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 | 6 Feb 2023 | Features
‘As soon as I put on my uniform I felt a better man.’ — Sgt Tommy Prince Stag Special Serving as a reconnaissance expert in the Devil’s Brigade, Sgt Tommy Prince posed as a local farmer to repair a severed communications wire in full...
by K-J | 5 Feb 2023 | News
Jules Xavier Shilo Stag “My father was in Ottawa when that photo was taken … he was there fighting for changes to the Indian Act, something we’re still fighting to make changes.” Tommy Prince Sr. referenced this book cover photograph — his...
by K-J | 4 Feb 2023 | Features
Col (Ret’d) Peter WilliamsStag Special While artillery training had taken place at Camp Shilo since its establishment, a level of activity which increased during two World Wars, it was not until 1946 when the Royal Canadian School of Artillery (RCSA), with...
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...
