#Canadian War Museum #Private George Lawrence PriceWar museum acquires medals of last Canadian soldier killed in World War I_ (press release) _ _ Ottawa, Ontario, November 2, 2016 _ — The medal set and the memorial plaque in honour of Private George Lawrence Price, the last Canadian soldier killed during the First World War, have been donated to the Canadian War Museum. ...
#Canadian War Museum #history #Laura BrandonFormer War Museum historian Laura Brandon inducted into the Order of Canada[caption id=“attachment_53145” align=“aligncenter” width=“720”] His Excellency presents the Member of the Order of Canada insignia to Laura Brandon, C.M. in Ottawa on Sept. 23. Credit: MCpl Vincent Carbonneau, Rideau Hall, OSGG[/caption] _ Ottawa, Ontario, October 6, 2016 _ ...
#Canadian War MuseumCanadian War Museum appoints new Director of Research_ (press release) _ _ Ottawa, Ontario, June 27, 2016 _ — The Canadian War Museum is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Peter MacLeod as Director of Research at the Canadian War Museum. Dr. MacLeod is currently the Museum’s Pre-Confederation Historian. ...
#Canadian War Museum #Lebreton Flats #nccTwo proponents submit proposals for the redevelopment of LeBreton FlatsThe National Capital Commission (NCC) has received detailed proposals from two pre-qualified proponents for the redevelopment of LeBreton Flats , one of the largest and most significant urban development sites in the core of Canada’s Capital. In alphabetical order, the proponents are as follows: ...
#Canadian War Museum #Memorial Hall #Remember #remembrance day #webcastCanadian War Museum to webcast moving Remembrance Day ceremonyThe Canadian War Museum invites all Canadians from across the country and around the world to participate in one of the most moving Remembrance Day ceremonies in Canada . On November 11 at exactly 11 a.m. Eastern Standard Time , sunlight shines through a single window in the War Museum’s Memorial Hall to illuminate the headstone of ...
#Canadian War Museum #commemoration #Confederation Square #Military commemoration plan #ncc #parliament hillMilitary Commemoration Plan for Canada’s Capital will proceed to public consultationThe Board of Directors of the National Capital Commission (NCC) agreed to proceed to public consultation on a Military Commemoration Plan for Canada’s Capital. The plan will now be made available to key stakeholders and the public before final approval in the fall of 2015. ...
#Canadian War Museum #exhibits #museums #warCanadian War Museum’s new content illuminates life on the Home Front during the First World WarThe Canadian War Museum is proud to unveil ** The Home Front, 1917 ** . This new exhibition module explores the social pressures caused by more than three years of overseas conflict — pressures that transformed Canadian society and provoked a major political crisis. ...
#Canadian War Museum #heritage #history #military #museumsWar Museum shares history of Canadian Military Headquarters at London’s Canada HouseA small display, developed by the Canadian War Museum, has been unveiled at Canada House in London, England. ** History in the Making – C.P. Stacey and Canadian Military Headquarters ** tells the story of Canadian Military Headquarters (CMHQ) and the man who served as official historian of the Canadian Army in the Second World War. ...