by K-J | 31 Jul 2023 | Features
Jules Xavier Shilo Stag Being called a Shilo brat is a badge of honour for Ken Jenkins. Kay Mowbray (nee Schrot) takes pride in the moniker of being a military brat who grew up at Camp Shilo. Same goes for army brat Denise van Rooyen, who called 32 Frontenac home...
by K-J | 19 Jul 2023 | History
Venessa Léger Stag Special Occasionally, RCA Museum staff are lucky enough to find artifacts which tell a complete story. Such is the case with a collection of old photos and records donated years ago by Mary Bennett, wife of the late SSgt Albert Thomas Bennett....
by K-J | 11 Jul 2023 | History
Col (Ret’d) Peter Williams Stag Special This year marks the 125th anniversary of the establishment what is now known as 1RCHA, originally based on A and B Batteries – the first “full-time” or “regular” elements of the post-Confederation Canadian Army. This...
by K-J | 1 May 2023 | History
Editor’s note: Then Capt Douglas H. Gunter wrote a diary during his early days posted to Camp Shilo, arriving here in the fall of 1946. He would have a few postings to this Base, including a stint as BComd from 1969 to 1970, with wife Jo and their two children Richard...
by K-J | 14 Feb 2023 | Features
RCA Museum’s archival records do not list Archie Lumsden as the original owner. Instead, we list the original owner as unknown. With a bit more checking, I found a concealed newspaper clipping which included a photo of Archie, with the caption, ‘Leaves for West....
