So excited to be at the War Museum for the Oral History and The Veterans Experience Conference. Looking forward to hearing to hearing the presentations and the participating in the workshop on genealogy!

On Sunday, May 4, there was a silent march to Groesbeek cemetery for the ceremony.The ceremony included a speech from the Mayor, wreath laying, music from the RCMP and a singer.It was a very moving experience! Penny Lessard met her soldier James Cadzow's family, who she wrote a life story about.

On May 5th, Jimmy Jimbo and Tjarco Schuurman guided us to the locations that soldiers, my students have researched, fought and were killed. It was incredably powerful to stand where they stood over 80 years ago - especially at the Hochwald Gap. So many lives lost for such a small piece of land.

After the ceremony, I then was able to meet Paul Bickerton, the nephew of one of our soldiers Walter Kasurak, Brian Akitt who is the nephew of Lloyd Wilson and Karen Cullen, the great niece of Dan Gooley. Of course, it meant so
much to share this with Kurt Johnson (editor) and Alice van Bekkum.

After the book launch, I was at Groesbeek for the ceremony. I had learned that morning it was going to be live on CBC - eeks. I honoured to speak on behalf of my students and our soldier's families about what the work of Faces to Graves means to them. It was lovely that 21 Veterans attended.

Friday, May 2nd started with the book launch of Faces of the Liberation at the Freedom Museum. I met Jaap Verheul and Frank Mehring, the editors and Alice van Bekkum, cofounder of Faces to Graves. I was honoured that they asked me to speak a few words about our work with Faces to Graves.

To end my day, I went to Groesbeek Canadian war cemetery where I laid cards for the soldiers that my students had written about for Faces to Graves. Current students wrote messages on the back. My wonderful friends took a picture of each headstone which I will share with families.

I just attended the launch of the Indigenous Liberators exhibit. It was wonderful to hear the Indigenous speakers talk about their family members experiences of the war. It was lovely to see a jingle dance and a throat singing. Amazing!

I have arrived safely in Amsterdam. We were on the plane with 21 WW2 veterans. They received a very moving message on the plane and applause. when we arrived in Amsterdam, the Dutch gave the plane an escort and gave a water cannon salute. Amazing!

We has a wonderful field trip Wednesday. Gr. 10 students visited @LibraryArchives and saw the file folders of WW2 soldiers they are researching. In the afternoon, we visited the National Holocaust Monument and then the @CanWarMuseum where students were able to talk to Veterans and see the exhibits.

The results are in. #ASH students would have elected Karen McCrimmon of the Liberal Party as their MPP in our mock vote. She received 33% of the school vote. For the results, go to studentvote.ca/results/scho... #StudentVoteON @CIVIX_Canada #StudentVoteON

Yesterday, Grade 10 civics classes participated in an advance vote and had the opportunity to practice their roles. The Learning Commons is set up for the rest of the #ASH students to vote tomorrow! #StudentVoteON

Our education campaign is beginning for the Student Vote at All Saints. Classroom visits will be Thursday!

All Saints students included in the display case Gregory H. Stanton's 10 stages of genocide which he developed to explain the stages which lead to genocide. They also decided to display books written by Holocaust survivors and included postcards from Anne Frank House. #HolocaustRemembranceDay

This week I submitted our 160th Life Story to Faces to Graves. John Gordon Brisson was killed on March 3rd, 1945 during the Battle of Hochwald Gap. His Life Story will be published on the Faces to Graves website once it has been translated into Dutch. www.facestograves.nl/index?lang=EN

My students and I had a wonderful experience Thursday.
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands invited my gr. 10s to the Future of Commemoration Conference. It was so interesting to hear from Dr. Tim Cook and Dr. Erwin van Loo and others talk about the history and the future of remembrance.

Once again students did a wonderful job preparing the display case for Remembrance Day. Thank you to the
The Algonquin regiment for providing objects for us to display and the Legion for the #DigitalPoppy. Students also included a shortened biography of their soldiers. #LestWeForget

Anyone have a clearer version of this picture of The Algonquin Regiment?

My students are researching CDN soldier Arnold Allen who was killed during an Allied bomb raid while in Stalag 12A Limburg, Germany on Feb 27, 1945. We are trying to find more info re: his death. Any help would be appreciated!