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Nicholas Winton Is Dead at 106; Saved Children from the Holocaust – July 1, 201t New York Times
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillA July 1, 2015 New York Times article is entitled: “Nicholas Winton Is Dead at 106; Saved Children from the Holocaust.” An excerpt reads: Nearly all the saved children were orphans by war’s end, their parents killed at Auschwitz, Bergen-Belsen or Theresienstadt. After the war, many remained in Britain, but others returned to Czechoslovakia or […]
The Woman With the X-Ray Eyes: Blog post by Elinor Florence regarding Constance Babington Smith – Second World War aerial photography specialist
/0 Comments/in Mississauga, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillA November 29, 2014 blog post by Elinor Florence is entitled The Woman With the X-Ray Eyes. I came across the post because I was looking for an online image of Constance Babington Smith whose work is featured in Chapter 6 of Women of Intelligence: Winning the Second World War with Air Photos (2012), a […]
Women’s roles in Special Operations during the Second World War
/2 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillSome years ago I became interested in the history of police services in the Village of Long Branch. Long-time residents that I’ve interviewed have filled me in on this topic. I enjoy hearing and sharing stories about long-ago police officers who lived and worked in our local neighbourhoods – including one who had a blacksmith shop on […]
Great day for planting perennials at Small Arms Building in Mississauga
/1 Comment/in Jane's Walk, Mississauga, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillIn recent years I’ve written several blog posts about the history dating back to the 1940s, that is connected with the Small Arms Building, located at 1352 Lakeshore Road East at the foot of Dixie Road. Click here to access Heritage Mississauga overview of Small Arms Ltd. story > Originally dedicated to the inspection of […]
The real problem with America’s inner cities: May 10, 2015 New York Times article
/0 Comments/in Jane's Walk, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillMany perspective lend themselves to the study of what are called “inner cities.” Among the perspectives is evidence-based research including ethnographic research by Alice Goffman, the daughter of Erving Goffman. Another perspective relates to evidence-based research about North American drug laws. A May 10, 2015 New York Times article is entitled:”The Real Problem With America’s Inner […]
Wooden baffles at Long Branch Rifle Range in Mississauga
/0 Comments/in Mississauga, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillJoin us for a Sunday, May 3, 2015 Jane’s Walk during which City of Mississauga Ward 1 Councillor Jim Tovey will provide the back story related to the wooden baffles located north of the Lake Ontario shoreline, east of Applewood Creek. Over many decades, the forces of gravity have served to cause the earth within some […]
How writer Suki Kim embedded herself among North Korea’s elite – Dec. 18, 2014 CBC The Current
/0 Comments/in Newsletter/by Jaan PillUpdates: A Feb. 25, 2017 Atlantic article is entitled: “The Meaning of Kim Jong Nam’s Murder: His death has punctured the myth of the Kims’ holy bloodline.” A Feb. 28, 2017 CBC article is entitled: “Friendship on the rocks? China, North Korea clash over nuclear and chemical weapons: North Korea’s reaction was so strong that some Chinese […]
The value of first-hand accounts, presented within an evidence-based, fact-checked, corroborated context
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillAn Oct. 16, 2014 article at the Times Higher Education website is entitled: “Born in the GDR: Living in the Shadow of the Wall, by Hester Vaizey.” I learned of this text from an Oxford University Press Twitter account that I follow; I found the article of interest, particularly this comment: “These first-hand accounts confirm […]