Honouring Bay St. George South Veterans
Area Development Association Grounds, McKay’s, NL
On July 19, 2017 The Bay St. George South Historical Society was pleased to welcome The Honorable Scott Reid, MHA St. Georges - Humber, Michelle Felix, Representing The Honorable Gudi Hutchings, MP, Long Range Mountains, Mr Nathan Lehr, District Commander Provincial Command, Royal Canadian Legion, Mr Louis MacDonald, Son of a WWll Veteran, Father Chris of the Bay St. George R.C. Parish, along with local dignitaries, sponsors, and the general public to the unveiling of our first Storyboard/Kiosk which is dedicated to the memory of Veterans from Bay St. George South.
The event itself would not have come about except for the determination of one of the directors of the Board. Madonna Madore, a daughter-in-law of Leon Madore who served Canada in the Korean Conflict.
To create the Storyboard, research had to be done. As time goes by, memories fade and there are fewer and fewer people of the era to interview. However, requests for the necessary information went out to the Communities of Bay St. George South. The Archives at the Rooms in St. John’s were visited, and many websites were used. Eventually we came up with a list of 167 names. It is, unfortunately, but not for lack of effort, an inevitably incomplete list.
An offer to do the design work for the kiosk, and then to do the construction, was made by Leo Harvey. Job well done.
Vivian Callahan (King), originally from Highlands volunteered her expertise in putting the Storyboard design together. The printing was done by her company, The Sign Shoppe, in Corner Brook.
By way of using as background the image of a preserved battlefield at Beaumont Hamel, France, and overlaying it with various images related to the conflicts, the storyboards give an overview of the contribution of both Newfoundlanders and more particularly the people from the Bay St. George South region who enlisted in The Armed Forces and The Forestry in serving with the Allies in World War l and World War ll, and then serving as Canadians in the Korean Conflict.
Other Storyboard/Kiosks that are being considered for erection in the same location will endeavor to remember the community’s beginnings and growth through farming, logging and the fishery.
The event itself would not have come about except for the determination of one of the directors of the Board. Madonna Madore, a daughter-in-law of Leon Madore who served Canada in the Korean Conflict.
To create the Storyboard, research had to be done. As time goes by, memories fade and there are fewer and fewer people of the era to interview. However, requests for the necessary information went out to the Communities of Bay St. George South. The Archives at the Rooms in St. John’s were visited, and many websites were used. Eventually we came up with a list of 167 names. It is, unfortunately, but not for lack of effort, an inevitably incomplete list.
An offer to do the design work for the kiosk, and then to do the construction, was made by Leo Harvey. Job well done.
Vivian Callahan (King), originally from Highlands volunteered her expertise in putting the Storyboard design together. The printing was done by her company, The Sign Shoppe, in Corner Brook.
By way of using as background the image of a preserved battlefield at Beaumont Hamel, France, and overlaying it with various images related to the conflicts, the storyboards give an overview of the contribution of both Newfoundlanders and more particularly the people from the Bay St. George South region who enlisted in The Armed Forces and The Forestry in serving with the Allies in World War l and World War ll, and then serving as Canadians in the Korean Conflict.
Other Storyboard/Kiosks that are being considered for erection in the same location will endeavor to remember the community’s beginnings and growth through farming, logging and the fishery.