The Great War Book of Condolence

 

With the sad news of the passing of Mr. John Babcock (pictured above), The Historica-Dominion Institute is offering an opportunity for students across the country to share their reflections on losing Canada’s last veteran of The Great War

 
The Great War Book of Condolence will be a scrapbook of letters of condolence to the Babcock family, as well as poems, drawings and pictures, created by students from kindergarten to Grade 12.
 
Students are invited to reflect on the following question when preparing their letters/drawings/poems/pictures:

 
The Great War Book of Condolence will be sent to the Babcock Family as a tribute to Mr. Babcock’s service, as well as that of an entire generation who helped define the Canada we enjoy today.
 

Guidelines: 

- All students between kindergarten and Grade 12 are eligible.
- Classrooms are encouraged to participate as a group submission.
- Participants must complete a Participant Submission Form and attach it to their letter/drawing/poem/picture.
- Length of submission of letters/poems should be limited to two pages (approximately 500 words).

Students can submit by email or hard copy.

More Classroom Resources and Activities 

Visit The Memory Project Digital Archive to read John Babcock’s story and learn more about his service.
 
The Historica-Dominion Institute’s Memory Project is Canada’s largest veteran Speaker’s Bureau, having reached more than one million students since 2001. Click here to invite a veteran into your classroom FREE OF CHARGE.
 
The Institute has also launched a campaign to encourage the Government of Canada to declare a National Day of Commemoration in honour of the more than 600,000 Canadians who served and the more than 60,000 who died in the First World War. Please join more than 1,100 Canadians our Facebook Group in support of a National Day of Commemoration.