We currently have a special pop-up traveling exhibit on display in our Military Gallery. The exhibit is called Dear Sadie: Love, Lives, and Remembrance from Ontario's First World War, and was made by the Archives of Ontario.
I am going to focus on the Love part, in light of Valentine's day coming up. I am going to share the story of Harry Mason and his love Sadie Arbuckle, then relate these war stories to the Women's overseas army unit in WW2 who wrote letters to soldiers they had never met before, and how their letters sparked so much love in a time full of hate.
