Many Thanks To:

MHA Tom Osborne, who put the Proclamation together, MHA Terry Loder, The Honourable Minister Dave Denine, MHA , Kathy Elliot, curator of the Corner Brook Museum and Archives, and her staff that helped out in Corner Brook.

Special thanks to the two War Brides, Mrs. Catherine Kirby who signed the Proclamation in St. John's and Mrs. Joyce Samms who came all the way from Port aux Basques to sign the Proclamation in Corner Brook. These women represented the more then 450 war brides who stayed and made their homes in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Mrs. Kirby represented the War Brides from the East Coast and Mrs. Samms represented the War Brides from the West Coast.

Special thanks to Mrs. Marion Hann who gave the War Bride speech in Corner Brook and represented the War Brides that entered the province through the central area by flying to Gander, Newfoundland.

Also attending in Corner Brook were representatives from the Central area and the Northern Peninsula.

A special thanks to the staff of the Corner Brook Legion. The museum staff that helped serve, Sobey's and Coleman's stores for the War Bride cakes and a big thank you to our local Dominion store for supplying the potted roses for the War Brides.

Thank you, to my husband Gary Alcock and George French of the Corner Brook Museum and Archives for taking photos that are featured on these pages.

Thank you, to Honorah Sheppard Sanford for making and editing the videos.

Thank you, to my daughter Amy who was my Girl Friday for the event in Corner Brook.

A warm Thank you, to all the family and friends who came out to make these days special for this important group of women who helped make our province what it is today.

Thank you all again,
Jackie Alcock