Eleanor Taylor was just 17 years old when, oblivious to any gender barriers real or imagined, she joined the infantry with a simple plan to find excitement and adventure in the world beyond the small Nova Scotia town where she grew up.
Having overcome the challenges of basic training, she would go on to lead combat troops—men, all—travel the world, and push far beyond those first, modest career goals before retiring a lieutenant-colonel after 25 years.
Now a wife, mother of two and reserve officer with 36 Canadian Brigade Group in Halifax, Taylor has no regrets.
On June 16, 1903, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and a crew of six left home waters in a herring boat to sail to Canada in search of a way to the Pacific Ocean through the Arctic Ocean across Northern Canada. He was the first to navigate the Northwest Passage through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, reaching the Bering Strait in 1906.
The feat was welcomed by merchants, traders and governments on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. The passage could cut 7,000 kilometres off the trade route from the west to east coasts of North America via the Panama Canal.
Announcing new events for the DML’s Canada Week 2020 celebrations with our amazing local partners: music, baking and trivia! Plus, raffle prizes, including Air Canada tickets!
Most events require advance registration and most are free. Next week… we’ll announce our colouring contest and pop-up shop, as well as links to other events in Canada and the US.
Canada Week 2020 quick glance:
TODAY: Last chance to ORDER WINE for tasting – 6/24
🥌 What every Canadian needs to know about Curling – 6/26
Butter Tarts in the making – 6/27
🥇 Family-friendly Canadian Trivia Extravaganza Game – 6/27
Nanaimo Bar Baking Show – 6/28
⚜️ Preschool French Language Circle Time – 6/29
Live from Stanford… Iskwē and William Prince – 6/30
You will be supporting a Canadian owned business in the Bay Area when you sign-up for this exclusive event. Pre-order here today – June 18th (up until midnight or until sold out) is the last day to buy this DML-discounted wine tasting package and zoom access to meet this award-winning BC winemaker.
Hurry, hurry! Yes, a bit of curling terminology to remind you to get your tickets. Add this fun Chesterfield Chat with the San Francisco Bay Area Curling Club to your Canada Week calendar. There will be giveaways thanks to our partners at the Club!
Join the DML’s own Dorin Greenwood over your morning coffee, as she shares her favourite recipe and tips for making Butter Tarts. Mouth watering experience!
Sign up required for our Family-friendly Canadian Trivia Extravaganza Game! All registrants will be entered in a raffle. Only five bucks – or a little more in loonies. Such great prizes!Prize sponsors
Air Canada – When you are ready to fly again, you’ll want to have this grand prize. Kascadia Wine Merchants – Canadian-owned, Bay Area based, Canadian Wine Importer Groovy Gurls – Canadian-owned, Bay Area based, Handmade Masks, Zipper pouches & reusable lunch bags
When local Canadian and DMLer, David Stewart, was missing Nanaimo Bars, he suggested that his local bakery/caterer learn how. So, she did! Meet Angela, the Bay Area’s unofficial official Nanaimo Bar master!
There’s lots of ways to celebrate Canadian heritage, and we are thrilled to partner with Stanford Live to bring you this special spotlight on indigenous Canadian talent.
Hosted by our friends at the US Branch #25 of the Royal Canadian Legion, representing the San Francisco Bay Area, start Canada Day by honouring the Battle of the Somme during a sunrise ceremony tradition.
Honour the Battle of the Somme with a sunrise ceremony tradition, hosted by US Branch #25 of the Royal Canadian Legion, representing the San Francisco Bay Area.
While the first day of July is a celebration in most of Canada, for Newfoundland and Labrador it is also a day for sombre remembrance as it is also Commemoration Day (also known as Memorial Day), when we remember the tragically destructive events of July 1st, 1916.
It is the opening day of the Battle of the Somme, when 806 members of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment climbed out of their trenches and went “over the top” at 8:45am as part of the battle of Beaumont-Hamel. In less than an hour, the regiment was devastated, most killed or wounded within the first 20 minutes of the battle. The next morning, only 68 soldiers answered roll call. Commemoration Day was established in 1917, just one year later.
After Confederation with Canada, the province of Newfoundland and Labrador continued the tradition of Commemoration Day during the morning of July 1st, and reserved the remainder of the day to celebrate Canada Day.
The ~45 minutes service will be broadcast on Zoom.
An item from the World War One Centennial Commission.
WWI Webinar Series
Building the National WWI Memorial
In Washington, D.C.
Friday June 19, 2020 , 1p Eastern • “WWI Education” Adapting to a Pandemic Coping World
Friday, June 19, 2020 @ 1pm Eastern
“WWI Education”
Adapting to a Pandemic Coping World
The subject of WWI in our national consciousness made great headway during the Centennial period. There were books, exhibits, events, major motion pictures, news articles and much, much more.
