Whitney Hodgins is a Master of Arts student at Athabasca University focusing on Heritage and Social History. Picture this: You are tending to your field as a farmer when all of a sudden you see a shadow on the ground approach you in the distance. When you look up into the sky, you see thisContinue reading “The Ghost Fleet of Fu-Go: When Japan attacked Canada in WWII”
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Dangerously Dressed: RCAF Fire Suits of WWII
This post is by summer student worker, Whitney M. Hodgins is a Master of Arts Student from Athabasca University. Author’s note: I would like to acknowledge and thank Greg Bartlett, a former Canadian Forces firefighter, for peer reviewing this article and taking the time to provide their expertise to this piece to ensure accuracy ofContinue reading “Dangerously Dressed: RCAF Fire Suits of WWII”
A Few of My Favourite Things
This post is by summer student worker Seraphina. This is their third summer with us. Seraphina is a recent Music School graduate (Brandon University) and will soon be heading to Ottawa at the end of summer to do a Masters program at Carleton University. This is my final summer at the Commonwealth Air Training PlanContinue reading “A Few of My Favourite Things”
Ron Mallet & His Accordion
This post, his second for us, was written by Rory M., one of our summer students. Rory is a Music major at Brandon University. Note: This article was posted originally last year, however, it is being re-posted with a correction. Musical instruments across the world carry memories of their players, and the history that theyContinue reading “Ron Mallet & His Accordion”
Mandates and Serial Plates
This post is by our summer student, Seraphina. Sera has been with us 3 summers now and is heading to Ottawa at the end of summer to do a Masters program at Carleton University. She has written several blog posts for us over the past 2 years. When it comes to museums, the primary focusContinue reading “Mandates and Serial Plates”
Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum & RCAF WWII Memorial 