[Bcma-l] War Museum
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Dear Bill,
I went to the War Museum web site and read the background. That way =20
I could leave comment on their web site, as well.
Patricia Kidd, M.A., Cultural Historian
1025 Moss Street
Victoria B.C. Canada
V8V 4P2
(250)382-2543
On 4-Sep-07, at 12:42 PM, bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca wrote:
> September 4, 2007
>
>
>
> Dear Colleagues:
>
>
>
> I have had a deluge of material about the war museum, but no =20
> contextual content as to the reason why the discussion is going =20
> on. If we are to have a coherent discussion of anything, the full =20
> context must be laid out in the argument for or against or to =20
> whatever position is taken. I see that Colin MacGregor has also =20
> not seen what prompted the comments, but put forward a kindly =20
> directional essay.
>
>
>
> I suggest that the moderator return comments to the authors of list =20=
> serve material when the context is not included in the body of =20
> their text. The other possibility is to have a place where these =20
> types of discussions can take place where the context of the =20
> discussion is accessible. Perhaps the BCMA should look at =20
> structuring the material in the list serve into categories of =20
> interest =96 jobs, announcements, discussions are prominent elements =20=
> of what goes on the list serve.
>
>
>
> W. (Bill) G. Quackenbush, Curator
>
> Barkerville Historic Town,
>
> Box 19, Barkerville, B.C. V0K 1B0
>
> bill.quackenbush@barkerville.ca
>
> visit - www.barkerville.ca for general information
>
>
>
> From: bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca [mailto:bcma-l-=20
> admin@museumsassn.bc.ca]
> Sent: September 4, 2007 11:15 AM
> To: bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca
> Cc: Dan Gallacher
> Subject: Re: [Bcma-l] War Museum
>
>
>
> Well, I saw the exhibit as recently as the end of March, and re-=20
> read the text carefully. Mainly I was re-familiarizing myself in =20
> preparation for an illustrated talk on the War Museumper se to the =20
> RCAF Ass'n, and knew I'd be challenged about that display in =20
> particular. The fact that I'd flown in the RCAF years ago just made =20=
> both my own interest more acute and my own position more =20
> precarious.. As I've said, its worth writing a brief expository =20
> article from a museological point of view with an aim of describing =20=
> ways and means of avoiding such trouble without seriously =20
> compromising historical accuracy. More later . . . .
>
>
>
> Dan G.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca
>
> To: bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca
>
> Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 3:35 PM
>
> Subject: RE: [Bcma-l] War Museum
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>
>
> Larry=92s memo does not tell the full context of his concern about =20
> the Canadian War Museum, but I deduce that he was talking about the =20=
> Canadian War Museum=92s exhibit on the bomber offensive in World War =20=
> II, how it upset the WWII veterans, how the museum refused to =20
> change the wording, and how the Director Joe Guertz is not longer =20
> employed there.
>
>
>
> I shall start off by saying that although I have visited the new =20
> CWM (as well as the two previous incarnations of it), I am not =20
> familiar with the exhibit in question and I suspect that the other =20
> gentlemen have not either. I do not have any information on the =20
> exhibit in question, the disputed phrases, or the appropriateness =20
> (or not) of the staff change.
>
>
>
> Although I am very much in favour of museums telling the truth and =20
> not being dictated to, this is not a simple black and white issue. =20
> Like the term =93Freedom of the Press=94 there are many shades of =
grey. =20
> I encourage museum colleagues to stop and think and not do a knee =20
> jerk reaction by grabbing a flag and heading for the barricades.
>
>
>
> I believe that there are several issues to be careful of including:
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> =B7 Political correctness (e.g. Parks Canada renaming the =20
> Northwest Rebellion as the Northwest Resistance; the pressure put =20
> on the Smithsonian to not display the newly restored B-29 bomber =20
> =93Enola Gay that had dropped the first atomic bomb on Japan)
>
> =B7 The benefit of hindsight (You should have steered into the =20=
> skid =85)
>
> =B7 Making a judgment from the comfort of one=92s armchair more =
=20
> than half a century after the events when we are not subject to the =20=
> same pressures. They were fighting a World War for survival. For =20
> the people of Canada a quicker victory meant that one=92s spouse, =20
> sons and daughters etc. in the services might survive long enough =20
> to come home safely. If they had lost that war, I would be writing =20
> this message in German or Japanese. No =85 come to think of it, if =20
> that had happened, I would not be allowed to write this message at =20
> all. I probably would not be here as my father, a Commando officer, =20=
> would most likely have been executed as a war criminal.
>
> =B7 Mistakenly assuming that wars are fought according to =20
> rules. Canadians have not been at war very often and are so used to =20=
> thinking in terms of Peacekeeping roles and rules.
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>
>
> Perhaps a modern fictitious analogy might help relate to the =20
> different perspective that hindsight creates: Questioning a police =20
> officer why they shot and killed a teenage boy who was after all =20
> only pointing an unloaded handgun at his hostage in a bank robbery. =20=
> You now know it was unloaded, but AT THE TIME the officer did not =20
> and could not know that and reacted appropriately.
>
>
>
> US Marine Corps General =93Chesty=94 Puller was the most highly =20
> decorated and respected USMC officer ever. After fighting in =20
> several wars he was attending West Point MilitaryAcademy as a =20
> student. The lecturer stated that the true history of the Korean =20
> War could not be written for at least 20 years, when the secret =20
> documents were declassified. Chesty spoke up and adamantly said =20
> that the opposite was true because by then the stories would have =20
> faded, and attitudes would have changed. (The story may be found in =20=
> the book MARINE =96 The above is from memory. Chesty led his men out =20=
> of the Chosin Reservoir where they suffered tremendous casualties =20
> in the bitter cold and fighting.)
