Flutterby™! : A Rose by Any Other Name....

Strange byways of history department: The Mitford family was an aristocratic British brood whose 6 daughters became social notables in the first half of the 20th century. Two became famous writers, two married nephews of Prime Ministers, one became a Communist, and two were genuine, card-carrying Nazis. The oddity is that a large part of the family fortune was based on a gold mine in the unfortunately-named town of Swastika, Ontario. Indeed, one of the girls, the resoundingly named Unity Valkyrie Mitford, was conceived there. There were attempts to rename the town Winston during WW2, but it never happened. There is still a Swastika Public School in the town, but I fear to learn what they call the football team.