by K-J | 2 Feb 2023 | Community
Curator Ed McArthur is proud to be a part of the team preserving Canadian military history. It’s not just artifacts they have on hand, there’s also an extensive archive and library. “I think it’s important to a have the museum so people can come in with a name and...
by K-J | 28 Jan 2023 | Community
Unveiled last fall, senior curator Jonathan Ferguson created the exhibition with the help his curators and summer students. In the exhibit, Ferguson covered Canadian peacekeeping from the 1950s to the present, from classic peacekeeping missions in the Middle East to...
by K-J | 25 Jan 2023 | Community
Shilo Stag The newly-established Home Station Regiment Senate (HSRS) exists to advance the welfare of members who are currently in service at the Home Station Regiment, as well as retired and former serving members of the Home Station Regiment. Senate membership is...
by K-J | 24 Jan 2023 | Community
The Izzy dolls have little meaning without the story behind them. RCA Museum curators added artifact labelling to tell this important story, including a short bio on MCpl Isfeld and the story behind the Izzy dolls. Andrew OakdenStag Special Artifact labelling helps...
by K-J | 23 Jan 2023 | Community
RCA Museum visitors can spot a new mannequin proudly sporting a well-adorned Canadian Women’s Army Corps (CWAC) uniform. Although female Gunners were never in active combat roles, they served as plotters, telephonists, recorders and predictors in plotting rooms and...
by K-J | 16 Jan 2023 | Community
It was a hive of activity at the Junior Ranks Mess when CFB Shilo’s MFRC hosted its Blue Monday Wellness Expo. Besides a sweet chili served for supper, there were an array of mental health exhibitors from the Base and Brandon showcasing what they offer for those...