>
>
>
> As an empirical test I suggest you do the following. Look at modern =20=
> history books about Canada in World War II. Now find the red =20
> hardcover book on the Photographic History of the Canadian Army =20
> 1939-1945 which was published immediately after WWII. You will find =20=
> the treatment is VERY different. The modern books are written in =20
> hindsight and the self-censorship has taken its toll. The Immediate =20=
> post-war book has gory pictures of enemy dead, of Canadian dead and =20=
> of concentration camp victims and survivors. I still have the =20
> Toronto special insert from 1945 showing pages of concentration =20
> camp photos =96 many of which have never been published since.
>
>
>
> As a museum Curator I have been ordered not to display certain =20
> items and naturally did not like it. I do realize however that =20
> there are a lot of revisionist history exhibits out there that I do =20=
> not like either sometimes. Each case must be looked at on its own =20
> merits, not in a simple knee jerk reaction. I do not know how I =20
> would feel about the CWM display text as I have not seen it. I =20
> might support Joe Geurtz, the former CWM Director, or I might be on =20=
> the other side requesting changes or failing that, a resignation.
>
>
>
> Colin MacGregor Stevens,
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> Manager,
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> New Westminster Museum and Archives,
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> 302 Royal Avenue,
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> New Westminster, BC,
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> V3L 1H7
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>
>
> Phone Office: 604-527-4639
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> Work Cellular : 604-830-6965
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> Fax: 604-527-4641
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> E-mail: cstevens@newwestcity.ca
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> Web Site: www.newwestminster.ca
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca [mailto:bcma-l-=20
> admin@museumsassn.bc.ca]
> Sent: August 31, 2007 12:18 PM
> To: bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca
> Cc: larryewashen@telus.net
> Subject: Re: [Bcma-l] War Museum
>
>
>
> Wholehearted support for Larry's suggestion. We must continue to =20
> recount, retell and depict history as accurately as possible, =20
> presenting it as closely to the way it happened as possible, NOT =20
> the way someone or some group wanted it to be. An incorrect legacy =20
> IS no legacy; a dangerous situation.
>
>
>
> Apologies for my over-stating the obvious,
>
>
>
> Steve Bender
> Manager, BC Interior Forestry Museum
> Box 419 Revelstoke BC V0E 2S0
> Ph. 250 837 8078
> Email forestrymuseumrev@telus.net
> Email; forestrymuseum@revelstoke.net
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca
>
> To: bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca
>
> Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 4:37 PM
>
> Subject: [Bcma-l] War Museum
>
>
>
> I believe that BC Museums and CMA should lend what little weight =20
> they have in support of the War Museums independent ability to =20
> present history.
>
> The idea of political and single interest groups lobbying in such a =20=
> case is reprehensible, and I believe we should make our views known.
>
> In a land where people died over the issue of free speech, where is =20=
> it, and where is the free [and independent prerogative] in doing =20
> our job objectively?
>
> Our museum was subjected to such pressure and caved in due to an in-=20=
> camera meeting by our city council, which went on to dictate as to =20
> what we could or could not exhibit. No members of the public or =20
> delegations were allowed to debate such an important issue.
>
> To our shame, we accepted their ultimatum in, but it still does not =20=
> destroy the principle and concept of museum independence,.
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> Our alternative would have been to close the museum.
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> This is an important issue and I am surprised that I have not heard =20=
> any pronouncements about this by our museum organizations.
>
> Are we too busy planning conferences and workshops and patting =20
> ourselves on the back to pay attention to such an important issue?
>
> Larry A. Ewashen, Curator & General Manager
> The Doukhobor Discovery Centre
> 112 Heritage Way, Castlegar V1N 4M5
> 1-250-365-5327
> www.Doukhobor-Museum.org
>
>
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font-size: 16px; ">I have had a deluge of material about the war museum, =
but no contextual content as to the reason why the discussion is going =
on.=A0 If we are to have a coherent discussion of anything, the full =
context must be laid out in the argument for or against or to whatever =
position is taken.=A0 I see that Colin MacGregor has also not seen what =
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authors of list serve material when the context is not included in the =
body of their text.=A0 The other possibility is to have a place where =
these types of discussions can take place where the context of the =
discussion is accessible.=A0 Perhaps the BCMA should look at structuring =
the material in the list serve into categories of interest =96 jobs, =
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font-size: 13.3333px; "> bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca [<A =
href=3D"mailto:bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca">mailto:bcma-l-admin@museums=
assn.bc.ca</A>] </SPAN><BR style=3D"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: =
13.3333px; "><B style=3D"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.3333px; =
font-weight: bold; "><SPAN style=3D"font-weight:bold; font-family: =
Tahoma; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: bold; =
">Sent:</SPAN></SPAN></B><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.3333px; "> September 4, 2007 =
11:15 AM</SPAN><BR style=3D"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.3333px; =
"><B style=3D"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: =
bold; "><SPAN style=3D"font-weight:bold; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: =
13.3333px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: =
Tahoma; font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: bold; =
">To:</SPAN></SPAN></B><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.3333px; "> =
</SPAN><ST1:PERSONNAME w:st=3D"on"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.3333px; "><A =
href=3D"mailto:bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca">bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca</A></SPA=
N></ST1:PERSONNAME><BR style=3D"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: =
13.3333px; "><B style=3D"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.3333px; =
font-weight: bold; "><SPAN style=3D"font-weight:bold; font-family: =
Tahoma; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: bold; =
">Cc:</SPAN></SPAN></B><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.3333px; "> Dan =
Gallacher</SPAN><BR style=3D"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.3333px; =
"><B style=3D"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: =
bold; "><SPAN style=3D"font-weight:bold; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: =
