Military Lecture: The Cold War in Canada by Dr. Sara Matthews
Did you know that the Region of Waterloo is home to a Cold War nuclear shelter? Built in 1966 and designed by the same architectural firm responsible for the CN…
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Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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Military Lecture: Historical Reenacting: Why On Earth Do People Do This
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaDrawing upon his 20+ years of experience as a War of 1812 reenactor, Tom Fournier will talk about his motivation for being a reenactor. He will share his memories on…
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Liberation and Remembrance Symposium
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaThis year marks 80 years since the end of the Second World War and the liberation of Europe. Eight decades later we reflect on Canada’s contributions to the war effort,…
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Military Lecture: Training the Ukrainian Army Before Russia Attacked
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaCapt. Jeff Fry will share his experience training the Ukrainian army before the start of the war with Russia. Capt. Fry was deployed on OP UNIFIER in Ukraine from July…
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Military Lecture: The History of the University of Guelph War Memorial Hall
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaAustin Foster presents the history of the University of Guelph’s War Memorial Hall, based on archival research for the War Memorial Hall: Its Early History, Heritage, and Legacy – A…
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Military Lecture: From Sherbrooke with Love: Illicit Correspondence, Civilian Internment, and Canada in the Second World War
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaGillian Wagenaar examines a case of illicit correspondence between a Canadian teenager and a group of civilian internees in Quebec in the early years of the Second World War. Through…
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Military Lecture: Lives of Servitude and Service: British Home Children and the Making of Wartime Canada by Kelly Morrison
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaAt 102, Sir George Beardshaw is the last surviving veteran of the Second World War-era Queen’s Own Rifles and the only surviving British “Home Child” left in Canada. He is…
