The Memory Project: News

Aboriginal veteran proud of his service

Nov 9, 2012 Media Jill Paterson

Click here for article in the Winnipeg Free Press by: Carol Sanders, November 9, 2012

A stroke put the aboriginal veteran in the hospital for three months. Racial discrimination -- including "jokes" about "drunken Indians" -- plagued him during his time in the Canadian Armed Forces. But nothing can stop Melvin Swan from sharing his message of remembrance.

Sharing memories of war

Nov 9, 2012 Media Jill Paterson

Click here for article published on Halifax News Net, November 8, 2012 by Yvette d'Entremont

Halifax resident Earle Wagner joined the Canadian Merchant Navy on Feb. 12, 1941.Wagner, now 88, shares his Second World War experiences with local school children.Wagner’s story is one of many veteran stories preserved through The Memory Project...

New generation of war vets redefine Remembrance Day

Nov 9, 2012 Media Jill Paterson

Click here for article by: Rachel Mendleson Staff Reporter, Toronto Star Published on Fri Nov 09 2012

Stories from Afghanistan and WWII offer a glimpse into the changing meaning of war in Canada.

Artefact of the Week

Nov 9, 2012 Blog

Remembrance Day, Sunday November 11th, 2012. Read Charles Bouchard's engaging profile:

The Memory Project is heading to New Brunswick!

Nov 1, 2012 Event Jill Paterson

This November, Second World War and Korean War veterans will gather in Moncton and Miramichi to participate in a nation-wide oral history project.

Artefact of the Week

Oct 30, 2012 Blog

Margaret Brownlee lifting Millie Davis while performing RCAf Women's Divison fitness exercises in England in 1943.

Artefact of the Week

Oct 22, 2012 Blog

From left to right: Colonel Duk Soo Kim, US President Lyndon Johnson, South Korean President Park Chung-hee. Duk Soo Kim is showing Johnson the facilities of the Korean Infantry School during his 1965 visit to South Korea.