victory sausages

Victory Sausages is the title of an episode of This Day in Esoteric Political History, a podcast that recounts obscure events in the U.S. and how they resonate today. The title refers to the Second World War and how names were changed to reflect the war. I wondered if they would mention Berlin, Ontario which became Kitchener during the First World War. Nope. Their Canadian example was a tiny mining town called Swastika (pop. 500). They pointed out that the town was named for the mystical and benign symbol and predated the war. It retains the name today. So awkward. A quick google search turned up another weird slice of Canadian history connected to the town, an article about Unity Valkyrie Mitford. I love podcasts.