Parliament Hill Fire, 1916 - Internment of All Enemy Aliens in Canada is Demanded
February 4th, 2016 | Categories: News
In some respects, it is very difficult for us to appreciate the attitudes of Canadians immersed in the midst of an interminable war. The reaction to a ‘freak’ fire in the Parliament...
No. 2 Canadian Construction Battalion
February 1st, 2016 | Categories: News
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2016 marks the 20th anniversary since Black History Month was first officially celebrated by the Government of Canada, and it also marks the 100th anniversary of the formation of No. 2 Construction...
Brantford Collegiate Institute - First World War Memorial Plaque
January 28th, 2016 | Categories: News
BX January 9, 1925
Memory of Brave Students Honored – Tablet Unveiled at the Brantford Collegiate Institute in Befitting Manner – Eloquent Dedicatory Address by...
2016 GWCA 4th Annual Lecture Series Calendar
January 17th, 2016 | Categories: Events
Since February 2013, 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 avocational and...
Our Local Angels of Mercy: Insights into the lives and service of two local nursing sisters during the Great War
November 25th, 2015 | Categories: Events
Meghan E. Cameron, a History and Civics teacher at BCI, will be examining the key role of nursing sisters from the local area who were part of the Great War. Ms. Cameron will give a brief overview of...
Alexandra Presbyterian Church, Brantford, Ontario - First World War Memorial Plaque
November 8th, 2015 | Categories: News
BX May 6, 1918
Honor Roll at Alexandra Has 128 Names – Unveiling was Held Sunday Evening – Nine Wounded, Five Making the Supreme Sacrifice – Dr. Gandier Present...
Central Presbyterian Church, Brantford, Ontario - First World War Memorial Plaque (Formerly Brantford Congregational Church)
November 8th, 2015 | Categories: News
BX May 23, 1921
Unveiling of Memorial and Honor Tablets at Brantford Congregational Church
Impressive Service Conducted on Sunday Morning for the Heroic Dead and the Heroic...
Rededication of the Northampton Saints War Memorial at Franklin's Gardens
November 6th, 2015 | Categories: News
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On November 4, 2015, The Northampton Saints Rugby Football Club rededicated the War Memorial at Franklin’s Gardens. There were about 20 descendants of the 12 men who were killed in the...
Doing Our Bit, by Vincent Ball - Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts, Brantford, Ontario - Two Showtimes
November 4th, 2015 | Categories: Events
Crossing Generations and traveling through time, Expositor Reporter, Vincent Ball’s new script captures the adventure and tragedy of the First World War.
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100 Years Ago Today - A Brant County Battalion Has Now Been Authorized
October 31st, 2015 | Categories: News
BX November 1, 1915
A Brant County Battalion Has Now Been Authorized – Will Start Recruiting Immediately – Authorization to Officer and Recruit a Battalion of Brant...