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The Mark Humphries Orchestra Concert

What an amazing concert by the Mark Humphries Orchestra on Sunday! We are so proud to showcase a true musical gem in our community, and grateful that over 400 came to watch because they know it as well! Mark, thank you for your incredible generosity, enthusiasm and hard work to get this idea goingContinue reading “The Mark Humphries Orchestra Concert”

Big Events in November!

November will see a number of events at/for the museum, so mark your calendar! November 5th at 1:30 pm will feature renowned author, Ted Barris, presenting a talk related to his latest book, The Battle of Britain: Canadian Airmen in their Finest Hour. Barris is the author of many best selling books, including Behind theContinue reading “Big Events in November!”

CATPM at the Battle of Britain Ceremony

As many know, the Battle of Britain was a major battle fought in the second world war. It took place from July to October 1940 and was fought entirely in the air as Hitler’s forces attempted to clear the RAF from the skies as a prelude to invasion. Many Canadians fought in this battle, manyContinue reading “CATPM at the Battle of Britain Ceremony”

The Chalkboard

A guest blog post by summer employee, Seraphina Gilbert. We asked Seraphina to write a few posts about her favourite displays, this is her second post – see also: The Barber’s Book During the Second World War while everyone’s attention was directed to the fighting in Europe and Asia, children were working hard on theContinue reading “The Chalkboard”

See Ya Later to our Summer Staff

We were very fortunate to have two excellent summer staff with us this year, Seraphina and Sandra. They were a great team at welcoming visitors, doing tours, helping with interpretation signage and research, and providing excellent and much needed French interpretation! We will miss them dearly, but the good news is we will continue toContinue reading “See Ya Later to our Summer Staff”