13.3333px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: =
Tahoma; font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: bold; =
">Subject:</SPAN></SPAN></B><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.3333px; "> Re: [Bcma-l] =
</SPAN><ST1:PLACE w:st=3D"on"><ST1:PLACENAME w:st=3D"on"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: =
13.3333px; ">War</SPAN></ST1:PLACENAME><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.3333px; "> =
</SPAN><ST1:PLACETYPE w:st=3D"on"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.3333px; =
">Museum</SPAN></ST1:PLACETYPE></ST1:PLACE></SPAN></FONT><O:P =
style=3D"font-size: 16px; "></O:P></P></DIV><P class=3D"MsoNormal"><FONT =
size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><SPAN style=3D"font-size: 12.0pt; =
font-size: 16px; "><O:P style=3D"font-size: 16px; "><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 16px; =
">=A0</SPAN></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><DIV><P class=3D"MsoNormal"><FONT =
size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><SPAN style=3D"font-size:10.0pt; =
font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: =
13.3333px; ">Well, I saw the exhibit as recently as the end of March, =
and re-read the text carefully. Mainly I was re-familiarizing myself in =
preparation for an illustrated talk on the </SPAN><ST1:PLACE =
w:st=3D"on"><ST1:PLACENAME w:st=3D"on"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; =
">War</SPAN></ST1:PLACENAME><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "> =
</SPAN><ST1:PLACETYPE w:st=3D"on"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; =
">Museum</SPAN></ST1:PLACETYPE></ST1:PLACE><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: =
13.3333px; "></SPAN><EM style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: =
13.3333px; font-style: italic; "><I style=3D"font-family: Arial; =
font-size: 13.3333px; font-style: italic; "><FONT face=3D"Arial"><SPAN =
style=3D"font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-style: italic; =
"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Arial; =
font-size: 13.3333px; font-style: italic; ">per =
se</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></I></EM><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "> to the RCAF Ass'n, =
and knew I'd be challenged about that display in particular. The fact =
that I'd flown in the RCAF years ago just made both my own interest more =
acute and my own position more precarious.. As I've said, its worth =
writing a brief expository article from a museological point of view =
with=A0an aim of describing ways and means of avoiding such trouble =
without seriously compromising historical accuracy. More later . . . =
.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><O:P style=3D"font-size: 16px; =
"></O:P></P></DIV><DIV><P class=3D"MsoNormal"><FONT size=3D"3" =
face=3D"Times New Roman"><SPAN style=3D"font-size: 12.0pt; font-size: =
16px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 16px; =
">=A0</SPAN><O:P style=3D"font-size: 16px; =
"></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV><DIV><P class=3D"MsoNormal"><STRONG =
style=3D"font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; "><B style=3D"font-size: =
16px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT size=3D"4" face=3D"Brush Script =
MT"><SPAN style=3D"font-size:13.5pt;font-family:" brush=3D"" script=3D"" =
mt";=3D"" font-size:=3D"" 18px;=3D"" font-weight:=3D"" bold;=3D""><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Brush Script MT; =
font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; ">Dan =
G.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><O:P style=3D"font-size: 16px; =
"></O:P></P></DIV><DIV><P class=3D"MsoNormal"><FONT size=3D"3" =
face=3D"Times New Roman"><SPAN style=3D"font-size: 12.0pt; font-size: =
16px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 16px; =
">=A0</SPAN><O:P style=3D"font-size: 16px; =
"></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV><DIV><P class=3D"MsoNormal"><FONT =
size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><SPAN style=3D"font-size: 12.0pt; =
font-size: 16px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
16px; ">=A0----- Original Message -----</SPAN><O:P style=3D"font-size: =
16px; "></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV><BLOCKQUOTE =
style=3D"border:none;border-left:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm =
4.0pt; =
margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:5.0pt">=
<DIV style=3D"font-color:black"><P class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D"background:#E4E4E4; font-size: 16px; "><B style=3D"font-size: =
16px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><SPAN =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold; font-size: =
13.3333px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: =
Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: bold; =
">From:</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></B><FONT size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><SPAN =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; =
"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Arial; =
font-size: 13.3333px; "> </SPAN><A =
href=3D"mailto:bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca" =
title=3D"bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-family: Arial; font-size: =
13.3333px; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; =
">bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca</SPAN></A><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: =
13.3333px; "></SPAN><O:P style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: =
13.3333px; "></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV><DIV><P class=3D"MsoNormal"><B =
style=3D"font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT size=3D"2" =
face=3D"Arial"><SPAN style=3D"font-size:10.0pt; =
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: =
13.3333px; font-weight: bold; ">To:</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></B><FONT =
size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><SPAN =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; =
"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Arial; =
font-size: 13.3333px; "> </SPAN><A =
href=3D"mailto:bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca" =
title=3D"bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-family: Arial; font-size: =
13.3333px; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; =
">bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca</SPAN></A><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "></SPAN><O:P =
style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; =
"></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV><DIV><P class=3D"MsoNormal"><B =
style=3D"font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT size=3D"2" =
face=3D"Arial"><SPAN style=3D"font-size:10.0pt; =
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: =
13.3333px; font-weight: bold; ">Sent:</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></B><FONT =
size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><SPAN =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; =
"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Arial; =
font-size: 13.3333px; "> Friday, August 31, 2007 3:35 PM</SPAN><O:P =
style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; =
"></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV><DIV><P class=3D"MsoNormal"><B =
