How archives can protect human rights
By R.L. Gabrielle Nishiguchi When asked to name one of Canada’s fundamental democratic institutions, how many people would immediately say “Library and Archives Canada”? Yet, a nation’s archives...
View ArticleWomen in the War: The Women’s Royal Canadian Naval Service (WRCNS)
We often receive reference requests for photographs of loved ones serving with the Canadian Forces. Library and Archives Canada (LAC) holds a vast photographic collection, over 30 million images, a...
View ArticleD-Day and the Normandy Campaign, June 6 to August 30, 1944
By Alex Comber On this day 75 years ago, Canadian soldiers, sailors, pilots and aircrew were fighting in France in one of the largest military operations in history. Operation Neptune, or “D-Day,” was...
View ArticleA selection of records about D-Day and the Normandy Campaign, June 6 to...
By Alex Comber With part 1 of this post, we marked the 75th anniversary of D-Day and commemorated Canada’s participation in the June 6, 1944, invasion of northwestern Europe, and the Normandy Campaign,...
View ArticleThe liberation of the Netherlands (1944–1945)
By Sarah Bellefleur Bondu This year, 2020, is the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. The cruel conflict lasted for six long years; it included battles, military offensives,...
View ArticleJapanese Canadian internment: Over 40,000 pages and 180 photographs digitized...
By Gabrielle Nishiguchi The DigiLab has hosted many projects since its launch in 2017, two of which were carried out by Landscapes of Injustice. Landscapes of Injustice is a major, seven-year...
View ArticleCIL: The story of a brand
By François Larivée The CIL name is a commercial brand that immediately evokes something in the collective consciousness, namely paint. However, for those who explore the history behind this well-known...
View ArticleMolly Lamb Bobak, Canada’s first female official war artist overseas: A...
By Krista Cooke Molly Lamb Bobak, the first female official war artist overseas, is arguably the Second World War painter who best captured Canadian women’s experiences of military life. In 1942, Molly...
View ArticleDressing the Troops: Knitting During the Wars
By Cara Downey Canadian knitters played a significant role in outfitting those who served in various wars, including the First and Second World Wars, as well as the Korean War. Knitters made socks,...
View ArticleWomen in the war: a Co-Lab challenge
By Rebecca Murray Canadian women are part of the photographic record of the Second World War. The Department of National Defence fonds (RG24/R112) includes over two million photographs, from Comox in...
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