by K-J | 13 Mar 2023 | History
Andrew Oakden Stag Special The second son of a Scots officer, Thomas Bland Strange was born in Meerut, India, on Sept. 15, 1832 and educated at Edinburgh Academy. Unable, for financial reasons, to follow his brother to Sandhurst, young Tom was accepted at the Royal...
by K-J | 12 Mar 2023 | Features
Jules Xavier Shilo Stag It felt a little like Christmas when RCA Museum director Andrew Oakden finally held the FedEx package containing Gen Thomas Strange’s two medals purchased during an auction held in spring 2019. He waited more than 48 hours before he...
by K-J | 10 Mar 2023 | History
Andrew Oakden Stag Special The RCA Museum has a rare scrapbook containing photographs, and insightful commentary from Camp Sewell dated 1911 to 1914. The military training camp, located approximately 10 kilometres west of Carberry, operated from 1910 to 1934. The camp...
by K-J | 8 Mar 2023 | News
Jules Xavier Shilo Stag Imagine exploring military history, including artillery donations, currently languishing on shelves behind the scenes at CFB Shilo’s RCA Museum. You can do that and much more if you are interested in volunteering, according to senior...
by K-J | 28 Feb 2023 | Features
RCA Museum director Andrew Oakden said despite being closed for more than three months, museum staff kept busy creating new displays, completing renovations and building virtual tours. There is a new virtual 360 Second World War gallery available online. Visit the...
