Thursday, October 30, 2014
Made my presentation at the school this morning, despite feeling nervous and unprepared. The kids were surprisingly interested, even the little ones didn't wriggle around that much considering it was mostly me talking. The topic was "War and Spruce", the theme for the display the Historical Society is putting together for Remembrance Day. I talked about Aero Camp and the steam locomotives and making Mosquito fighter-bombers out of Sitka Spruce during WWII. Then how after the war, half the camp was barged from Cumshewa Inlet to Juskatla, which must have been a mammoth undertaking in itself. The school is going to work on making a big hanging to illustrate the process, with the camp and planes and trees and such. Might not have it all done for this Remembrance Day, but if not, it will form a great addition to the display for future Remembrance Days.
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