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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: Shannon Kingsbury
DESCRIPTION:This special holiday Fourth Friday features a mesmerizing performance by local artist Shannon Kingsbury. As the year comes to a close\, singer-songwriter and harpist Kingsbury will guide us through an evening of reflection and renewal with her enchanting music. Shannon’s original music dives deep into internal landscapes of dream\, archetype and emotion. Her performance will explore profound themes of regeneration\, rebirth\, and new beginnings\, perfectly capturing the spirit of the season. \nWelcome the approaching new year with evocative music and a heart full of inspiration and hope! \nFourth Friday is a unique opportunity to enjoy free access to the museum and a complimentary concert\, breaking down barriers to arts and culture for all. \nAbout the Artist\n \nShannon Kingsbury (she/her) is a singer\, songwriter\, harpist\, music educator and mother. Her musical works include two solo albums\, co-curating site specific performances for Spring Awakes! (Ignatius Old Growth Forest) with Sue Smith\, composing/directing for Ondine Chorus\, and co-creating The Heartbeat Project with Maya LaRose (recipients of Pay It Forward Arts Fund). Shannon delights in mentoring children\, youth and adults through her teaching studio\, Kingsbury Music. \nShannon grew up in a handful of small rural towns throughout Ontario and Quebec and was fortunate to be nurtured in both wild outdoor and multi-generational community spaces. These experiences fostered a great love of connection\, care and beauty that would inform a lifelong commitment engaging with and facilitating the creative process. She is grateful to live and work in Guelph\, Between the Lakes Purchase (Treaty 3)\, and is a passionate member of its vibrant arts community.
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/fourth-friday-shannon-kingsbury-2/
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SUMMARY:Tales from the Hill - CANCELLED
DESCRIPTION:Tales from the Hill has been cancelled through July 5.\nFollowing advice from Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health\, all City of Guelph recreation centres\, libraries\, museums and theatres remain closed until April 30 to slow the spread of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). All scheduled programs\, performances and events at City facilities are cancelled through July 5\, 2020. \nFor all City of Guelph Coronavirus updates and further information\, please visit guelph.ca. \nWe are still available online and through our social media channels. Explore the Museum’s Musings Blog and find us on Facebook\, Instagram\, and Twitter. \nPlease visit the staff contact page to connect with us via email while are working offsite. \n\nJoin Guelph Guild of Storytellers and special guests on the first Wednesday of each month. \nFree admission.
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SUMMARY:Doors Open After Dark 2020 - Postponed
DESCRIPTION:All Museum events and programs have been cancelled through July 5.\nDoors Open Guelph and Doors Open After Dark have been postponed\, date tbd. \nFollowing advice from Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health\, all City of Guelph recreation centres\, libraries\, museums and theatres remain closed until April 30 to slow the spread of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). All scheduled programs\, performances and events at City facilities are cancelled through July 5\, 2020. \nFor all City of Guelph Coronavirus updates and further information\, please visit guelph.ca. \nWe are still available online and through our social media channels. Explore the Museum’s Musings Blog and find us on Facebook\, Instagram\, and Twitter. \nPlease visit the staff contact page to connect with us via email while are working offsite. \n\nCelebrate Guelph’s 193rd birthday and kick off  Doors Open Guelph at the Civic Museum with live music\, food trucks\, and pop-up art and history installations at and around the museum. Connect\, explore and engage with history in unique ways. \nAdd Guelph Museums on Instagram\, Facebook\, and Twitter for event updates. Don’t forget to share your photos and tag @guelphmuseums\, #DoorsOpenAfterDark \n\nCall for Submissions: Doors Open After Dark \nDeadline: March 8\, 2020 \nHave an idea for a big\, bold\, innovative history or art activation? Historians and creatives of all disciplines are encouraged to submit proposals for activations that explore Guelph’s history and identity through themes of reconciliation\, diversity\, landscape\, culture\, innovation\, and environment.