style=3D"font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT size=3D"2" =
face=3D"Arial"><SPAN style=3D"font-size:10.0pt; =
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: =
13.3333px; font-weight: bold; ">Subject:</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></B><FONT =
size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><SPAN =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; =
"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Arial; =
font-size: 13.3333px; "> RE: [Bcma-l] </SPAN><ST1:PLACE =
w:st=3D"on"><ST1:PLACENAME w:st=3D"on"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; =
">War</SPAN></ST1:PLACENAME><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "> =
</SPAN><ST1:PLACETYPE w:st=3D"on"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; =
">Museum</SPAN></ST1:PLACETYPE></ST1:PLACE><O:P style=3D"font-family: =
Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV><DIV><P =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><FONT size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><SPAN =
style=3D"font-size: 12.0pt; font-size: 16px; "><O:P style=3D"font-size: =
16px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 16px; =
">=A0</SPAN></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV><P class=3D"MsoNormal"><FONT =
size=3D"2" color=3D"navy" face=3D"Arial"><SPAN style=3D"font-size: =
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy; color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-size: =
13.3333px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, =
128); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; ">Larry=92s memo does =
not tell the full context of his concern about the Canadian War Museum, =
but I deduce that he was talking about the Canadian War Museum=92s =
exhibit on the bomber offensive in World War II, how it upset the WWII =
veterans, how the museum refused to change the wording, and how the =
Director Joe Guertz is not longer employed =
there.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><O:P style=3D"font-size: 16px; "></O:P></P><P =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><FONT size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><SPAN =
style=3D"font-size: 12.0pt; font-size: 16px; "><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 16px; ">=A0</SPAN><O:P =
style=3D"font-size: 16px; "></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><FONT size=3D"2" color=3D"navy" face=3D"Arial"><SPAN =
style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy; color: rgb(0, =
0, 128); font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: Arial; font-size: =
13.3333px; ">I shall start off by saying that although I have visited =
the new CWM (as well as the two previous incarnations of it), I am not =
familiar with the exhibit in question and I suspect that the other =
gentlemen have not either. =A0I do not have any information on the =
exhibit in question, the disputed phrases, or the appropriateness (or =
not) of the staff change.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><O:P style=3D"font-size: =
16px; "></O:P></P><P class=3D"MsoNormal"><FONT size=3D"3" face=3D"Times =
New Roman"><SPAN style=3D"font-size: 12.0pt; font-size: 16px; "><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 16px; ">=A0</SPAN><O:P =
style=3D"font-size: 16px; "></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><FONT size=3D"2" color=3D"navy" face=3D"Arial"><SPAN =
style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy; color: rgb(0, =
0, 128); font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: Arial; font-size: =
13.3333px; ">Although I am very much in favour of museums telling the =
truth and not being dictated to, this is not a simple black and white =
issue. Like the term =93Freedom of the Press=94 there are many shades of =
grey. I encourage museum colleagues to stop and think and not do a knee =
jerk reaction by grabbing a flag and heading for the =
barricades.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><O:P style=3D"font-size: 16px; =
"></O:P></P><P class=3D"MsoNormal"><FONT size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><SPAN style=3D"font-size: 12.0pt; font-size: 16px; "><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 16px; ">=A0</SPAN><O:P =
style=3D"font-size: 16px; "></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><FONT size=3D"2" color=3D"navy" face=3D"Arial"><SPAN =
style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy; color: rgb(0, =
0, 128); font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: Arial; font-size: =
13.3333px; ">I believe that there are several issues to be careful of =
including:</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><O:P style=3D"font-size: 16px; =
"></O:P></P><P class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:21.6pt; =
font-size: 16px; "><FONT size=3D"2" color=3D"navy" face=3D"Symbol"><SPAN =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:navy; color: rgb(0, =
0, 128); font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: Symbol; font-size: =
13.3333px; ">=B7</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=3D"1" color=3D"navy"><SPAN=
style=3D"font-size:7.0pt;color:navy; color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-size: =
9.33333px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, =
128); font-size: 9.33333px; ">=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 =
</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=3D"2" color=3D"navy" face=3D"Arial"><SPAN =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;color:navy; color: rgb(0, =
0, 128); font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: Arial; font-size: =
13.3333px; ">Political correctness (e.g. Parks Canada renaming the =
Northwest Rebellion as the Northwest Resistance; the pressure put on the =
Smithsonian to not display the newly restored B-29 bomber =93Enola Gay =
that had dropped the first atomic bomb on =
Japan)</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><O:P style=3D"font-size: 16px; "></O:P></P><P =
class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:21.6pt; font-size: 16px; =
"><FONT size=3D"2" color=3D"navy" face=3D"Symbol"><SPAN =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:navy; color: rgb(0, =
0, 128); font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: Symbol; font-size: =
13.3333px; ">=B7</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=3D"1" color=3D"navy"><SPAN=
style=3D"font-size:7.0pt;color:navy; color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-size: =
9.33333px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, =
128); font-size: 9.33333px; ">=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 =
</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=3D"2" color=3D"navy" face=3D"Arial"><SPAN =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;color:navy; color: rgb(0, =
0, 128); font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: Arial; font-size: =
13.3333px; ">The benefit of hindsight (You should have steered into the =
skid =85)</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><O:P style=3D"font-size: 16px; =
"></O:P></P><P class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:21.6pt; =
font-size: 16px; "><FONT size=3D"2" color=3D"navy" face=3D"Symbol"><SPAN =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:navy; color: rgb(0, =
0, 128); font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: Symbol; font-size: =
