I am planting these tulips in honour of my father who grew up in the Netherlands during the war. He told us many stories of living under occupation and remembered being liberated by the Canadians. He immigrated to Canada in the 1950’s and embraced Canada as his new home.Read More
Donald spent a good deal of time in the Netherlands during the Liberation, and had excellent memories of the family who billeted him there. After the war, he sent them inner-tubes for their bicycle tires and chocolate from Canada.Read More
I am planting for my uncle Edward Crowther Jones from Saskatchewan, and Joyce (nee) Ashton from Lincoln. On May 2 1944 , they were a happily engaged couple celebrating their birthdays. On May 3/4 my uncle was in a Lancaster flying towards Mailly-Le-Camp France when it was shot down and he is now buried in...Read More
i am planting for my dad Gabriel Sourisseau and his brothers Eugene Alexandre and Georges who were all in the canadian military during world war 2Read More