Norm’s History Event Manotick
Terry Hunter will present "The Khaki University". Norm will talk on "Masters of War"; The development of the Canadian Corps, 1914-18 from Colonial Bumkins to the most efficient Corps on...
21 January, 2024
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Norm’s History Event Bells Corners
FREE BOOK! BUY! SELL! TRADE! LIQUOR FOR SALE! 2:00pm: Norm will discuss Arthur Currie in 1918, and the Battle of Amiens, The Black Day of the German Army. Terry "The Rifleman"...
02 November, 2023
Norm’s History Event Manotick
Topics 1:00pm: Terry Hunter discusses two of the most famous Great War weapons; The Vickers Machine Gun and the Lewis Gun. 1:45pm: Michel Gravel will explain finding the Dressing Station of, and...
09 October, 2023
The ‘Remember Hill 70’ History Event
Hill 70 was one the lesser known victories of the Canadian Corps. It was also Arthur Currie’s first battle as Commander of the Corps. It was a brilliant idea, well...
26 June, 2023
The ‘Remember The Somme’ History Event
The Battle of the Somme was the first bloodbath of the Great War for the British Empire. Day 1 cost 20,000 British (and Newfoundlander) deaths, and over the next weeks...
30 May, 2023
The ‘Remember Ypres’ History Event
The Ypres Salient was the most infamous of the Great War Battlefields. Held by Empire Forces from 1914-18, being the target of four major battles it’s legacy lives on....
25 April, 2023
The ‘Remember Gallipoli’ History Event
The Gallipoli Campaign was one of the most exotic and infamous of the Great War. Hard-fought in a romantic location, it was the near victory that ended in failure. It...
30 March, 2023
The ‘Remember Vimy’ Event
The Battle of Vimy Ridge was a brilliant Canadian Victory. It became synonymous with efficiency and success. But it cost 4,000 Canadian lives. It was the first step in the...
20 February, 2023
The veteran’s pilgrimage to France for the unveiling of the Vimy Memorial July 1936
Buy your Sweetie a Great War Book and she will love you forever? Those interested in history and are in the Ottawa area are welcome to join our "Sweetie" History...
30 January, 2023
History Event: Making of the Commonwealth Cemeteries
DATE: Sunday, January 22, 2023 TIME: 12:00pm - 4:00pm LOCATION: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 593, 4026 Old Richmond Road, Bell’s Corners, free entry and parking. CONTACT: 613-823-7000 or cefbooks@rogers.com for questions and more...
13 January, 2023
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