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SUMMARY:Where The Rivers Meet
DESCRIPTION:Where The Rivers Meet is a display within the City Gallery that centers the Original Peoples who have been on this land since time immemorial. It includes information about migration\, land relationship\, treaties\, impacts of colonization\, and past and present-day perspectives. The display also considers the founding story of Guelph within the context of a longer history lens. \nThis display is a living exhibition that reflects the truth as we understand it today. We continue to learn from our treaty partner\, the Missisaugas of the Credit First Nation\, and from Indigenous people who call Guelph home today. The display will continue to be updated as our knowledge grows.
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/where-the-rivers-meet-2/
LOCATION:Civic Museum\, 52 Norfolk Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1H 4H8\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Revelations From The Collection
DESCRIPTION:Guelph Museums has a growing collection of over 50\,000 items\, including objects\, archival material\, and photographs. This collection allows us to record the tangible and intangible history of the place we now call Guelph. Using large-scale photography\, Revelations from the Collection showcases a diverse selection of artifacts and archival material from Guelph Museums’ extensive collection. It provides an opportunity for visitors to engage with artifacts in a unique way and enhance their knowledge and understanding of Guelph’s history and community.
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/revelations-from-the-collection/
LOCATION:Guelph Civic Museum\, 52 Norfolk Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1H 4H8\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Portraits – Stories of Black Canadian Military Service
DESCRIPTION:From pre-Confederation conflicts through to the war in Afghanistan\, Black Canadians have a proud tradition of military service. They have fought and died for freedom abroad\, even as they have struggled against discrimination at home. \nPortraits – Stories of Black Canadian Military Service\, a new travelling exhibition circulated by the Canadian War Museum\, celebrates the contributions of Black Canadians in the military through compelling accounts of service and sacrifice from across the country. \nThe exhibition highlights the contributions and experiences of Black men and women from Nova Scotia and southern Ontario — two historic centres of Black migration — as well as from other parts of Canada. \nVisitors will recognize familiar names and events\, such as the story of William Hall\, one of Canada’s first recipients of the Victoria Cross. They will also discover many lesser-known stories\, like that of Connie and Kathleen Brown\, twin sisters who served during the Second World War. \nGuelph Museums has developed a unique\, localized chapter within the national narrative of the touring exhibition. This addendum focuses on the history of Black military service and migration to Guelph\, Ontario\, including the story of First World War servicemen Henry Francis Courtney\, Victor Goines\, Gordon Goines\, and Tom Malott who served in the No. 2 Construction Battalion\, the largest all-Black unit in Canadian military history. \nPortraits – Stories of Black Canadian Military Service was developed by the Canadian War Museum\, Ottawa in partnership with the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia\, Halifax and the Niagara Military Museum\, Niagara Falls. \n\n\n\n	Connie and Kathleen Brown \nNiagara Military Museum\n\nConnie et Kathleen Brown \nNiagara Military Museum\n\n \n\n\n	Molly Lamb Bobak Private Roy\, Canadian Women’s Army Corps\,1946 \nBeaverbrook Collection of War Art Canadian War Museum CWM 19710261-1626\n\nMolly Lamb Bobak Soldat Roy\, Service féminin de l’armée canadienne\, 1946 \nCollection Beaverbrook d’art militaire Musée canadien de la guerre MCG 19710261-1626  \n\n\n	David Johnson in Korea \nNiagara Military Museum\n\nDavid Johnson en Corée \nNiagara Military Museum \n \n\n\n	Alvie Burden \nCourtesy of Eric Brunt \n\nAlvie Burden \nAvec l’aimable autorisation d’Eric Blunt
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/portraits-stories-of-black-canadian-military-service/
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SUMMARY:Guelph Film Festival x Guelph Museums
DESCRIPTION:The Guelph Film Festival\, a documentary film festival presenting stories that explore themes of social justice\, the environment\, and community building\, presents two screenings at the Civic Museum. \nFeature Screening: The Next \n11:30 AM\nAt the end of her mother’s life\, decolonial writer Julietta Singh returns to her childhood home. As she unearths its layered history\, she discovers 140 years of forgotten matriarchs and untold political legacies. In this genre-defying collaboration\, the home becomes a space of radical storytelling and cross-community connection.\nWatch trailer \nShorts Series: films TBD \n2:30 PM \nTickets available at https://guelphfilmfestival.ca/
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/guelph-film-festival-x-guelph-museums/
