In Search of D-Day: Charles E. Beddoe
Click on the image above to view the video. In celebration of the 75th Anniversary of D-Day, I am reposting this video…
Captain King Whyte: Liberation of Belsen
My father enlisted in the Canadian Army during World War Two believing it was his duty. His father served in the RAF…
Sound and Images On the Day of Private Lewis L. Currie’s Death
This is a follow up article to a previous post written by Ben Moogk here; In this new post, Ben Moogk provides…
Óscar Galansky – Living History Re-enactor
UPDATE: Oscar Galansky has been extremely busy digging into the history of the Canadian Army Film & Photo Unit. Oscar recently contacted…
Found footage: Lew Currie, Canadian Army Film Unit, Driver – update
This post comes to you courtesy of Ben Moogk, who has been a driving force in locating and uncovering lost photographs, and…
Lew Currie
Film has the unique magic of giving the dead a semblance of life that is not captured in the still photograph. This…
Fred G. Spear: Photographer – PR Darkroom Technician
So much time has passed since the end of the war, that it has made locating information about some of the veterans…
In Their Words 08 – A Matter of Historical Value
I am a Canadian military veteran currently living in Phoenix, AZ. I have spent nights and weekends over the past few years…
10 Great Online Newsreel Archives –
Back in January of this year (2017) I had come across an article listing “10 great online newsreel archives”. With permission from…
Ottawa Race Day – Vimy Challenge
Today was race day in Ottawa for the Canada Army Run; In what turned out to be a beautiful day, over 20,000 converged…
Private Lewis Luke Currie was my Grandfather
“Lewis Currie was my Dad’s father. Lewis’ mother died when he was eight, she died at the age of 31. They lived…
D-Day Conneaut, Ohio, in 2015
I am a member of a re-enacting group called la société d’histoire In Memoriam in Quebec. In 2014 we decided to participate…
In Remembrance: Sgt. Lloyd Millon
Remembrance Day in Canada is a day to reflect on the sacrifices of Canadian soldiers; to those who have fallen, are presently serving, and…
W/O Frank Hall RCAF: Canadian Medical Photographer
Earlier this year I had been contacted by Shelley Scurrah, whose great grandfather Frank Hall was a photographer during WWII with the…
JUNE 6th, 2016
D-Day Speech by Charles N. Ross To celebrate the Anniversary of D Day and the Normandy Invasion, I have posted a video…