13.3333px; ">=B7</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=3D"1" color=3D"navy"><SPAN=
style=3D"font-size:7.0pt;color:navy; color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-size: =
9.33333px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, =
128); font-size: 9.33333px; ">=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 =
</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=3D"2" color=3D"navy" face=3D"Arial"><SPAN =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;color:navy; color: rgb(0, =
0, 128); font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: Arial; font-size: =
13.3333px; ">=A0Making a judgment from the comfort of one=92s armchair =
more than half a century after the events when we are not subject to the =
same pressures. They were fighting a World War for survival. For the =
people of </SPAN><ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st=3D"on"><ST1:PLACE =
w:st=3D"on"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, =
128); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; =
">Canada</SPAN></ST1:PLACE></ST1:COUNTRY-REGION><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: =
Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "> a quicker victory meant that one=92s =
spouse, sons and daughters etc. in the services might survive long =
enough to come home safely. If they had lost that war, I would be =
writing this message in German or Japanese. No =85 come to think of it, =
if that had happened, I would not be allowed to write this message at =
all. I probably would not be here as my father, a Commando officer, =
would most likely have been executed as a war =
criminal.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><O:P style=3D"font-size: 16px; =
"></O:P></P><P class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:21.6pt; =
font-size: 16px; "><FONT size=3D"2" color=3D"navy" face=3D"Symbol"><SPAN =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:navy; color: rgb(0, =
0, 128); font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: Symbol; font-size: =
13.3333px; ">=B7</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=3D"1" color=3D"navy"><SPAN=
style=3D"font-size:7.0pt;color:navy; color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-size: =
9.33333px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, =
128); font-size: 9.33333px; ">=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 =
</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=3D"2" color=3D"navy" face=3D"Arial"><SPAN =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;color:navy; color: rgb(0, =
0, 128); font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: Arial; font-size: =
13.3333px; ">Mistakenly assuming that wars are fought according to =
rules. Canadians have not been at war very often and are so used to =
thinking in terms of Peacekeeping roles and =
rules.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><O:P style=3D"font-size: 16px; "></O:P></P><P =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><FONT size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><SPAN =
style=3D"font-size: 12.0pt; font-size: 16px; "><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 16px; ">=A0</SPAN><O:P =
style=3D"font-size: 16px; "></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><FONT size=3D"2" color=3D"navy" face=3D"Arial"><SPAN =
style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy; color: rgb(0, =
0, 128); font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: Arial; font-size: =
13.3333px; ">Perhaps a modern fictitious analogy might help relate to =
the different perspective that hindsight creates: Questioning a police =
officer why they shot and killed a teenage boy who was after all only =
pointing an unloaded handgun at his hostage in a bank robbery. You now =
know it was unloaded, but AT THE TIME the officer did not and could not =
know that and reacted appropriately.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><O:P =
style=3D"font-size: 16px; "></O:P></P><P class=3D"MsoNormal"><FONT =
size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><SPAN style=3D"font-size: 12.0pt; =
font-size: 16px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
16px; ">=A0</SPAN><O:P style=3D"font-size: 16px; =
"></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class=3D"MsoNormal"><FONT size=3D"2" =
color=3D"navy" face=3D"Arial"><SPAN style=3D"font-size: =
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy; color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-size: =
13.3333px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, =
128); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; ">US Marine Corps =
General =93Chesty=94 Puller was the most highly decorated and respected =
USMC officer ever. After fighting in several wars he was attending =
</SPAN><ST1:PLACE w:st=3D"on"><ST1:PLACENAME w:st=3D"on"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: =
Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; ">West Point</SPAN></ST1:PLACENAME><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: =
Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "> </SPAN><ST1:PLACENAME w:st=3D"on"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: =
Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; ">Military</SPAN></ST1:PLACENAME><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: =
Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "></SPAN><ST1:PLACETYPE w:st=3D"on"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: =
Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; =
">Academy</SPAN></ST1:PLACETYPE></ST1:PLACE><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: =
Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "> as a student. The lecturer stated that =
the true history of the Korean War could not be written for at least 20 =
years, when the secret documents were declassified. Chesty spoke up and =
adamantly said that the opposite was true because by then the stories =
would have faded, and attitudes would have changed. (The story may be =
found in the book MARINE =96 The above is from memory. Chesty led his =
men out of the Chosin Reservoir where they suffered tremendous =
casualties in the bitter cold and fighting.)</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><O:P =
style=3D"font-size: 16px; "></O:P></P><P class=3D"MsoNormal"><FONT =
size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><SPAN style=3D"font-size: 12.0pt; =
font-size: 16px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
16px; ">=A0</SPAN><O:P style=3D"font-size: 16px; =
"></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class=3D"MsoNormal"><FONT size=3D"2" =
color=3D"navy" face=3D"Arial"><SPAN style=3D"font-size: =
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy; color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-size: =
13.3333px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, =
128); font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; ">As an empirical test I =
suggest you do the following. Look at modern history books about =
</SPAN><ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st=3D"on"><ST1:PLACE w:st=3D"on"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: =
Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; =
">Canada</SPAN></ST1:PLACE></ST1:COUNTRY-REGION><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: =
Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "> in World War II. Now find the red =
hardcover book on the Photographic History of the Canadian Army =
