2008 TEMPORARY EXHIBITS: Prisoners of War
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Second World War POW Experiences OPENING RECEPTION FRI MAY 09.08 | 7:00 pm [by invitation] Most of Canada's military involvement has been highly visible to the people of Canada. A little known story from WWII is that nearly 34,000 German prisoners of war were sent to internment camps in Canada. As part of the war effort, Alberta housed and manned four of the largest camps. Many Albertans who served overseas were made prisoners in Germany, including those captured at Dieppe in 1942 and members of the Royal Canadian Air Force shot down over enemy territory. This exhibit compares the prison experience of Canadian and German POWs. EXHIBIT PARTNERS
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Free admission and special activities throughout the day! Sat MAY 10 | 10:00-4:30 11:00 | 3:00 Film: The Enemy Within [NFB, 2003, 52 min], Eva Colmers documentary on German soldiers in Lethbridge. 1:00 Hip Hip Hooray, a quartet of the Southern Accord Chorus highlighting music of the 1930s and 1940s.
10:30 | 1:30 Film: The Enemy Within [NFB, 2003, 52 min], Eva Colmers documentary on German soldiers in Lethbridge. noon | 3:00 Film: Hitler's Canadians [Storyline Entertainment, 2007, 48 min], the story of German POWs in Canada.
May 10, 2008: Lethbridge Herald
Exhibit shows ingenuity of PoWs They were the ultimate survivors, employing resourcefulness that would put the television reality show participants to shame... ON THE WEB...
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MAY 17-JUN 14 With few supplies and far from home, Prisoners of War had to be creative and resourceful to survive. Items were reused and adapted. Tin cans were made into bowls, cups, trays and even stoves. Some of the items and skills used by POWs will be highlighted in this weekly family program. COMMUNITY DAY IMAGE: Opening of Galt Hospital by Sir Wilfrid Laurier, 1910 Photograph shows Sir Wilfrid Laurier, officials, spectators, etc. in front of the Galt Hospital on the occasion of the opening of the 1910 building. P19831002000. The photo and negative were copied from slide 2016 donated by Alex Johnston. Reproductions available: contact the Archives Department.
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