LOCATION:Civic Museum\, 52 Norfolk Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1H 4H8\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Remembrance Day
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Remembrance Day to pause\, reflect\, and give thanks to those served and sacrificed\, and those who continue to serve. \n\nMcCrae House and Guelph Civic Museum will be open to the public with admission by donation\nRoyal Canadian Legion Col. John McCrae Memorial Branch 234 Flag Service at 8:55 a.m. at McCrae Memorial Gardens featuring wreath laying\, a minute of silence\, and The Last Post.\nJohn McCrae Public School Remembrance Assembly at 11:00 a.m. at McCrae Memorial Gardens
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/remembrance-day-9/
LOCATION:Civic Museum\, 52 Norfolk Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1H 4H8\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Tales From the Hill: Guelph Guild of Storytellers
DESCRIPTION:Tales from the Hill is presented by the Guelph Guild of Storytellers and features a guest teller in addition to Guild tellers. The evening includes hot cider\, light refreshments\, and conversation. Guests are invited to register a telling or participate during the open mic storytelling. \nTales from the Hill runs on the second Wednesday or Thursday of each month from October to May. \nGuests can arrive at 6:30 pm for casual socializing\, call to order at 7:00 pm for storytelling\, followed by time for more visits.
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/tales-from-the-hill-guelph-guild-of-storytellers-17/
LOCATION:Civic Museum\, 52 Norfolk Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1H 4H8\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Liberation and Remembrance Symposium
DESCRIPTION:This 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\, unsung heroes and narratives that remained “under the radar\,” and the lessons that resonate today\, lest we forget. \nDoors open at 9:15 a.m. Each presentation will last approximately 45 minutes followed by a question period. Snacks and lunch will be provided\, and a cash bar will be available. \n\n10 a.m.-“Stories of Black Canadian Military Service” by Jade Ferguson\n11 a.m.-“The Royal Canadian Air Force during the Liberation” by Mike Bechthold\n12 p.m.-Lunch catered\n1 p.m.- “The Joy and Anxiety of Liberation\, 1944/1945” by Geoff Hayes\n2 p.m.-“The Royal Canadian Navy and the Liberation of North-West Europe” by Roger Sarty\n3 p.m.-“Underwater Munitions and the Environmental Legacies of the Second World War” by Alex Souchen\n4 p.m.-“La Montanara\, a musical remembrance of the Italian Campaign.” by Mike Ford and Murray Foster\n\nPreregistration via Eventbrite is required. A student discount of $40+HST is available. \nHeader image credit: Dutch civilians and Canadian Army troops celebrating the Liberation of the Netherlands\, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Celebrating_Liberation_.png  \nAbout The Presenters\nJade Ferguson-“Duty and Discrimination: Black Soldiers and the Struggle for Civil Rights” at 10 a.m. \n \nThis talk explores the motivations and experiences of Black soldiers\, particularly during World War I\, who saw military service as a path to prove their duty\, earn citizenships\, and affirm their manhood. Despite facing segregation and menial assignments\, Black soldiers sought to use their service to gain respect\, achieve racial uplift\, and fight for political equality. This talk examines the sacrifice and service of local Black men who served in the No. 2 Construction Battalion and the 107th Pioneer Battalion. \nJade Ferguson is an Associate Professor in the School of Theatre\, English\, and Creative Writing and the Assistant Vice President\, Academic Equity and Anti-Racism at the University of Guelph. Her research focuses on segregation and civil rights activism in Canada. She is currently writing a book entitled “Jim Crow Canada: Segregation and Civil Rights in Canadian Literature and Art.” \nMike Bechthold-“The Royal Canadian Air Force during the Liberation” at 11 a.m. \n \nMike Bechthold holds a PhD in History from the University of New South Wales\, Canberra\, Australia and an MA & Honours BA from Wilfrid Laurier University\, Waterloo\, Ontario\, Canada. Mike is the author or editor of eight books and numerous articles. His most recent monograph is “Flying to Victory: Raymond Collishaw and the Western Desert Campaign\,” (University of Oklahoma Press\, 2017) and he is the co-author of a series of guidebooks about the Canadian battlefields of the Second World War. He specializes in the fields of military air power (especially tactical air operations in the First and Second World Wars)\, the Canadian army in Normandy and Northwest Europe\, and the Canadian Corps in the Great War. \nBechthold was recently employed as a historian with the Royal Canadian Air Force History and Heritage section. He has taught history at Wilfrid Laurier University\, the University of Waterloo\, Conestoga College\, and the Schulich School of Business at York University. For 22 years he worked as the Communications Director of the Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies and the Managing Editor of Canadian Military History\, an academic quarterly journal. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in the UK\, a Fellow of the Gregg Centre for the Study of War and Society at the University of New Brunswick\, a Research Fellow at Nipissing University Centre for the Study of War\, Atrocity\, and Genocide\, and he recently served as the Executive Director of the Juno Beach Centre Association. \nGeoff Hayes-“The Joy and Anxiety of Liberation\, 1944/45” at 1 p.m. \n \nThe Dutch people still celebrate the role that Canadian troops played in the liberation of the Netherlands. With good reason. The occupation and the liberation came at an enormous cost to the Dutch people. But that joy brought anxiety. While Canadian soldiers needed to get home\, Dutch civilians needed to get on with their lives. This talk explores some of the complexities of liberation in 1944 and 1945. \nGeoff Hayes is a professor of history at the University of Waterloo where he teaches Canadian and Canadian military history. He is also the editor of Canadian Military History.  His current research centres on the challenge of morale in the wartime Canadian army. \nRoger Sarty-“The Royal Canadian Navy and the Liberation of North-West Europe” at 2 p.m.  \n \nThe Canadian navy\, at the peak of its wartime expansion with 90\,000 personnel and more than 250 seagoing warships\, played a major part in the Allied victory campaign in Europe. From early 1944 the Canadian navy took over responsibility for the escort of Allied convoys across the North Atlantic\, while dispatching destroyers and frigates to protect British waters in preparation for the Normandy invasion in June 1944. The navy committed a hundred warships crewed by 10\,000 personnel to the landings and follow on operations in northern France. These forces\, strengthened with fresh ships and personnel from Canada\, then operated all along the European coast into the Arctic\, engaged in some of the most intense combats of the war against a still capable and determined enemy. \nRoger Sarty began his career as a historian at the Department of National Defence\, and  later moved to the Canadian War Museum where became deputy director. In 2004 he joined the History Department at Wilfrid Laurier University\, and retired in 2022. Roger co-authored the two-volume official history of the Royal Canadian Navy in the Second World War\, and has published several other books on Canadian naval history. \nAlex Souchen-“Underwater Munitions and the Environmental Legacies of the Second World War” at 3 p.m.  \n \nWhen the Second World War ended in 1945 the Allied powers encountered an enormous problem: how to destroy the immense stockpiles of surplus and captured weapons and munitions leftover in Europe and around the world. This presentation will explore that history by examining how and why millions of tons of conventional and chemical munitions ended up underwater\, dumped there by Allied forces to expedite demobilization. The presentation will also discuss the role of historians and historical research in addressing the environmental legacies of the Second World War and especially these dangerous weapons corroding away at the bottom of the world’s oceans and lakes \nDr. Alex Souchen is an Associate Professor at the University of Guelph\, cross-appointed between the Department of History and the Bachelor of Arts and Sciences Program. His interdisciplinary research explores the history of science and technology and the environmental legacies of warfare in the 20th century. He is the author of “War Junk: Munitions Disposal and Postwar Reconstruction in Canada\,” (published by UBC Press in 2020)\, and co-editor of “Silent Partners: The Origins and Influence of Canada’s Military-Industrial Complex\,” (published by UBC Press in 2023). He has also published many articles on military pollution and the ocean dumping of munitions after the World Wars in North America and Europe. His next book will examine the history of Canada’s industrial front during the Second World War and the environmental and health risks of explosives production. \nMike Ford and Murray Foster-“La Montanara: A musical remembrance of the Italian campaign” at 4 p.m. \nFord and Foster bring a wealth of musical achievements: their diverse projects (including as members of Great Big Sea and Moxy Früvous) have sold well over half a million albums\, garnered numerous songwriting awards\, received nominations for multiple Juno and Canadian Folk Music Awards\, earned a Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal\, and have created critically acclaimed musicals\, films\, and internationally performed historical plays. \n“La Montanara” by Mike Ford and Murray Foster is an original song-cycle exploring Canadian soldiers’ involvement in the Italian campaign of 1943-45. Inspired by the writings of Farley Mowat\, Fred Sederberg\, Mark Zuehlke\, Caroline Moorehead\, Tim Cook and others\, this performance presents a musical tapestry that spans various styles\, with masterful guitar work and soaring harmonies that evoke the passion\, sacrifice\, camaraderie\, and challenges central to the Italian Campaign.
