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Connect History, Experiential Learning, and Leadership with the Vimy Foundation

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Connect History, Experiential Learning, and Leadership with the Vimy Foundation

The Vimy Pilgrimage Award

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This experiential program gives youth in Canada, ages 14-17, the opportunity to immerse themselves in history in the places where it happened.

Youth who demonstrate an outstanding commitment to their community are eligible to apply for this fully-funded education program to study Canada’s First World War contributions in Belgium and France in spring 2023.

The program features daily visits to important First World War sites including museums, cemeteries, and historic battlefields. Participants gain unique perspectives about Canada’s role during the First World War and connect with like-minded peers from across the country.

The deadline for applications is December 20, 2022.
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History at the forefront of community leadership:
Vimy Inspires Tomorrow

Through the newest Vimy Foundation education program, Vimy Inspires Tomorrow, youth ages 13 to 17 can apply lessons from history to create transformative community projects.

Six free, bilingual history-based activities will enable youth to examine, discuss, and exercise key leadership skills, all of which can be applied to their daily lives as they become leaders of tomorrow.

Youth who complete one or more activities can submit a one-page proposal for a community project to be eligible for additional leadership training and a $1,500 community project grant.

The deadline for project proposals is January 31, 2023, but the activities are available for download year-round.
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We Remember 🍁

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Note the focus on remembrance as this month’s theme in the Canada’s History magazine.

Also, due to the fact that we are in the remembrance period, we’re likely to see more activity in the blog portion of our website over the next couple of weeks.

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Canada in Focus: War and Peace

In this episode of Canada in Focus, host Jodi Kristjanson summarizes the wars, rebellions, and resistances that took place on Canadian soil, the wars fought on behalf of other nations, and Canada’s role in creating the concept of peacekeeping. Watch now

Airplane Nose Art

Decorations on a Second World War bomber recall Quebec’s contribution to the conflict. Read more

Canada at War

Reading List: A selection of recent books on military history. Read more

End of the Second World War

In the August-September 2020 issue of Canada’s History, we commemorated the seventy-fifth anniversary of the end of the Second World War. This is our collection of online articles, audio, images and video about that era. Read more

The War to End All War

November 2018 marked the one hundredth anniversary of the end of the First World War. A century later, the conflict continues to affect us — even if we don’t fully realize it. This is our collection from the past ten years of articles, audio, images and video about the Great War. Read more

History Bits: Flying and Spying

Chinese-Canadian Kam Len “Doug” Sam serves in the air force in the Second World War. Shot down in France, he gathers critical information as a spy for the Allies. Watch now

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Canada’s History Archive featuring The Beaver

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Classroom resources for Remembrance Day

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War & Peace

CANADA IN FOCUSThe War & Peace episode of Canada in Focus asks: Is Canada really a “nation of peacekeepers?” Each episode of this classroom-friendly video series spotlights current Canadian topics by looking back through history.

You can also explore how other educators teach war and peace in the classroom, including advice, online resources, books, and lesson plans.

Flying and Spying

HISTORY BITSIn the History Bits episode “Flying and Spying,” experience the story of Chinese-Canadian Second World War hero Kam Len Douglas Sam of Victoria, B.C. Learn more

Flying and Spying: The Life of Kam Len Douglas Sam

In this lesson inspired by the History Bits episode, students will explore the life of Kam Len Douglas Sam and discover why he was the most decorated and highest-ranked Chinese Canadian in history. Learn more

Remembering the Great War

Find stories about the major battles, kids’ lives back home, and how anger around conscription divided the country during the First World War in this issue of Kayak — complete with resources for the classroom. Learn more

Canada and the Second World War

From farms to factories to fighting, the Second World War touched Canadians in many ways. Check out this issue of Kayak to reflect on and remember Canadians’ wartime contributions. Learn more

Canada’s Carry On Sergeant!

