The Canadian Press speaks with Anthony Wilson-Smith on the importance of preserving the story of the pandemic.
Dec 02, 2020
Grade 4 students at École Saint-Joseph joined Historica Canada's virtual Remembrance Day ceremony.
Nov 13, 2020
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.
Nov 09, 2020
The Canadian Press covers how veterans with The Memory Project are connecting with students online during the pandemic.
Nov 09, 2020
CityNews Vancouver speaks with Memory Project speaker Gwen Settle on her recently declassified work of searching for Russian submarines during the Cold War.
Decades after she served in the Canadian Navy, an Abbotsford veteran has now been allowed to speak about her secret work during the Cold War. Watch the interview here.
Oct 02, 2020
Lookout Navy News shares Ted Sheppard's wartime experiences, also available on The Memory Project's online archive.
On Monday Sept. 21, 98-year-old Ted Sheppard passed away at Veterans Memorial Lodge. Before he died, he shared his story of liberating prisoners at Holland’s Camp Westerbork during the Second World War. Read the full story here.
Oct 02, 2020
Vancouver Sun covers the launch of the new Heritage Minute on Elsie MacGill.
Oct 01, 2020
Georgia Straight covers the launch of the new Heritage Minute on Elsie MacGill.
A new Heritage Minute pays tribute to an inspirational and groundbreaking Canadian from Vancouver who overcame numerous gender barriers and refused to let anything stop her. Read the full story here.
Oct 01, 2020
Radio Canada International covers the newest Heritage Minute on Elsie MacGill.
In the course of her life, Vancouver-born Elsie MacGill, was a true leader, Recipient of multiple awards, she will now be featured in one of Canada’s ‘Heritage Minutes’. Read the full story here.
