You may have heard of the Caterpillar Club. Here, at our museum, we had a volunteer who had such a pin. His life had been saved when he jumped from his aircraft during WW2. His membership then had been issued by the Irvin Parachute Company (see first photo). In 1922 Leslie Irvin agreed to giveContinue reading “From the Archives: The Caterpillar Club”
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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”
The Barber’s Book
A guest blog post by summer employee, Seraphina Gilbert. We asked Seraphina to write a few posts about her favourite displays, this is her first post. During WWII, the Canadian home front was a surprisingly busy place as the country responsible for much of the munitions and vehicle manufacturing. Canada was also home to theContinue reading “The Barber’s Book”
2023 at the CATPM
The video below reviews some of the main events at the museum in 2023.
The Brandon Sun Archives
Back in the first week of October 2023, I had been talking with the Brandon General Museum and Archives, and Matt Goerzen of the Brandon Sun about saving the Brandon Sun’s Archives. The Brandon Sun’s new location does not have space for the original newspapers, and while the Legislative Library has expressed interest the archivesContinue reading “The Brandon Sun Archives”
Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum & RCAF WWII Memorial 