Resources
The Dutch Liberation 2020 Canadian Society was incorporated under the Societies Act of British Columbia, Canada on August 31, 2018.
Recommended Books
Terrible Victory
By Mark Zuehlke
On September 4, 1944, Antwerp, Europe’s largest port, fell to the Second British Army and it seemed the war would soon be won. But Antwerp was of little value unless the West Scheldt Estuary linking it to the North Sea was also in Allied hands.
On to Victory
The Canadian Liberation of the Netherlands, March 23-May 5, 1945 by Mark Zuehlke
The eighth Canadian Battle Series volume shares the story of the tense final days of WWII, remembered in the Netherlands as “the sweetest of springs,” which saw the country’s liberation from German occupation.
Teacher's Resources for Remembrance Day 2019 and May 2020
Veteran Affairs Canada
Preparing for a Social Studies lesson on the Second World War in Europe or more specifically the Netherlands? Veterans Affairs Canada has a plethora of fantastic information to help teachers with lesson plans and schools with specific videos and resources to prepare for their Remembrance Day Service.
The following links will give access to Veterans Affairs Canada website and provide detailed lesson plans for elementary and secondary schools. The information is focused on WWII in the Netherlands with teaching content, handouts for students, and videos.
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/information-for/educators/learning-modules/netherlands
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/history/second-world-war/liberation-netherlands
BC Agriculture in The Classroom Foundation
For teachers planting tulips, BC Agriculture in the Classroom has prepared a teaching resource "Celebrating Liberation with a Promise". To access the educational resources click on this link:
https://www.bcaitc.ca/resources/celebrating-liberation-promise
News And Updates
Global Teenager Project – Echoes 2020
A teacher/student project seeking to link 75 Canadian Schools with 75 Schools in the Netherlands. British Columbia students from grade 7 to grade 12 may participate. The focus of the global initiative is for teachers and students from the Netherlands and across Canada to work together to research a unit of study that may impact learning about “Liberation 1945”.
VIDEO: Holland WW2 tulips blossom into massive project for Abbotsford students
When one Abbotsford elementary school teacher received a batch of tulip bulbs from Agricultural Canada with instructions to plant them for the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands, the flowers bloomed into a massive learning experience for her Grade 3/4 class, their parents, the community and even herself.
Vancouver to plant 110,000 tulip bulbs to commemorate Canadian liberation of the Netherlands
Vancouver will be turning red next spring to mark the Canadian liberation of the Netherlands in 1945. About 110,000 red tulip bulbs are being planted around the city to mark the 75th anniversary of the country’s liberation from Nazi occupation by Canadian soldiers during the Second World War.
Burnaby company plants 10,000 tulips to commemorate Dutch liberation
Original Source: Burnaby Now A Burnaby-based operator of seniors’ homes is taking part in a national project to commemorate the liberation of the Netherlands by
Brian Minter: Commemorative tulips
This tulip was to be a recognition of the liberation of the Netherlands, an expression of deep appreciation and a means to create awareness among the younger generations of the role Canadians played.
Dutch Liberation Canadian Society Looking For Delta’s Help to Mark Milestone
The Dutch Liberation Canadian Society is looking for community support as it gets set to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands and the rest of Europe.
Chilliwack Encouraged to Commemorate Liberation of Holland
As events marking the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Normandy wind down, members of the Canadian Dutch community are planning to celebrate the 1945 liberation of the Netherlands.
Dutch Heritage Day Approved by Canadian Parliament
Source: blackburnnews.com It’s time to stock up on orange clothing and wooden shoes because from now on, May 5 will be known as Dutch Heritage
Liberation of the Netherlands 1944-45 – “Faces to Graves” Project
by Joost Blom The Dutch Liberation 2020 Canadian Society is a group of volunteers that has got together to assist and promote the commemoration in
Historical Overview
by Albert vander Heide, 2010. Canadian veterans earned lasting gratitude from the Dutch public, in the spring of 1945, welcoming them in an unprecedented outburst
Reflections on Sixty Years of Freedom in the Netherlands – 2005
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 2010 – The six British Columbia regiments, which helped liberate the Netherlands in 1944 and 1945 from its brutal Nazi oppressor,
50th Anniversary of the Liberation of the Netherlands by Dutch-Canadians in Vancouver, British Columbia
In May 1995, to commemorate the 50th Anniversary, William Zylmans, Hans Steen, Gerry Bouwman, and Hank van Ness were the directors of the Holland Revisited Society
