Descend the stairs alongside the Ottawa Locks on Wellington St to find the Bytown Museum, sitting at the last lock before the artificial canal plunges… The series of steep, step-like locks between the Château Laurier and Parliament Hill marks the north end of the 200km Rideau Canal,...
Located on a former military air base just 5 kilometres from the Prime Minister’s residence in Ottawa, the Museum focuses on aviation in Canada within an international context, from its beginnings in 1909 to the present day. As Canada’s contribution to aviation expanded to include aerospace te...
the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa has unveiled an exhibit highlighting the bitter struggles that delivered freedom to the Dutch populace in the last months of the Second World War.
Ottawa, ON K1A 0N4 CANADA You might want to contact their unit, squadron or regiment if they still exist as some maintain their own archives. Regarding bases/stations that are not featured, it is due to either I haven’t had time to add them to the web site or, if it was a small ...
Centre: Chevrolet 1-1/4 ton signals truck, Ottawa. Photo courtesy Ed Storey. Right: M135CDN truck with CFR plate, Ottawa. Photo courtesy Ed Storey As weapons systems evolved, became deadlier, more accurate and able to destroy targets on a one-hit basis, the need for markings and paint ...
This article uncovers some of these stories, buried in the thousands of boxes in the George Metcalf Archival Collection—the textual archives—at the Canadian War Museum (CWM) in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.Pagnotta, SarafinaGenealogy (2313-5778)...
Focuses on the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, Ontario. Building design; Exhibition galleries covering periods from indigenous and early Canadian battles and warfare; Inclusion of a Military History Research Center and conservation laboratories; Curators' aim; Designers of the museum; Building cost. 关键...
The following is an extract from the bookMilitary Uniforms in Canada, 1665-1970by Jack L. Summers and Rene Chartrand (Ottawa: Canadian War Museum, 1981) and is reproduced here by the kind permission of the Canadian War Museum. Reprinting or duplication of the text or illustration without perm...
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The Canadian Museum of History sits across the Ottawa River from Parliament Hill and its collection includes documents, artifacts, works of art and other specimens related to Indigenous and Canadian history and culture. The Canadian War Museum displays and maintains collections of militar...