A new documentary will look to bring an overlooked era in South Shore History to light.
Camp Norway was established in Lunenburg during the second world war to accommodate hundreds of displaced Norwegian soldiers.
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Yvonne Mosley is Executive Producer at Blue Dory productions and she wants to tell the personal stories around the camp.
“We know that there were all of these ships stranded at sea with Norwegians and we know that they came to Lunenburg eventually. But we don’t know the intricacy of all of that and what happened in this town.”
Mosley says she will speak with relatives of the Camp Norway sailors and townspeople who can describe the impact taking in 800 people during a time of war had on the community.
“Seems to be very much a Maritime thing to help when there is a crisis. And I think that Lunenburgers came through right royally for that.”
Mosley says many of the soldiers have passed, but their children still recount their stories.
Her team will be speaking with many of those relatives over the next number of months.
Mosley says at this point she’s unsure what form her documentary will take.
She says her first task is to archive the stories before they are lost or forgotten.
