[BCMA] FW: PRESS RELEASE: Greater Vernon Museum & Archives presents "Soldiers & Settlers: Early History of the Canadian Militia in the Okanagan Valley"

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From: Denise Marsh
Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2017 12:20 PM
To: Barbara Bell
Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Greater Vernon Museum & Archives presents "Soldiers & Settlers: Early History of the Canadian Militia in the Okanagan Valley"


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PRESS RELEASE

January 5, 2017

Soldiers & Settlers: Early History of the Canadian Militia in the Okanagan Valley

Location: Greater Vernon Museum & Archives
Dates:  Thursday January 19,  2017
Time:  7:00pm - 8:00pm
Admission: By donation
Phone: 250-542-3142



Our new Speaker Series will ring in the New Year with a bang Thursday January 19th with a presentation given by Dr. Jim Wood, UBC Okanagan History Professor.  His talk, entitled, "Soldiers and Settlers: Early History of the Canadian Militia in the Okanagan Valley" will touch on the organization of new militia regiments in BC in the first decade of the 20th century, including the Okanagan's own British Columbia Dragoons. He will explain how the difficulties of raising new regiments in BC were overcome by the efforts of local communities, and how citizen soldiering became a prominent feature of the Okanagan's social landscape in the years before the First World War.



Dr. Wood has taught history at several post-secondary institutions across Canada and is a well published military history writer, as well as an Army reserve officer in the British Columbia Dragoons. With articles published in the Canadian Military History, The Journal of Military History, The American Review of Canadian Studies and BC Studies, as well as a number of books including Militia Myths: Ideas of the Canadian Citizen Soldier 1896-1921 to his name, Dr. Wood is a well-respected, authoritative figure on local military history.


The talk, followed by a Q&A session will take place at the Greater Vernon Museum & Archives Thursday January 19th from 7-8pm. As space is limited, please call 250-542-3142 to pre-register. Admission is by donation.


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Kind regards,

Denise Marsh

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