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/liberation-and-remembrance-symposium/
LOCATION:Civic Museum\, 52 Norfolk Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1H 4H8\, Canada
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SUMMARY:La Montanara: Remembrance and Liberation Tea and Musical Performance
DESCRIPTION:Commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War and the Liberation of Europe with a special performance of La Montanara\, a new musical remembrance performance by Mike Ford and Murray Foster\, served with tea and Italian-inspired treats. \nThere are two seatings – 12:30 p.m. & 3:30 p.m. \nLa Montanara\, an original song-cycle performed by Mike Ford and Murray Foster\, explores Canadian soldiers’ involvement in the Italian campaign of 1943-45. Inspired by the writings of Farley Mowat\, Fred Sederberg\, Mark Zuehlke\, Caroline Moorehead\, Tim Cook and others\, this performance presents a musical tapestry that spans various styles\, with masterful guitar work and soaring harmonies that evoke the passion\, sacrifice\, camaraderie and challenges central to the Italian Campaign. \nFord and Foster bring a wealth of musical achievements: their diverse projects (including as members of Great Big Sea and Moxy Früvous) have sold well over half a million albums\, garnered numerous songwriting awards\, received nominations for multiple Juno and Canadian Folk Music Awards\, earned a Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal\, and have created critically acclaimed musicals\, films\, and internationally performed historical plays. \nPreregistration via Eventbrite is required. Cost is $29+HST per participant.
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/la-montanara-remembrance-and-liberation-tea-and-musical-performance/
LOCATION:Civic Museum\, 52 Norfolk Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1H 4H8\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Military Lecture: Training the Ukrainian Army Before Russia Attacked
DESCRIPTION:Capt. 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 2020 to May 2021 where he served as the Officer Development Team Lead at the Odessa Military Academy and Airborne Assault School. He will talk about instructing Ukrainian officer cadets on Troop Leading Procedure and Ukrainian Army Brigade Staff on Military Decision Making Process (OPP)\, and advising and assisting Academy staff at a national level to develop new course material and training. \nDoors open at 6:30 p.m. and the presentation starts at 7 p.m.\, followed by a question period. \nThe lecture premiered in-person at the Civic Museum. The recorded conversation is available on YouTube\, and our Museum Everywhere Portal. Guelph Museums’ Military Lecture series is presented in partnership with the Laurier Centre for the Study of Canada. \nWatch The Recording\n\nAbout The Speaker\nCaptain Jeffrey Allan Fry\, CD was born in Toronto Ontario on 20 March 1976 and raised in Guelph after his family moved for work in 1982. After completing high school\, Captain Fry was enrolled into the Army Reserve in 1995.  He served two years with the Royal Highland Fusiliers in Cambridge after completing basic training. In the winter of 1997\, he was accepted as an Officer Cadet. In the spring and summer of 1997\, Captain Fry completed Phases 1 and 2 at the Combat Training Centre at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown\, New Brunswick. \nUpon moving to Toronto in 1998\, Captain Fry transferred to the Governor General’s Horse Guards and was selected to attend the armoured crew commander course with Royal Canadian Armoured School (Wainwright\, Alberta) during the summer of 1998. After completion of the course\, he returned to the regiment and continued armoured officer OJT. In June 1999\, he returned to Wainwright\, Alberta and completed the armoured Troop Leader course. \nCaptain Fry continued to serve with the GGHG as a troop leader in A Squadron and subsequently a battle captain until moving back to Guelph Ontario for civilian work in 2001. \nOn his return to Guelph\, he was attached to the 11th Field Regiment\, Royal Canadian Artillery. After some persuasion\, the decision was made to officially transfer to the Royal Canadian Artillery and\, in 2002 Captain Fry attended the Command Post Officer and Reconnaissance Officer course\, Royal Canadian Artillery School. He returned to the regiment and was employed as a Command Post Officer and Reconnaissance Officer in the autumn of 2002.  