The Fight for History

 Title: The Fight for History: 75 Years of forgetting, remembering, and remaking Canada’s second world war By: Tim Cook Publisher: Allen Lane ISBN: 9780735238336 A masterful telling of the way the Second World War has been remembered, forgotten, and remade by Canadians over seventy-five years. The Second World War shaped modern Canada.

Scotland Slowly

 Our Adventure Canada blue shell jackets emblazoned with the distinctive Polar Bear logo kept the wind out and the warmth in as we jutted across the salty ocean waves in one of the Ocean Endeavour’s zodiac’s, mist spraying in our faces. It was the third week of June and we

Women and the World Wars

 Photo © Canadian War Museum The Canadian War Museum is celebrating Canadian women’s roles and contributions made during the First and Second World Wars in the museum’s new exhibit, World War Women. Dr. Stacey Barker is the Acting Historian, Art and War, at the Canadian War Museum. Barker has been working at the

Citizenship Week Event Engages Youth

 Photo courtesy of Ryan Parent How much do you know about Canada? Historica Canada has celebrated Citizenship Week by engaging youth from across Canada. The event assembled 82 students and encouraged them to reflect on Canada’s history and identity. Guest speaker Charlotte Gray. Image courtesy of Ryan Parent. Taking place

Tiny Pieces of Paper Tell Canada’s Story: The Canadian Stamp Collection Is Now Open

 More than 3,000 stamps are on display at the Canadian Stamp Collection. This exhibit is now open to the public at the Canadian Museum of History. Museum goers can trace Canada’s history from 1851 with the extremely rare and valuable 1851 Three Pence Beaver stamp (Canada’s very first stamp), to