pine, or princess pine, fits neatly in small sleeves cut in the bark. A short message reads “Wuensche Dir Mein Lieber Erhard, Frohe Weihnachten Und Ein Glückliches Neues Jahr –Continue reading “Christmas in Petawawa, 1939”
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A Rare Glimpse Inside: Camp P (Petawawa) on Film
Photographing and filming of prisoners of war in Canada during the Second World War remained subject to strict censorship policies. Authorized civilian and military photographs took countless photographs of prisoners, primarily so they could be used as postcards, yet films relating to internment operations in Canada remained extremely rare. Only a few such films appearContinue reading “A Rare Glimpse Inside: Camp P (Petawawa) on Film”
An Update
I am happy to announce some significant additions to this site. When I first started this site for a Digital History course back in 2013(!), I had always hoped on turning it into a resource for individuals interested in learning more about Canadian Internment Operations during the Second World War. For the last few yearContinue reading “An Update”
POWs in Canada 