I was fortunate enough back in June [2014] to attend the 70th anniversary refugee reunion at Fort Ontario. There were a dozen refugees in attendance–all of whom were obviously children at the time–and it was a wonderful event.  Oswego has converted the camp director’s former office into a small museum about the refugee experience there, and I toured the old high school (which some of the refugee children attended), and really had a great time.  There is something very special about being physically in a location you have read about. For so many reasons, it was fortunate that the War Department offered Fort Ontario. The people of Oswego were, almost exclusively, welcoming and wonderful to the new arrivals. It’s a great part of the story of the WRB, though this is probably one of the last times I will talk about Fort Ontario. Once the refugees arrive, the WRB still has responsibility for the program as a whole, but the management of the camp was the task of the War Relocation Authority.  The WRB is not really involved in any day-to-day decisions or activities.