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/doors-open-after-dark-2020/
LOCATION:Civic Museum\, 52 Norfolk Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1H 4H8\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Lay of the Land
DESCRIPTION:You are here! This interactive exhibition will orient visitors in time and place through an installation of maps\, spanning time immemorial to present day. Lay of the Land invites all visitors to understand our complex relationship to the land\, past and present\, and to the place that we now call Guelph. \nCartography is the art\, science\, and technology of making maps\, plans\, charts\, and globes. The earliest surviving map\, drawn on a clay tablet found in the Middle East\, dates to 2300 BCE. The earlier known maps of Canada were created by European explorers\, seeking to find and secure trade routes to the Asian continent. Dated from about 1502 to 1506\, those maps depict the east coast of Newfoundland as an island in the North Atlantic. \nMapmaking was a well-developed practice among Indigenous peoples in what is now Canada. Indigenous navigational maps were drawn on impermanent materials\, accompanied by verbal descriptions and committed to memory. Lakes\, rivers\, and shorelines on most Indigenous maps differ from modern survey maps. Scale\, however\, was often measured by time (such as a day’s journey) and landmarks were accentuated to aid travellers. \n“Lay of the land” is a turn of phrase. It is a reference to the arrangement of features on the land\, as well as a metaphor for the current state of affairs. The exhibition\, Lay of the Land\, employs both meanings in recognition of our unique connections to places we call home. \nIndigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada\nThe exhibition features the Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada (IPAC) floor map. It is on loan from Kids Can Press\, Canadian Geographic and the Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS). \nThe IPAC floor map is a resource that can assist our understanding of the past\, present and future of Indigenous Peoples in Canada. It represents a diversity of stories and voices. The RCGS worked with Indigenous and ally educators and with organizations across Canada to create the map. \nVisit Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada for more information about the map and for learning activities. \n \n                 \n \n  \nRelated Events:\n \nHistory Bites: Lay of the Land\nWednesday\, February 17\, 12 p.m. \nFacebook Live \nGuelph Museums curator Dawn Owen will be chatting about current exhibit\, Lay of the Land. The exhibition orients visitors in time and place through an installation of maps\, spanning time immemorial to present day. Lay of the Land invites all visitors to understand our complex relationship to the land\, past and present\, and to the place that we now call Guelph.
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/lay-of-the-land/
LOCATION:Civic Museum\, 52 Norfolk Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1H 4H8\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Every Child Matters
DESCRIPTION:Acknowledging the legacy of Canada’s Residential School system and its impact on Indigenous communities\, past\, present and future. \nWhat is Residential School? \nThe term “Residential School” refers to the education system that forced Indigenous children into mainstream “Canadian” ways of living. The practice removed Indigenous children from their families\, languages\, customs\, and traditional teachings. \nThere were 139 Indian residential schools funded and operated by the federal government. Opened in 1828 and located only 50 kilometres from Guelph\, the Mohawk Institute Residential School was the first and longest continually operated residential school in Canada. It closed in 1970\, after 142 years. \nThe Orange Shirt Story \nPhyllis Webstad (Stswecem’c Xgat’tem First Nation) started the Orange Shirt Society in 2013 based on her experience at the St. Joseph Mission Residential School in Williams Lake\, British Columbia. Phyllis grew up on Dog Creek Reservation with her grandmother. In 1973\, at six years old\, Phyllis was to attend the local residential school. Her grandmother purchased a beautiful orange shirt for her to wear on the first day. Phyllis was nervous and excited\, as she was not sure what to expect. Upon arriving to the St. Joseph Mission Residential School in her brand new orange shirt\, it was stripped from her body never to be returned. \n“The color orange has always reminded me of that and how my feelings didn’t matter\, how no one cared and how I felt like I was worth nothing. All of us little children were crying and no one cared.” \n– Phyllis Webstad \nThe Orange Shirt Society \nThe Orange Shirt Society witnesses and honours the healing journey of residential school survivors and their families. The society aims to create conversations about the residential school system\, among all Canadians. Their message is simple: Every Child Matters. \nOrange Shirt Day \nAnnually on September 30\, we wear orange shirts to commemorate the survivors of residential school.   It was the time of year when children were taken from their homes and sent to residential schools. Today\, we must talk about anti-racism and anti-bullying. Let’s come together in the spirit of reconciliation and hope for generations of children to come. \nFor more information visit: www.orangeshirtday.org \nPhyllis Webstad\, author of The Orange Shirt Story\, wears a 2019 Orange Shirt Day T-shirt\, designed by Vinita Rathod\, a grade twelve student from Richmond\, B.C. Source: UVIC Photo Services
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/every-child-matters/
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