by: Gerald E. Poaps An excellent reference for those interested in the families, businesses and public institutions that comprised Leonard, Ontario in days gone by. Written by Gerald E. Poaps and published by the Society in 2002. (ISBN 0-9687196-1-9). Cost: $15.00 including postage.
by Verna Cotton An excellent reference for those interested in the families, businesses and public institutions that comprised Navan Village, Ontario in days gone by. Written by Verna Cotton and published by the Society in 2000. (ISBN 0-9687196-0-0)
June 1940. France had fallen to the Germans, and now Hitler had his sights set on England. Spies and saboteurs were a threat to all Commonwealth countries including Canada where people in cities, towns and villages were on high alert for strangers. So it’s not surprising that suspicions were raised in Navan, Ontario on the morning of June 20th when “a stranger with a German accent” who “may have been