Tag Archives: WWI
The Formation of the Brooklin Legion
By Sarah Ferencz, Archivist – Whitby Archives When the First World War ended in 1918, returned service men and women and soldiers’ widows and orphaned children served as an impetus for the formation of veteran support groups all across Canada. … Continue reading
People You Should Know – Chief Johnson Paudash
This article first appeared in The Commando, June 1945 Volume 3 No.11, p.2 and has not been edited, thus is representative of the language and terms used at that time. Here is a chap that probably should have been written … Continue reading
Nursing Sisters in Canada – The Story of Mabel Bruce Evans
By Alexandra Geropoulos, Archivist – Clarington Museum and Archives When people recall World War I & II, many recall the men and women who bravely served and fought for their country during those dark periods in human history. Each community has … Continue reading
Lest We Forget – Profiling Alfred Hind
By Lisa Terech, Community Engagement Coordinator – Oshawa Museum This article has been edited from what originally appeared on the Oshawa Museum Blog. There are two Veteran’s Plots in Oshawa’s Union Cemetery: World War I and World War II. Looking … Continue reading
The Tale of Two Brothers
By: Jennifer Weymark, Archivist – Oshawa Museum The Andrews family has been a research focus of mine since 2011. The history of the family helps to tell an under researched and overlooked aspect of Oshawa’s early history, the history of … Continue reading
This Month’s Header
The image comes from the archival collection of the Oshawa Museum. The photograph is of the first overseas draft of the 2nd Depot Battalion, 2nd Central Ontario Regiment. A Depot Battalion were created to train later recruits and draftees who … Continue reading
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