Virtual Book Launch - Portraits of Battle - Courage, Grief, and Strength in Canada's Great War

June 21st, 2021 | Categories: Events
Portraits of Battle - Courage, Grief, and Strength in Canada's Great War
On June 23rd there will be an online event celebrating the launch of Peter Farrugia’s book Portraits of Battle. Please RSVP through Zoom. About this...

GWCA Presents: Mark Humphries - April 5 @ 7 p.m.

April 3rd, 2018 | Categories: Events
Spanish Influenza
Our last lecture of this year’s series deals with the timely topic of the Spanish Flu. Killing more than 50 million people world-wide, this epidemic had a more detrimental quantitative impact...

GWCA Presents: Tarah Brookfield - March 29 @ 7 p.m.

March 26th, 2018 | Categories: Events
Women and the Great War, Doing Our Bit
The Great War had a tremendous impact on all groups in society - specifically, women's roles were irrevocably changed because of the conflict - including being granted the right to vote. Join us...

The Bell Memorial 1917-2017

March 19th, 2018 | Categories: Events
Cyril William George Kinsella, British Home Child World War One, Fegan Boys, Bell Memorial, 4th Battalion CEF
The purpose of this lecture came from an early desire by the Great War Centenary Association, Brantford, Brant County, Six Nations (GWCA) and the Bell Homestead National Historic Site to complete a...

GWCA Presents: Rick Hill - March 15 @ 7 p,m.

March 9th, 2018 | Categories: Events
Six Nations Warriors' Experiences During the First World War
Rick Hill is a citizen of the Tuscarora nation, and the grandson and son of combat veterans. Currently Rick serves as Senior Project Coordinator for Deyohahá:ge: Indigenous Knowledge Centre...

GWCA Presents: Dr. Andrew Iarocci - March 8 @ 7 p.m.

March 3rd, 2018 | Categories: Events
Doing Our Bit
Dr. Andrew Iarocci will speak about Canada's 100 days campaign (August 8 – November 11, 1918), the final push which resulted in the Armistice in November 1918 - ending the hostilities of...

GWCA Presents: Colonel Patrick M. Dennis (Ret’d), OMM, CD - March 1@ 7 p.m.

March 1st, 2018 | Categories: Events
Reluctant Warrior - Canadian Conscripts During the Great War - Doing Our Bit
Author Patrick M. Dennis, Laurier Centre for Military, Strategic and Disarmament Studies, will discuss the findings of his book "Reluctant Warriors," examining the pivotal role played by...

2018 GWCA Lecture Schedule

February 26th, 2018 | Categories: Events
Great War Centenary Association Public Lecture Series
Since February 2014, one of our signature events has been the Great War Lecture series at the Brantford Campus of Wilfrid Laurier University. The series has traditionally combined...

Open House Regarding the Paris Cenotaph

January 27th, 2018 | Categories: Events
Paris Ontario Cenotaph
The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 29 (Paris) along with the County of Brant will be holding an Open House. The purpose of the Open House is to gather input from the public regarding the names of the...

Vimy Oak Dedication - Brant Artillery Gunner's Club

November 4th, 2017 | Categories: Events
Vimy Ridge Oak Tree Dedication - Brantford, Ontario
Join the Brant Artillery Gunner's Club on November 11, 2017 as they dedicate 5 Vimy Oaks to the memory of those who fell during the Battle of Vimy Ridge. Ceremony begins at 2 p.m....

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