One of the areas of progress was in our education initiative. The US World War One Centennial Commission created an education partnership with the National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, National History Day and The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
In 2020, the Coronavirus Pandemic has closed schools nationwide, shuttered the National WWI Museum and Memorial, completely shifted the norms of the 2020 National History Day and stopped direct teacher training events for Gilder Lehrman.
So where are we in educating about WWI in a Pandemic coping world?
Actually in a pretty exciting place!
Join us for our webinar at 1 pm ET on Friday, June 19th with our all-star panel including:
Lynne O’Hara,
Director of Programs,
National History Day;
Lora Vogt,
Curator of Education,
National WWI Museum and Memorial; and
Tim Bailey,
Director of Education,
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
All attendees will get a free copy of the comprehensive, but compact
20-page mini WWI history eBook
SHORT DOCUMENTARY BONUS
When the United States entered World War I in 1917, there was an outpouring of patriotism and support for the war effort, sentiments reinforced by George Creel and the Committee on Public Information over the next two years.
Not all Americans, however, favored American involvement.
There was opposition to both the war and the government’s policy of conscription, believed to disproportionally affect ethnic or racial minorities and those of low socio-economic status.
There was also a belief that the war would not “make the world safe for democracy” but would rather financially benefit arms and munitions manufacturers.
A newsletter from one of our fellow Canadian organizations in the Bay Area.
Canadian Studies Announcements
In this issue:
First speaker for fall colloquium announced
Emergency aid for Canadian students affected by COVID-19
Canada Day events in the Bay Area
Dr. Debra Thompson to Open Fall Colloquium
Canadian Studies is pleased to announce that Professor Debra Thompson, a leading scholar of comparative politics of race, will give our first fall colloquium lecture (date TBA). Born in Canada, Dr. Thompson received her Ph.D. from the University of Toronto. She later moved to the United States, where she taught at several universities. Dr. Thompson recently returned to Canada, where she is currently an associate professor in political science at McGill University.
Professor Thompson’s research focuses on the relationship between racial inequality and political structures in democratic societies. She is currently working on two books: one exploring the global appeal of the Black Lives Matter movement, and the other examining the persistence of racial inequality in Canada. The Globe and Mail recently published an essay by Dr. Thompson on her experiences being Black on both sides of the Canada-US border, which can be read online here.
Canadian Government Aid for Students Affected by COVID-19
The Government of Canada is offering a Canada Student Emergency Benefit (CSEB) grant to assist Canadian students at institutions in Canada and abroad (including UC Berkeley and other U.S. institutions) who are experiencing financial hardships due to COVID-19. Applicants are eligible if the are a Canadian citizen/permanent resident, and are 1) currently enrolled in a post-secondary program, 2) have applied to a program that begins before February 1, 2021, or 3) graduated from such a program in December 2019 or later.
We highly encourage all our affiliates to share this information with any students who might benefit. Read the full qualifications and apply here.
Canada Week is Coming! Here’s What Going on in the Bay
In honor of the upcoming Fête nationale du Québec (June 24) and Canada Day (July 1), the Canadian Studies Program is pleased to highlight some Bay Area celebrations for Canadians. If you have an event that you would like us to highlight in our next newsletter, please let us know! #CanadaDayInTheBay
Canada Week at the Digital Moose Lounge
June 24-July 1
The Digital Moose Lounge, a social networking club for Canadians living in the San Francisco Bay Area, is celebrating Canada Week with a wide variety of online activities: French lessons for children, virtual tastings of Canadian wines, and a discussion of Canada’s peculiar “third national sport”, curling.
Visit the Digital Moose Lounge’s website for an up-to-date list of scheduled activities.
Virtual Canada Day Celebration
July 1
Celebrate the 153rd anniversary of Confederation with Canadians and friends around the world! Tune in on July 1 to celebrate Canada’s rich history and culture in a virtual Canada Day celebration hosted by Connect2Canada. Post your celebration to social media with the tag #CanadaDayUSA, and be sure to tag @Connect2Canada.
The Royal Canadian Legion – US Branch #25 of the San Francisco Bay Area will be hosting a solemn service recognizing the contributions of Newfoundland and Labrador to Canada’s armed forces. The date commemorates Battle of Beaumont-Hamel in 1916, where over 700 members of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment were killed on the first day of the Somme Offensive during WWI. The service will be webcasted at 6:00 and 10:00 a.m., and will last approximately 45 minutes.
For more information, please visit the Royal Canadian Legion’s website.
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Butter Tarts in the making – 6/27
Nanaimo Bar Baking Show – 6/28
Canada Week 2020!
Royal Canadian Legion, US Branch #25 