Woodland Cultural Centre and the GWCA Presents: 100 Years: Commemorating the Anniversary of the First Fallen Soldiers in Brant County – April 23 @ 6 p.m.
April 20th, 2015 | Categories: Events
The 2nd Battle of Ypres is an important event in the Great War, not just for Canada, but for Brantford, Brant County and Six Nations. The 4th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force included...
GWCA Presents: Dr. Peter Farrugia - April 7 @ 7:30 p.m.
April 1st, 2015 | Categories: Events
Dr. Peter Farrugia’s research interests lie in 19th and 20th century Britain and France, particularly the study of war and peace, as well as the history of Brantford. Additionally, he is...
GWCA Presents: Dr. Suzanne Evans - March 31 @ 7:30 p.m.
March 25th, 2015 | Categories: Events
Dr. Suzanne Evans holds a Ph.D. in Religious Studies from the University of Ottawa. She has traveled, lived, worked and studied in many countries including China and India. Her work has appeared in...
Knowledge Within: Sharing Indigenous Research and Story – March 21. 8.30 a.m. - 3.30 p.m.
March 21st, 2015 | Categories: Events
Evan Habkirk is presenting the GWCA’s Six Nations research at the First Nations Student Association's Annual Pow Wow, as part of their Indigenous Research Symposium.
Evan was there...
GWCA Presents: Dr. David H. Olivier - March 24 @ 7:30 p.m.
March 18th, 2015 | Categories: Events
The First World War was a global conflict, with control of German’s colonial empire contested as fiercely as any European campaign. The most protracted colonial conflict was in German East...
GWCA Presents: Meghan Cameron - March 17 @ 7.30 p.m.
March 11th, 2015 | Categories: Events
Meghan Cameron currently teaches history, social science and civics at Brantford Collegiate Institute. As a member of the GWCA, she has developed an appreciation for her city through its rich history...
GWCA Presents: Professor Terry Copp - March 10 @ 7.30 p.m.
March 4th, 2015 | Categories: Events
Professor Terry Copp is the author or co-author of 14 books and many articles, most focused on the Canadian experience in the two world wars. His feature articles in Legion Magazine have...
GWCA Presents: Dr. Alison Norman - March 3 @ 7.30 p.m.
February 27th, 2015 | Categories: Events
With the onset of the Great War in 1914, Six Nations men and women responded with gendered patriotism, in ways that were both similar to Anglo-Canadians, and in ways that were similar to traditional...
GWCA Presents: Dr. Mark Humphries - February, 24 @ 7.30 p.m.
February 11th, 2015 | Categories: Events
Dr. Mark Humphries is primarily focused on the First World War and its aftermath, exploring the medical and social effects of war on people’s lives and the development of the state. He has...
What the First World War Taught Us - February 10 @ 7. p.m.
February 2nd, 2015 | Categories: Events
Journalist and renowned commentator Gwynne Dyer will visit Wilfrid Laurier University’s Waterloo and Brantford campuses Feb. 9 and 10. Dyer’s lecture,“What the First World...