The Military Museums

• Calgary army reservist and museum curator killed while ice climbing in eastern B.C.

  Maj. Dave Peabody died while off duty on Dec. 26 in Kootenay National Park, the military said Thursday.

  Canada

  Jan 2, 2025
  
• Gallery at Military Museums captures realities of war

  A tribute to those who served and continue to serve in Canada's military is on display inside Calgary's Military Museums. One exhibit features the work of Bill MacDonnell.

  Canada

  Nov 11, 2024
  
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• Calgary woman searching for late father’s war medals she mistakenly sold

  A Calgary woman hopes to be reunited with cherished family heirlooms that were mistakenly sold at an estate sale more than four years ago.

  Canada

  Nov 15, 2023
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• Replica Spitfire to participate in special flyover during Calgary Remembrance Day ceremony

  Remembrance Day visitors to The Military Museums in Calgary will turn their eyes to the sky for a glimpse of a replica Second World War aircraft owned by a local pilot.

  Canada

  Nov 10, 2023
• Calgary veteran creates app to help honour fallen soldiers around the world

  Ryan Mullens’ Calgary-based startup is called Memory Anchor and the company has developed an app designed for use in cemeteries and military-related memorials.

  Features

  Nov 10, 2023
• Canadian Cold War fighter pilot reflects on past, current war in Ukraine

  As the war in Ukraine enters its third week, those who fought in the same region decades before are watching on, reminded of Canada’s contributions to the Cold War.   

  Canada

  Mar 11, 2022
• New Calgary exhibit salutes Canadians’ service in Afghanistan

  A new exhibit in Calgary is paying tribute to many of Canada's younger military veterans this Remembrance Day.

  Canada

  Nov 9, 2021
• Coronavirus: Alberta museums taking cautious approach to reopening

  Like many other businesses and services, museums have been hit hard during the COVID-19 pandemic and while they have been given the green light to reopen next Thursday, some museum officials said they won't be.

  Canada

  May 6, 2020
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• Gord Gillies: A Calgary tour through the battlegrounds of the First World War

  Gord Gillies says a quiet walk through a southwest Calgary community highlights the importance of wearing a poppy on Remembrance Day.

  Nov 6, 2018
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• Veterans with PTSD bond over military vehicles: ‘it’s done me a world of good’

  The Ghost Squadron at The Military Museums in Calgary consists of volunteers who keep decommissioned military vehicles running.

  Canada

  Nov 9, 2017