1939-1945 which was published immediately after WWII. You will find the =
treatment is VERY different. The modern books are written in hindsight =
and the self-censorship has taken its toll. The Immediate post-war book =
has gory pictures of enemy dead, of Canadian dead and of concentration =
camp victims and survivors. I still have the </SPAN><ST1:CITY =
w:st=3D"on"><ST1:PLACE w:st=3D"on"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: Arial; font-size: =
13.3333px; ">Toronto</SPAN></ST1:PLACE></ST1:CITY><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: =
Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "> special insert from 1945 showing pages =
of concentration camp photos =96 many of which have never been published =
since.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><O:P style=3D"font-size: 16px; "></O:P></P><P =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><FONT size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><SPAN =
style=3D"font-size: 12.0pt; font-size: 16px; "><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 16px; ">=A0</SPAN><O:P =
style=3D"font-size: 16px; "></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P =
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style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy; color: rgb(0, =
0, 128); font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: Arial; font-size: =
13.3333px; ">As a museum Curator I have been ordered not to display =
certain items and naturally did not like it. I do realize however that =
there are a lot of revisionist history exhibits out there that I do not =
like either sometimes.=A0 Each case must be looked at on its own merits, =
not in a simple knee jerk reaction. I do not know how I would feel about =
the CWM display text as I have not seen it. I might support Joe Geurtz, =
the former CWM Director, or I might be on the other side requesting =
changes or failing that, a resignation.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><O:P =
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font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.3333px; ">-----Original =
Message-----</SPAN><BR style=3D"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: =
13.3333px; "><B style=3D"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.3333px; =
font-weight: bold; "><SPAN style=3D"font-weight:bold; font-family: =
Tahoma; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: bold; =
">From:</SPAN></SPAN></B><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.3333px; "> =
bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca [<A =
href=3D"mailto:bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca">mailto:bcma-l-admin@museums=
assn.bc.ca</A>] </SPAN><BR style=3D"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: =
13.3333px; "><B style=3D"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.3333px; =
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Tahoma; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: bold; =
">Sent:</SPAN></SPAN></B><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.3333px; "> August 31, 2007 =
12:18 PM</SPAN><BR style=3D"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.3333px; =
"><B style=3D"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: =
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</SPAN><ST1:PERSONNAME w:st=3D"on"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
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</SPAN><ST1:PLACE w:st=3D"on"><ST1:PLACENAME w:st=3D"on"><SPAN =
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"></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><DIV><P class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D"margin-left:36.0pt; font-size: 16px; "><FONT size=3D"2" =
face=3D"Arial"><SPAN style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; =
font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; ">Wholehearted =
support for Larry's suggestion. We must continue to=A0recount, retell =
and depict history as accurately as possible, presenting=A0it as closely =
to the=A0way it happened as possible, NOT the way someone or some group =
wanted it to be. An incorrect legacy=A0IS no legacy; a dangerous =
situation.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><O:P style=3D"font-size: 16px; =
"></O:P></P></DIV><DIV><P class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:36.0pt;=
font-size: 16px; "><FONT size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><SPAN =
style=3D"font-size:12.0pt; font-size: 16px; "><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 16px; ">=A0</SPAN><O:P =
style=3D"font-size: 16px; "></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV><DIV><P =
class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:36.0pt; font-size: 16px; =
"><FONT size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><SPAN =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; =
"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Arial; =
font-size: 13.3333px; ">Apologies for my =
over-stating</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 16px; ">=A0</SPAN><FONT size=3D"2" =
face=3D"Arial"><SPAN style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; =
font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; ">the =
obvious,</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><O:P style=3D"font-size: 16px; =
"></O:P></P></DIV><DIV><P class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:36.0pt;=
font-size: 16px; "><FONT size=3D"3" face=3D"Times New Roman"><SPAN =
style=3D"font-size:12.0pt; font-size: 16px; "><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 16px; ">=A0</SPAN><O:P =
style=3D"font-size: 16px; "></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV><DIV><P =
class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:36.0pt; font-size: 16px; =
"><FONT size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><SPAN =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; =
"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Arial; =
font-size: 13.3333px; ">Steve Bender</SPAN><BR style=3D"font-family: =
Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; ">Manager, BC =
</SPAN><ST1:PLACE w:st=3D"on"><ST1:PLACENAME w:st=3D"on"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: =
13.3333px; ">Interior</SPAN></ST1:PLACENAME><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: =
13.3333px; "> </SPAN><ST1:PLACENAME w:st=3D"on"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: =
13.3333px; ">Forestry</SPAN></ST1:PLACENAME><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: =
13.3333px; "> </SPAN><ST1:PLACETYPE w:st=3D"on"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: =
13.3333px; ">Museum</SPAN></ST1:PLACETYPE></ST1:PLACE><BR =
style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><ST1:ADDRESS =
w:st=3D"on"><ST1:STREET w:st=3D"on"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; ">Box =
419</SPAN></ST1:STREET><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; ">=A0 =
</SPAN><ST1:CITY w:st=3D"on"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; =
">Revelstoke</SPAN></ST1:CITY><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "> </SPAN><ST1:STATE =
w:st=3D"on"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: =
Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; ">BC</SPAN></ST1:STATE><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: =
13.3333px; ">=A0=A0 </SPAN><ST1:POSTALCODE w:st=3D"on"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: =