He attended the Officer Staff Course\, Canadian Army Staff College Toronto from January to April 2003. \nBetween 2002 and 2009\, Captain Fry held various positions\, including Command Post Officer\, Reconnaissance Officer\, Gun Position Officer\, Battle Captain and Adjutant. In 2009 he transferred to inactive supplementary reserve to start a civilian company. \nIn 2016\, while still residing in Guelph\, Captain Fry returned to primary reserve with the 7th Toronto Regiment\, Royal Canadian Artillery as there were no positions available with 11th Field Regiment. He proudly accepted the chance to return to the Royal Canadian Artillery when a position was made available at 7th Toronto Regiment. He returned as CPO\, GPO\, Recce O and then\, BK 9 Battery. \nWhile serving with 7th Toronto\, he deployed with the CAF support to flooding in Northern Ontario OP Lentus from April to June 2019 as Officer Commanding A Company\, 32 Brigade. During this command\, 32 Brigade conducted a Relief in Place of Regular Army (2 Brigade led by the 3rd Battalion Royal Canadian Regiment)\, and was the largest Reserve relief of Regular army since WW2. \nIn June 2019 Captain Fry attended the Army Tactics and Operations Course\, Tactics School\, Gagetown and\, in September 2019 returned to 11th Field Regiment in Guelph Ontario as the Battle Captain of 29 Battery.As part of the CAF response to the COVID Pandemic\, Captain Fry deployed on OP Laser between April and July 2020 as a Company 2IC and subsequently OC of B Coy\, 31 Territorial Brigade Group. \nCaptain Fry is a graduate of the Canadian Army Command and Staff College (2024) in Kingston Ontario and currently is the Battery Commander for 29 Battery Guelph and\, 16 Battery (the operational field battery). \nCaptain Fry has spent his civilian career in investment banking and commercial real estate and has experience working in Canada\, US\, UK and Europe. \nHonours and Awards: \nCanadian Forces Decoration (CD)\nSpecial Service Medal (SSM)
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/military-lecture-training-the-ukrainian-army-before-russia-attacked/
LOCATION:Civic Museum\, 52 Norfolk Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1H 4H8\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Fourth Friday: War And Peace: Songs And Monologues by Rhapsodius
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a powerful evening of reflection and artistry\, as we commemorate Remembrance Month with a special performance of War and Peace: Songs and Monologues. \nRhapsodius (Andrew Craig) returns with this evocative work\, originally commissioned for McCrae House Backyard Theatre. Inspired by John McCrae’s iconic poem In Flanders Fields\, Rhapsodius weaves music and spoken word into a stirring performance that inspires reflection and remembrance. \nArrive early to experience the Portraits – Stories of Black Canadian Military Service\, an exhibition from the Canadian War Museum currently on display at the Civic Museum. \nAdmission by donation starts at 5:00 p.m. with the concert beginning at 7:00 p.m. \nCash bar available \nAbout War and Peace: Songs and Monologues:\nWhat are the causes of war? Is war simply human nature? Is the goal of world peace realistic? Artivist and educator Rhapsodius presents a one-person\, one-act show that poses these questions and more\, and offers possible answers. \nWar and Peace: Songs and Monologues features some of the greatest songs about war and peace composed in the 20th century\, by artists such as Stevie Wonder\, Marvin Gaye\, Bob Dylan\, John Lennon\, and Bob Marley. Rhapsodius weaves together these songs with deeply considered monologues that draw equally from the ancient writings of Sun Tzu as well as from contemporary authors such as Gwynne Dyer\, Margaret McMillan\, Pema Chodron and the Dalai Lama. War and Peace: Songs and Monologues aims to educate\, enlighten\, uplift and inspire in equal measure\, and leave you with the sense that a peaceful world is indeed possible\, and that we can co-create it. \nAbout Portraits – Stories of Black Canadian Military Service:\nPortraits – Stories of Black Canadian Military Service\, a new travelling exhibition circulated by the Canadian War Museum\, celebrates the contributions of Black Canadians in the military through compelling accounts of service and sacrifice from across the country.
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/fourth-friday-war-and-peace-songs-and-monologues-by-rhapsodius/
LOCATION:Civic Museum\, 52 Norfolk Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1H 4H8\, Canada
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