My latest post, "Moral Goodness and Venereal Disease: Sexual Health Education in Ontario" can be see over on the Activehistory.ca site. The post looks at the introduction of sexual health education into Ontario schools in the early 1900s and traces the changing nature of the sexual health curriculum to present day.
Forgotten Sites: POW Camps in Ontario
Bill Waiser's recent "Parks Prisoners" article in Canada's History examined the role POW camps had in the parks system, with a particular emphasis on the impact of POW labour on the western expansion of Canadian parks. Waiser's article got me thinking about the existence of POW camps in Ontario during World War II. Many of … Continue reading Forgotten Sites: POW Camps in Ontario