Remembrance and reflection

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Another item from Canada’s History magazine with a focus on remembrance that may be of interest to members.
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Explore the resources below as you and your students remember and reflect on the complexity of war this November and beyond.
| Historical Thinking

‘Bomb Girls’: Defense Industries Limited and the Home Front

This lesson has students use documents, images, and interviews to gather data about the historical experiences of the ‘Bomb Girls’ and their workplace environment at Defence Industries Limited. Learn more

War and Peace in the Classroom

CANADA IN FOCUSIn this guide, educators share how they teach war and peace in the classroom, including advice, online resources, books, and lesson plans. Learn more
| Kayak: Canada’s History Magazine for Kids

Flying and Spying: The Life of Kam Len Douglas Sam

HISTORY BITSThrough exploring the life of Kam Len Douglas Sam, students will discover why Sam was the most decorated and highest-ranked Chinese Canadian in history. Learn more

At Home and Away

Explore the Kayak issues “Remembering the Great War,” “Great Canadian Women,” and “Canada and the Second World War” for stories about some of the many ways Canadians have been touched by war.
| Museum Connections

Canada in the Korean War

STORIES BEHIND THE HISTORYIn this podcast episode, Canadian War Museum post-1945 historian Andrew Burtch and Canadian Armed Forces Chief of the Defence Staff General Wayne Eyre discuss Canada’s role in Korea, during the war and beyond. Listen now

Lee-Enfield Rifle

50 MUSEUM MARVELSAfter losing his cherished rifle, nicknamed “Rosalie,” during a gas attack in June 1918, Henri-Paul Lecorre discovered it thirty-eight years later in an exhibition of military artifacts in Lachute, Quebec. Learn more
War Games, CANADIAN WAR MUSEUM | In an age when tech can game out gazillions of options in a split second, it’s arresting to take in very real, often very analog, military simulations. Learn more

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