Our Spring Series for 2025 has been finalized!

Very pleased to have our friend @melissawing.bsky.social come back to help us in April by sharing some of her thesis research on Canadian War Correspondents.

We get to look at the Dieppe Raid through their eyes.

Cozy November days call for historical boardgames 🎲

In March 1942, CBC Radio created the game "Carrying the Tools to Britain" to help the public better understand the scale of Canada's war effort and the industries affected across the country. Let's get into the game! 🧵 1/7

LAC RG41 Vol.431

Well, my first book manuscript has finally been sent my editor. No doubt lots of back and forth to go, but, yay 🥳 going to allow myself a some time to enjoy this moment.

Not sure if this had been made before, so here it is! go.bsky.app/JqWTGYN Message me if you want to be included or removed, and make sure you share it with your Bluesky network!

Very pleased that my book, Flying to Victory: Raymond Collishaw and the Western Desert Campaign, 1940-1941, was selected for the RAF's Chief of the Air Staff Reading List.

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‘Tis the season, so, for the 1000th time: This photo isn’t commemorating ‘all the dead horses of WW1’ …

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As a member of the Friends of the BC Archives, I like to brag we host some fun events 💁‍♀️

For our November Speaker Series event, we are excited to welcome military historian Dr. R Scott Sheffield! Join us online or in person for a fantastic talk about the BC home front during the SWW

📬 Bringing history to life! Western’s Prof. Jonathan Vance’s WWI postcard project shares real messages from Canadian soldiers with students nationwide—connecting them with local history in a powerful, hands-on way. news.westernu.ca/2024/11/firs...