Tag Archives: Canadian War Museum

Canadian War Museum launches online exhibition exploring VJ Day and its legacy

Posted on August 13, 2020 by Gail Dever

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, which finally drew to a close with the surrender of Japan on August 15, 1945.  Canada at War Against Japan, 1941–1945 — an online exhibition launched yesterday — explores the war with Japan and … Continue reading →

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Canadian War Museum releases new military research guides

Posted on January 7, 2019 by Gail Dever

The Canadian War Museum has released on its website four new research guides that are designed to help people research topics related to Canadian military history. The eight-page guides are about: Royal Canadian Navy, 1910-1919, 1939-1945, and the Merchant Navy, … Continue reading →

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Association seeks British Home Children artifacts for Canadian War Museum

Posted on September 6, 2018 by Gail Dever

About 25,000 of the more than 100,000 British Home Children, who came to Canada from the 1860s to 1939, served in the World War One or World War Two, and the British Home Children Advocacy and Research Association (BHCARA) wants … Continue reading →

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Canadian War Museum acquires Currie Victoria Cross

Posted on May 2, 2018 by Gail Dever

The Canadian War Museum announced yesterday it has acquired the Victoria Cross awarded to Saskatchewan native Lieutenant-Colonel David Vivian Currie of the South Alberta Regiment for his exceptional leadership and bravery in a decisive battle of the Second World War. … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — May 9, 2015

Posted on May 9, 2015 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Dr Guy Berthiaume at the City of Ottawa Archives by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections. Genealogy and Continual Learning by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Writing a Personal … Continue reading →

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