Centenary News writer, Christopher Harvie, discusses the Canadian War Museum’s special exhibition 'Fighting in Flanders – Gas. Mud. Memory,' dedicated to Canada's experience on the Western Front.
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Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada, establishes WW100 commemoration programme
Launched earlier this year, the programme aims to commemorate the Newfoundlanders and Labradorians who died in the First World War.
Continue readingMemorial University of Newfoundland, Canada, establishes WW100 commemoration programme
Launched earlier this year, the programme aims to commemorate the Newfoundlanders and Labradorians who died in the First World War.
Continue readingAn article about the International Speaker Series with the Canadian War Museum
Centenary News writer, Christopher Harvie, spoke with Dr Andrew Burtch, Acting Director of Research for the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa to discuss the museum’s International Speaker Series, an initiative giving different perspectives to the history of the First World War.
Continue readingAn article about the International Speaker Series with the Canadian War Museum
Centenary News writer, Christopher Harvie, spoke with Dr Andrew Burtch, Acting Director of Research for the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa to discuss the museum's International Speaker Series, an initiative giving different perspectives to the history of the First World War.
Continue readingChor Leoni presents All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 (Vancouver, Canada)
Chor Leoni and actors present a commemoration of the Christmas Truce.
Continue readingCanada: Launch of GWCA ‘Doing Our Bit’ website
The Great War Centenary Association – Brantford, Brant County, Six Nations in Ontario, Canada – has launched its new website, ‘Doing Our Bit’, to document the community’s involvement during the First World War.
Continue readingCommonwealth War Graves Commission releases new archive records to researchers
Archives relating to the work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission have been made available to researchers and members of the public.
Continue readingCommonwealth War Graves Commission releases new archive records to researchers
Archives relating to the work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) have been made available to researchers and members of the public..
Continue reading‘The Home Front, 1917’ – Exhibition recalls pride and protest in First World War Canada
A new exhibition at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa focuses on the domestic demands of the First World War, culminating in a political crisis over conscription.
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