The Hamilton Spectator speaks with LCol (ret’d) Susan Beharriell, a Memory Project veteran speaker.
Apr 15, 2021
Global News interviewed Memory Project veteran speaker Bob Crane on his war experience.
Feb 28, 2021
Feb 17, 2021
The Globe and Mail looks into the original soundtrack of the new Heritage Minute on Oscar Peterson.
A new Heritage Minute that celebrates the late jazz giant employs no Peterson recordings, nor does it use any of his own compositions or standards famously in his repertoire. Instead, a lively score composed by Peterson protégé Robi Botos accompanies the 60-second sprint through the pianist’s early life and career in Montreal. Read the full story here.
Feb 17, 2021
CTV News covers the launch of the new Heritage Minute on Oscar Peterson.
Feb 17, 2021
JazzFM speaks with Thompson Egbo-Egbo on his role as Oscar Peterson in the new Heritage Minute.
Toronto-based pianist and composer Thompson Egbo-Egbo portrays a young Oscar Peterson performing in the late 1940s in a new edition of Historica Canada’s well-recognized 60-second short films. Filmed in the fall of 2019, the clip was released this month as part of the organization’s observance of Black History Month.
Feb 17, 2021
Canadian Press covers the new Heritage Minute on jazz pianist Oscar Peterson.
Jan 17, 2021
The Canadian Press speaks with Gulf War veteran Richard Austin on Historica Canada's new video on the Gulf War.
OTTAWA -- Petty officer Richard Austin was sitting at his position on board HMCS Athabaskan when he heard a clang. It was 1991, and the Canadian destroyer was traversing an Iraqi minefield in the Persian Gulf, on its way to rescue a crippled American warship.
Jan 17, 2021
Veteran Bob Crane, featured in a new video by Historica Canada, speaks about Indigenous military contributions to the Gulf War.
Reflecting on the 30th anniversary of Operation Desert Storm, retired major Bob Crane doesn't want Indigenous military contributions to the Gulf War to be forgotten.
Dec 02, 2020
The Canadian Press speaks with Anthony Wilson-Smith on the importance of preserving the story of the pandemic.
Canadians may wish to forget the year 2020 ever happened, but across the country, museums and archives are working furiously to ensure a full record of the COVID-19 pandemic is in place. Read the full story here.
Nov 13, 2020
Grade 4 students at École Saint-Joseph joined Historica Canada's virtual Remembrance Day ceremony.
Grade 4 students at École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) watched a Remembrance Day ceremony on November 11, offered virtually by Historica Canada. Read the full story here.
Nov 10, 2020
The Canadian Press speak with The Memory Project veteran speaker Andy Barber on remembering the Korean War.
Seventy years after Canada committed troops to a conflict the public still knows little about, the country’s dwindling ranks of Korean War veterans continue to speak out about their experiences in the “forgotten war.” Read the full story here.
Nov 10, 2020
The Canadian Press covers a Remembrance Day poll conducted on behalf of Historica Canada.
Fewer people plan to participate in Remembrance Day ceremonies or wear poppies this year, according to a poll from Historica Canada that also suggests knowledge of Canadian military history is dwindling. Read the full story here.