More than fifty years after its initial release (and flop), the restored wartime film Carry On Sergeant! has finally earned a national audience. Students can view the movie on Library and Archives Canada’s YouTube channel. Learn more

Behind the lines

Inspired by his great-great-uncle’s Second World War experience, fourteen-year-old Theo Behe recently published a graphic novel called Johnny Recuit. Fictional protagonist Big Johnny lies about his age to serve in the air force so he can find and rescue his uncle, who has been captured by Nazi forces in Germany. Learn more
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Canadian War Experiences | Book Reviews | Medical Innovations | Our Latest Top Sellers

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An updated table of contents from Canada’s History magazine, which has a couple of articles that may be of interest to members.

“One glance at a book and you hear the voice of another person, perhaps someone dead for 1,000 years. To read is to voyage through time.” — Carl Sagan
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Canada at war

From the Plains of Abraham to the Battle of the Atlantic, from women volunteers at home to a journalist tracing his father’s footsteps through a foreign conflict, a variety of stories about Canadian military history are told in new and recently published books.

In our latest themed reading list, we feature books authored by well-known historians such as Gwynne Dyer, Ted Barris and Tim Cook, alongside a detailed graphic history of a key First World War battle, a novel that portrays life in a war zone for younger readers, and several other titles. See the full list here.

Medical discoveries

This month’s book giveaway is for one of the titles included in the above-mentioned Canadian military-history reading list, courtesy of Allen Lane. All recipients of the Reading Den are automatically entered to win one of three copies of Lifesavers and Body Snatchers: Medical Care and the Struggle for Survival in the Great War, by Tim Cook.

Based on extensive research and unpublished letters, Lifesavers and Body Snatchers illuminates how the carnage of battle gave birth to revolutionary medical innovations and brings to light shocking revelations and the hidden history of Canadian health care.

You can also read Cook’s related feature article “A Great Machine of Healing” in the October-November 2022 issue of Canada’s History magazine.

Canadian history journeys

You can read the latest book reviews from Canada’s History magazine on our website — and, when you make purchases after linking to Chapters-Indigo from our website or from the Reading Den, Canada’s History Society receives a commission that supports our publishing and educational programs.
Top 10 Bestsellers

  1. Resurgence: Indigenous Narratives and Cultural Expressions
  2. The Boy in the Woods: Survival in the Second World War
  3. Tales from the Homestead: Prairie Pioneers, 1867–1914
  4. The Lost Prime Ministers: Macdonald’s Successors
  5. 305 Lost Buildings of Canada
  6. Atlantic’s Last Stop: The White Star Line’s Worst Disaster before Titanic
  7. Serpent River Resurgence: Confronting Uranium Mining
  8. Owóknage: The Story of Carry the Kettle First Nation
  9. Toronto: Biography of a City[paperback]
  10. Mining Country: A History of Canada’s Mines and Miners
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Beaver Bow Tie

Beautiful woven all-silk bow tie — burgundy with small silver beaver images throughout. This bow tie was inspired by Pierre Berton, inaugural winner of the Governor General’s History Award for Popular Media: The Pierre Berton Award, presented by Canada’s History Society. Shop now
Canada’s History slipcasePreserve your collection of back issues with this magazine slipcase beautifully wrapped in burgundy vellum with gold foil stamp on the front and spine. Each case holds twelve issues. Shop now

Canada’s History Archive featuring The Beaver

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FREE Virtual School Programming and more!

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Local educators should be aware of these programs offered by the Canadian Museum of History and the Canadian War Museum.

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The Canadian Museum of History and the Canadian War Museum offer a wide range of learning opportunities that will fascinate students of all levels. Through historical artifacts, personal stories, artwork, photographs and interactive presentations, the Museum’s school programs help students discover Canada’s rich history.

The Museums are pleased to share that the virtual school programs are offered free of charge, thanks to the generosity of donors and the Friends of the Canadian War Museum.

CANADIAN WAR MUSEUM

  • Virtual School Programs
  • Supply Line Discovery Boxes
  • Remembrance Day
  • Online Resources
  • On-site School Visits

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