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About Michael K. Barbour

Michael K. Barbour is the Director of Faculty Development and a Professor of Instructional Design for the College of Education and Health Sciences at Touro University California. He has been involved with K-12 online learning in a variety of countries for well over a decade as a researcher, teacher, course designer and administrator. Michael's research focuses on the effective design, delivery and support of K-12 online learning, particularly for students located in rural jurisdictions.

Zoom Webinar: Dr. Caroline D’Amours on French-Canadian Infantry in Normandy

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Note this webinar tomorrow that may be of interest to some readers.

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DR. CAROLINE D’AMOURS

“J’irai revoir ma Normandie”: French-Canadian Infantry Units in Normandy

July 28th, 7:30 PM ET

The webinar is FREE on Zoom.

Registration is required, but you do not need a Zoom account to watch.

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French Canada’s response to the Second World War is often reduced to questions related to its voluntary enlistment rates and its massive rejection of conscription. As a result, its contributions to Canada’s war effort are often marginalized. Still, like so many Canadian units, the Régiment de la Chaudière, the Régiment de Maisonneuve, and the Fusiliers Mont-Royal fought with determination and courage in Normandy. In this talk, Caroline D’Amours will examine how issues like casualties, reinforcements, morale but also identity and language specifically impacted the experience of French-Canadian infantrymen in Normandy. War diaries, censorship reports, memoirs, and oral histories help understand the way French-Canadian infantrymen cope with the realities of the Normandy battlefield.

DR. CAROLINE D’AMOURS is a military historian who focuses on Canadian infantry training from 1939 to 1945 and on the participation of Quebec society in the Second World War. Her most recent contributions are featured in the Journal of Military History and Social History. She works as an historian at Parks Canada and is a research associate at the International History Institute, Boston University.

UPCOMING WEBINARS

11 August | LCMSDS
Dr. Matthew Barrett
“Canadian Army Officer Discipline and Martial Justice, 1944–45”
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25 August | LCMSDS
Marie Eve Vaillancourt, JBC
“Remembering the Canadians in Normandy”
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8 September | LCMSDS
Geoff Hayes
“The Canadians in Normandy: Another Go-Around”
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News and events for the Bay Area Canadian community

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Note the first event is later this afternoon – and thanks to our fellow Canadian organization in the Bay Area for publicizing our event. We’re hoping to get lots of ex-pats out in person for the first time in a while.

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🥇 TODAY, JULY 27TH @5 p.m. The DML’S (still virtual) Olympic Happy Hour.

Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 25 – 90th Anniversary Picnic. SATURDAY, AUG 21ST.

Confluence: Consul General Rana Sarkar’s podcast discussing issues shaping technology and diplomacy.

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Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 25
90th Anniversary Picnic

AUGUST 21, 2021 | Noon onwards
Marsh Hawk picnic area in the Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline Park (Richmond)

After almost 18 months of virtual events, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 25 representing the San Francisco Bay Area is hosting a picnic to celebrate the 90th anniversary.

Register here, or by calling Branch President Michael Barbour at 203-997-6330.

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In Confluence, Canada’s Tech Envoy in Silicon Valley, Consul General Rana Sarkar delves into issues shaping technology and diplomacy through the lenses of Silicon Valley, Canada, and the world. Each episode, Sarkar presses critical topics with subject matter experts to gain an unrestricted, deep dive into the tech policy issues defining our times.

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Chronicle: British Colonials Celebrate (25 May 1935)

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One of our members passed along this historical item that they came across in the Chronicle newspaper on May 25, 1935.

Thanks to Comrade Charlie Martin for this find.

DML Olympics Happy Hour

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A reminder of this event from one of our fellow Canadian organizations in the Bay Area.

Join the next DML Happy Hour – Olympic style!

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Plaques Installed at Greenlawn Cemetery

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In the plot that our branch maintains in Greenlawn Cemetery, there is a monument where we have placed the names of those members who have passed away, but are laid to rest elsewhere. Over the years, we have gotten behind or missed a name here and there.

During the past six months, Comrades Siefken and Margaret Krieger have researched our membership rolls to determine the missing names so that we could add plaques for each one. This past weekend, Comrade Charlie Martin and his brother (Bob) installed them on the monument. Charlie even took a few minutes to play a piece on the pipes to remember them.

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