by K-J | 20 Feb 2023 | News
With three Lobsterfests cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s finally back June 10 at L25. Tickets went on sale at CANEX, RCA Museum and Junior Ranks mess Feb.16. A pop-up table at CANEX allowed Lobsterfest organizers to tap into the soldiers and...
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....
by K-J | 10 Feb 2023 | Features
Andrew Oakden Stag Special In 1967, the RCA Museum received a donation from Cpl William May, who enlisted at Camp Sewell in Manitoba on Sept. 16, 1915 at the age of 23. The gift was one of the earliest donations to the museum, including two paper artifacts from the...
by K-J | 6 Feb 2023 | News
Stag editor Jules Xavier is always looking for that Lobsterfest goer who poses with their freshly-cooked lobster for the ‘bite’ photograph, often used in the CFB Shilo calendar to promote this popular Base event. The line-up is also a popular spot to capture the...
by K-J | 31 Jan 2023 | History
RCA Museum has two three-pounder cannons, manufactured in 1910 based on the cypher. Photo Jules Xavier/Shilo Stag The Royal cypher of King George III — reigned from 1760 to 1820 — on a bronze three-pounder smoothbore muzzle-loading gun on display inside the RCA...
