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Catherine Little explores contributions of early Canadian-born Chinese to Canada’s Second World War efforts and the sacrifices its members made to show their loyalty to a country that had utterly…
Bill McVean talks on the role of Canadian engineers in the evacuation of British 1st Airborne paratroopers from Operation Market Garden at Arnhem-Oosterbeek, Netherlands in 1944. After nine days of…
Tim Cook, Canada’s preeminent war historian, introduces his new book, “The Good Allies: How Canada and the United States Fought Together to Defeat Fascism during the Second World War.” Doors…
Geoff Hayes challenges an orthodox view which holds that First Canadian Army, Cinderella on the Left, was too slow through the fall of 1944. The conscription crisis during this time clouded achievements of the Canadians, but Hayes contends that reports reveal Canadian morale remained remarkably high through this period, something the Canadian government leveraged to…
Aly Firth offers an assessment of transgender roles and crossdressing in performances for the troops during the First World War. The myth of a singular masculine identity during the First…
Note: This event is now fully booked with no space remaining. A recording will be made available and further events connected to this exhibit are being planned. Stay tuned to…
Author Douglas Hunter explores the role of the First World War in the life and career of artist A.Y. Jackson, and its impact on the formation of Canada’s most famous…
Lieutenant-Colonel Miguel Ortiz-Sosa, the commanding officer of Guelph’s 11th Field Regiment, is our guest speaker. In times of conflict, Guelph and Wellington County responded to the call of collective defense…
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