(This is a continuing work in progress)

As the result of my interest in World War II, I created this site on December 26, 2005. As I have been doing some research over the past year, I discovered a part of WWII and British history that very few people are aware of; and that is that the Channel Islands, just off the northern coast of France, are a British dependent and were occupied by the Germans during the entire war (1940-45). The name Channel Islands are named after the fact that these islands are in the English Channel.

I made this discovery after buying a set of videos at a local resale store not normally available in the States. It was created by Grenada Television in the 1970s, entitled Enemy at the Door. It was a reenactment of the German occupation of the island of Guernsey.

Since I want to learn as much as possible about Guernsey, as well as those who were either citizens or in the military in England during the war, I invite you, the reader, to participate as much as possible and leave your experiences.

THE RULES

I am not sure where this site is going yet; I know it will be continually evolving and changing.  Because there will be others participating in blogs, I must set up some strict rules that will be enforced:

1. No vulgarity, in any manner, will be allowed. I will decide what is vulgar. If your entry disappears, it was vulgar. I want children to be able to use this site to help with their school history projects, so let's be mature. 
2. Although we will have to speak about the war, death, etc., be careful not to be critical of your government.  There is always controversy in politics, and if you don't like a particular political party, state rather the party you DO like, and we will do the assuming of what you do not like. We realize that God appointed you to be the ultimate source of what is right and wrong.
3. The same also goes with nationalities. The war is over, so let's not keep fighting it. This site is merely a historical record of what happened. Since the war ended, people from both sides have gotten together and have forgiven and have become good friends. I like what the Guernsey people have done with their little island. They have taken a tragic time in their history and have used items left over from the war as a teaching tool, and a wonderful tourist trap for the rest of us! This is not a hate site. There are too many of them on the Internet already; this will not be one of them.
4. That leads me to this: if you are of German descent, know of someone, or were part of the German occupation of Guernsey, I am REALLY interested in hearing from you. We also want to know what your thoughts were.
5. Although many religious backgrounds will be represented (as I am a strict, old fashioned Baptist), no preaching will be allowed.  This is a friendly, family-oriented site.  I am VERY capable of preaching, and have done my share; but this is not the place for it.
6. IMPORTANT! If you post your home or e-mail address, you do so at your own risk. Although young people are encouraged to use this site for their history project, please do NOT allow them give out their home or e-mail address. Get your parents involved and use their name and e-mail address if you must. If you post your e-mail address, desguise it so spammers cannot pick it up and overload your mail box with junk you don't want. Instead of typing out yourname@yourservice.com, I would use (my e-mail address) as an example: gln265 at wmconnect.com. Spammers who use software robots will pick up your address if it has the "@" attached; but if you spell out @ as "at," they will not. It takes a little more work to do the replacing, and I think you can handle that.
7. Since this is an educational, fun, family orientated site, we will also be having fun comparing the difference in usage of American and British words. If there are also some varieties used in the Channel Islands (the French influence), I am also interested in seeing them. As a result, worldly terms that relate to alcoholic drink, drugs, immorality, etc., will not be allowed. Remember the kids are reading!