You can find more than ONE HUNDRED great war stories on my website under the heading Wartime Wednesdays, all of which I wrote myself. But after...
I am lost in admiration when I think about Willa Walker. At the age of 28, her husband in a German prison camp, having just lost her baby son to...
Named for the future British prime minister, Winston Parker Churchill of Okotoks, Alberta joined the Royal Canadian Air Force, served as a...
I receive so many questions about the content in my wartime novel Bird's Eye View, and my Wartime Wednesdays blog, that I have attempted to...
Thank you for sharing this, Ron. Very interesting stuff. Thank you as well for your contribution to the Allied victory. All the best, Elinor
[ATTACH] Jean Hubbard, now aged 92, joined the Canadian Women’s Army Corps on her eighteenth birthday. Wearing her red and white polka-dotted...
I collected a few odd stories that really struck my fancy this month -- starting with this photo of Samantha Kot of Orangeville, Ontario, who...
He is one of the reasons they call it The Greatest Generation. Canadian Army veteran Russell Thompson of Seeley’s Bay, Ontario, who will turn 99...
WARTIME WEDNESDAYS — Elizabeth Cutler was a New York illustrator who created wartime covers for the Toronto Star Weekly. Her great-niece is...
WARTIME WEDNESDAYS -- A group of young men from Cranbrook, B.C. built a cabin in the woods for their own enjoyment. Then World War Two happened....
Dorothy Garen of Canmore, Alberta, is 95 years old, and she recently shared with me some snaps from her photo album. Visit my Wartime Wednesdays...
I had a couple of emails from Australians telling me they had never heard of her -- but that's typical, since most people in every country don't...
After a bullet from a Japanese machine gun tore through her body, Australian nurse Vivian Bullwinkel floated face down in the sea and feigned...
For a brief look back at the memorable events of 2017, please visit My Year in Review, at: www.elinorflorence.com/blog/year2017. A very Merry...
Iris Porter of Calgary, aged 97, shown here on the right, served in the air force for five years, two of them on the burning sands of Egypt. She...
It's not difficult -- just needs someone to drive the project. That's why I included a complete How-To description in my blog.
Hi, read my blog post for a complete description of the banners. We got a smoking deal from the printer, and charged the families $100 per veteran...
People are moved to tears when they see these hanging banners, each featuring an individual veteran's face. The program has been a great success...
Unless Lige won it in a poker game, it's hard to see the bracelet as anything but a romantic souvenir!
I agree! There are too many bad news stories! Thanks for your comment, Gaines.
