Listen "1949 Minden Public Speaking Contest plus the HMCS Uganda"
Episode Synopsis
This week, as local schools take a break for spring Kate talks about a 1949 public speaking competition held at a school in Minden and the wide breadth of topics that must have been much tougher to research in a pre-internet world. Plus Paul talks about the odd saga of WW2's HMCS Uganda. The ship's crew served with honour against the Japanese in the Pacific, but are best remembered today as the only Canadian warship's crew known to vote themselves out of the war and return home. But they weren't mutineers. Here's their story.
Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum. Paul Vorvis is the host of the Your Haliburton Morning Show 7 - 9 a.m. Fridays on Canoe FM 100.9 and streaming on your devices. Haliburton County is in cottage country about 2 1/2 hours north of Toronto. You can contact us at [email protected]
Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum. Paul Vorvis is the host of the Your Haliburton Morning Show 7 - 9 a.m. Fridays on Canoe FM 100.9 and streaming on your devices. Haliburton County is in cottage country about 2 1/2 hours north of Toronto. You can contact us at [email protected]
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