13.3333px; ">V0E 2S0</SPAN></ST1:POSTALCODE></ST1:ADDRESS><BR =
style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: =
13.3333px; ">Ph. 250 837 8078</SPAN><BR style=3D"font-family: Arial; =
font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; ">Email=A0 </SPAN><A =
href=3D"mailto:forestrymuseumrev@telus.net"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-family: =
Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: =
underline; ">forestrymuseumrev@telus.net</SPAN></A><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: =
13.3333px; "> </SPAN><BR style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: =
13.3333px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: =
Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; ">Email; </SPAN><A =
href=3D"mailto:forestrymuseum@revelstoke.net"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-family: =
Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: =
underline; ">forestrymuseum@revelstoke.net</SPAN></A></SPAN></FONT><O:P =
style=3D"font-size: 16px; "></O:P></P></DIV><DIV><P class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D"margin-left:36.0pt; font-size: 16px; "><FONT size=3D"3" =
face=3D"Times New Roman"><SPAN style=3D"font-size:12.0pt; font-size: =
16px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 16px; =
">=A0</SPAN><O:P style=3D"font-size: 16px; =
"></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV><DIV><P class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D"margin-left:36.0pt; font-size: 16px; "><FONT size=3D"3" =
face=3D"Times New Roman"><SPAN style=3D"font-size:12.0pt; font-size: =
16px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 16px; =
">=A0</SPAN><O:P style=3D"font-size: 16px; =
"></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV><BLOCKQUOTE =
style=3D"border:none;border-left:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm =
4.0pt; =
margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:5.0pt">=
<DIV><P class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:36.0pt; font-size: =
16px; "><FONT size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><SPAN =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; =
"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Arial; =
font-size: 13.3333px; ">----- Original Message =
-----</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><O:P style=3D"font-size: 16px; =
"></O:P></P></DIV><DIV style=3D"font-color:black"><P class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D"margin-left:36.0pt;background:#E4E4E4; font-size: 16px; "><B =
style=3D"font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; "><FONT size=3D"2" =
face=3D"Arial"><SPAN =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight: bold; =
font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: bold; =
">From:</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></B><FONT size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><SPAN =
style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; =
"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Arial; =
font-size: 13.3333px; "> </SPAN><A =
href=3D"mailto:bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca" =
title=3D"bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-family: Arial; font-size: =
13.3333px; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; =
">bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca</SPAN></A><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: =
13.3333px; "></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><O:P style=3D"font-size: 16px; =
"></O:P></P></DIV><DIV><P class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:36.0pt;=
font-size: 16px; "><B style=3D"font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; =
"><FONT size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><SPAN =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold; font-size: =
13.3333px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: =
Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: bold; =
">To:</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></B><FONT size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><SPAN =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; =
"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Arial; =
font-size: 13.3333px; "> </SPAN><A =
href=3D"mailto:bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca" =
title=3D"bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-family: Arial; font-size: =
13.3333px; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; =
">bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca</SPAN></A><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; =
"></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><O:P style=3D"font-size: 16px; =
"></O:P></P></DIV><DIV><P class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:36.0pt;=
font-size: 16px; "><B style=3D"font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; =
"><FONT size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><SPAN =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold; font-size: =
13.3333px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: =
Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: bold; =
">Sent:</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></B><FONT size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><SPAN =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; =
"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Arial; =
font-size: 13.3333px; "> Thursday, August 30, 2007 4:37 =
PM</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><O:P style=3D"font-size: 16px; =
"></O:P></P></DIV><DIV><P class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:36.0pt;=
font-size: 16px; "><B style=3D"font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; =
"><FONT size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><SPAN =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold; font-size: =
13.3333px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: =
Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: bold; =
">Subject:</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></B><FONT size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><SPAN =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; =
"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Arial; =
font-size: 13.3333px; "> [Bcma-l] </SPAN><ST1:PLACE =
w:st=3D"on"><ST1:PLACENAME w:st=3D"on"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; =
">War</SPAN></ST1:PLACENAME><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "> =
</SPAN><ST1:PLACETYPE w:st=3D"on"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; =
">Museum</SPAN></ST1:PLACETYPE></ST1:PLACE></SPAN></FONT><O:P =
style=3D"font-size: 16px; "></O:P></P></DIV><DIV><P class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D"margin-left:36.0pt; font-size: 16px; "><FONT size=3D"3" =
face=3D"Times New Roman"><SPAN style=3D"font-size:12.0pt; font-size: =
16px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 16px; =
">=A0</SPAN><O:P style=3D"font-size: 16px; =
"></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV><DIV><P class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D"margin-left:36.0pt; font-size: 16px; "><FONT size=3D"3" =
color=3D"green" face=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi"><SPAN =
style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:" franklin=3D"" gothic=3D"" =
demi";=3D"" color:green;=3D"" color:=3D"" rgb(0,=3D"" 128,=3D"" 0);=3D"" =
font-size:=3D"" 16px;=3D""><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"color: rgb(0, 128, 0); font-family: Franklin Gothic Demi; =
font-size: 16px; ">I believe that BC Museums and CMA should lend what =
little weight they have in support of the War Museums independent =
ability to present history.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><O:P style=3D"font-size: =
16px; "></O:P></P></DIV><DIV><P class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D"margin-left:36.0pt; font-size: 16px; "><FONT size=3D"3" =
color=3D"green" face=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi"><SPAN =
style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:" franklin=3D"" gothic=3D"" =
demi";=3D"" color:green;=3D"" color:=3D"" rgb(0,=3D"" 128,=3D"" 0);=3D"" =
font-size:=3D"" 16px;=3D""><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"color: rgb(0, 128, 0); font-family: Franklin Gothic Demi; =
font-size: 16px; ">The idea of political and single interest groups =
lobbying in such a case is reprehensible, and I believe we should make =
our views known.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><O:P style=3D"font-size: 16px; =
"></O:P></P></DIV><DIV><P class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:36.0pt;=
font-size: 16px; "><FONT size=3D"3" color=3D"green" face=3D"Franklin =
Gothic Demi"><SPAN style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:" franklin=3D"" =
gothic=3D"" demi";=3D"" color:green;=3D"" color:=3D"" rgb(0,=3D"" =
128,=3D"" 0);=3D"" font-size:=3D"" 16px;=3D""><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 128, 0); font-family: =
Franklin Gothic Demi; font-size: 16px; ">In a land where people died =
over the issue of free speech, where is it, and where is the free [and =
independent prerogative] in doing our job =
objectively?</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><O:P style=3D"font-size: 16px; =
"></O:P></P></DIV><DIV><P class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:36.0pt;=
font-size: 16px; "><FONT size=3D"3" color=3D"green" face=3D"Franklin =
Gothic Demi"><SPAN style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:" franklin=3D"" =
gothic=3D"" demi";=3D"" color:green;=3D"" color:=3D"" rgb(0,=3D"" =
128,=3D"" 0);=3D"" font-size:=3D"" 16px;=3D""><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 128, 0); font-family: =
Franklin Gothic Demi; font-size: 16px; ">Our museum was subjected to =
such pressure and caved in due to an in-camera meeting by our city =
council, which went on to dictate as to what we could or could not =
exhibit. No members of the public or delegations were allowed to debate =
such an important issue.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><O:P style=3D"font-size: =
16px; "></O:P></P></DIV><DIV><P class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D"margin-left:36.0pt; font-size: 16px; "><FONT size=3D"3" =
color=3D"green" face=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi"><SPAN =
style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:" franklin=3D"" gothic=3D"" =
demi";=3D"" color:green;=3D"" color:=3D"" rgb(0,=3D"" 128,=3D"" 0);=3D"" =
font-size:=3D"" 16px;=3D""><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"color: rgb(0, 128, 0); font-family: Franklin Gothic Demi; =
font-size: 16px; ">To our shame, we=A0accepted their ultimatum=A0in, but =
it still does not destroy the principle and concept of museum =
independence,.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><O:P style=3D"font-size: 16px; =
"></O:P></P></DIV><DIV><P class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:36.0pt;=
font-size: 16px; "><FONT size=3D"3" color=3D"green" face=3D"Franklin =
Gothic Demi"><SPAN style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:" franklin=3D"" =
gothic=3D"" demi";=3D"" color:green;=3D"" color:=3D"" rgb(0,=3D"" =
128,=3D"" 0);=3D"" font-size:=3D"" 16px;=3D""><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 128, 0); font-family: =
Franklin Gothic Demi; font-size: 16px; ">Our=A0alternative would have =
been to close the museum.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><O:P style=3D"font-size: =
16px; "></O:P></P></DIV><DIV><P class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D"margin-left:36.0pt; font-size: 16px; "><FONT size=3D"3" =
color=3D"green" face=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi"><SPAN =
style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:" franklin=3D"" gothic=3D"" =
demi";=3D"" color:green;=3D"" color:=3D"" rgb(0,=3D"" 128,=3D"" 0);=3D"" =
font-size:=3D"" 16px;=3D""><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"color: rgb(0, 128, 0); font-family: Franklin Gothic Demi; =
font-size: 16px; ">This is an important issue and I am surprised that I =
have not heard any pronouncements about this by our museum =
organizations.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><O:P style=3D"font-size: 16px; =
"></O:P></P></DIV><DIV><P class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:36.0pt;=
font-size: 16px; "><FONT size=3D"3" color=3D"green" face=3D"Franklin =
Gothic Demi"><SPAN style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:" franklin=3D"" =
gothic=3D"" demi";=3D"" color:green;=3D"" color:=3D"" rgb(0,=3D"" =
128,=3D"" 0);=3D"" font-size:=3D"" 16px;=3D""><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 128, 0); font-family: =
Franklin Gothic Demi; font-size: 16px; ">Are we too busy planning =
conferences and workshops and patting ourselves on the back to pay =
attention to such an important issue?</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><O:P =
style=3D"font-size: 16px; "></O:P></P></DIV><DIV><P class=3D"MsoNormal" =
style=3D"margin-left:36.0pt; font-size: 16px; "><FONT size=3D"3" =
color=3D"green" face=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi"><SPAN =
style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:" franklin=3D"" gothic=3D"" =
demi";=3D"" color:green;=3D"" color:=3D"" rgb(0,=3D"" 128,=3D"" 0);=3D"" =
font-size:=3D"" 16px;=3D""><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"color: rgb(0, 128, 0); font-family: Franklin Gothic Demi; =
font-size: 16px; ">Larry A. Ewashen, Curator & General =
Manager</SPAN><BR style=3D"color: rgb(0, 128, 0); font-family: Franklin =
Gothic Demi; font-size: 16px; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"color: rgb(0, 128, 0); font-family: Franklin Gothic Demi; =
font-size: 16px; ">The Doukhobor Discovery Centre</SPAN><BR =
style=3D"color: rgb(0, 128, 0); font-family: Franklin Gothic Demi; =
font-size: 16px; "><ST1:ADDRESS w:st=3D"on"><ST1:STREET w:st=3D"on"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 128, 0); font-family: =
Franklin Gothic Demi; font-size: 16px; ">112 Heritage =
Way</SPAN></ST1:STREET><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: =
rgb(0, 128, 0); font-family: Franklin Gothic Demi; font-size: 16px; ">, =
</SPAN><ST1:CITY w:st=3D"on"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"color: rgb(0, 128, 0); font-family: Franklin Gothic Demi; =
font-size: 16px; ">Castlegar</SPAN></ST1:CITY><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 128, 0); font-family: =
Franklin Gothic Demi; font-size: 16px; "> </SPAN><ST1:POSTALCODE =
w:st=3D"on"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 128, =
0); font-family: Franklin Gothic Demi; font-size: 16px; ">V1N =
4M5</SPAN></ST1:POSTALCODE></ST1:ADDRESS><BR style=3D"color: rgb(0, 128, =
0); font-family: Franklin Gothic Demi; font-size: 16px; "><SPAN =
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