Record of Service

Historica Canada
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Record of Service, a podcast presented by The Memory Project. In this series, we bring you interviews with Canada’s veterans—their stories of life, loss and service. A new episode every week until November 11. The Memory Project Speakers Bureau and archive connects veterans and Canadian Forces members with school and community groups from coast to coast. A program of Historica Canada, the Memory Project has been made possible in part by the Government of Canada. Go to thememoryproject.com to browse our archive of interviews or to book a speaker for your classroom or community event. If you’re a veteran or an active member of the Canadian Forces, please contact us at memory@historicacanada.ca to find out how you can become a speaker.

Épisodes

  1. ÉPISODE 7

    Coming Soon! New Podcast: Strong and Free

    The Strong and Free podcast series is part of a larger Black History education campaign created by Historica Canada. Along with the podcast series, Historica Canada offers a video series, an education guide, and several new entries on The Canadian Encyclopedia about Black History in Canada. Follow Historica Canada on Twitter,  Instagram, and TikTok @HistoricaCanada, and on Facebook at facebook.com/Historica.Canada/  For more resources, visit historicacanada.ca.

    1 min
  2. New Podcast - A Place to Belong: A History of Multiculturalism in Canada

    ÉPISODE 6

    New Podcast - A Place to Belong: A History of Multiculturalism in Canada

    A Place to Belong is part of a larger education campaign created by Historica Canada and made possible in part by the Government of Canada. Along with the podcast series, Historica Canada also offers a video series and an education guide about the history of multiculturalism in Canada. Visit historicacanada.ca for more.   Follow @HistoricaCanada on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok and @Historica.Canada on Facebook.

    1 min
  3. New Podcast: Residential Schools

    2020-02-27

    New Podcast: Residential Schools

    The Residential Schools podcast series is part of a larger awareness campaign created by Historica Canada and funded by the Government of Canada. Along with the podcast series, Historica Canada also offers a video series, an education guide, and several new entries on The Canadian Encyclopedia about the history and legacy of residential schools. If you or someone you know need immediate support, here are some resources: National Indian Residential School Crisis Line, 1-866-925-4419The Hope for Wellness Help Line at 1-855-242-3310 (phone services available in Cree, Ojibway, Inuktitut, French, and English). The Hope for Wellness Help Line also offers online support services at hopeforwellness.caKids Help Phone, 1-800-668-6868Follow Historica Canada on Twitter and Instagram @HistoricaCanada and on Facebook facebook.com/Historica.Canada/  Illustrations by Halie Finney.

    2 min

  4. 2019-11-11 · CONTENU BONI

    D-Day

    June 6, 2019 marked the 75th anniversary of the Allied landings in Normandy, France during the Second World War. This bonus episode of Record of Service, Historica Canada’s new podcast, features the lived experiences of veterans who participated in the operation through testimonies from The Memory Project Archive. Listen, then request a Memory Project speaker at http://www.thememoryproject.com/book-a-speaker Learn more about D-Day and the Battle of Normandy on The Canadian Encyclopedia: https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en   Music Credit: Kai Engel – Hopes and Dreams (FMA)

    12 min

  5. 2019-11-05

    The Prisoner

    Edward Carter-Edwards served on a Halifax heavy bomber with the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War. He was one of 168 Allied airmen temporarily imprisoned in the Buchenwald Concentration camp after his aircraft was shot down over German-occupied France. Listen, then request a Memory Project speaker at http://www.thememoryproject.com/book-a-speaker Learn more about Canada and the Holocaust on The Canadian Encyclopedia at https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en Music Credits: Kai Engel – Brooks, Marcel Pequel - Four

    13 min

  6. 2019-10-29

    The Tomkins Brothers

    Following in the footsteps of his brothers and many members of his Métis community, Frank Tomkins enrolled in the Canadian Army in 1945. His story touches on his family’s connection to the North-West Resistance, Cree Code Talkers, and the benefits denied to Indigenous veterans after the Second World War. Listen, then request a Memory Project speaker at http://www.thememoryproject.com/book-a-speakerLearn more about the Louis Riel, Poundmaker, Indigenous veterans and more from The Canadian Encyclopedia: https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en   Music Credits: Kai Engel – Summer Days, Marcel Pequel – Six

    14 min

  7. 2019-10-22

    Do No Harm

    These stories from Canadian medical personnel serving during the Second World War and a sly ship doctor treating sailors during the Korean War highlight gruesome and absurd moments of both conflicts. Listen, then request a Memory Project speaker at http://www.thememoryproject.com/book-a-speaker Learn more about the Second World War, the Korean War and more from The Canadian Encyclopedia: https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en   Music Credit: Evegeny Grinko – Winter Sunshine (FMA)

    21 min

  8. 2019-10-15

    Codebreakers

    Thousands of women served in intelligence facilities like Britain’s Bletchley Park and Canada’s Camp X during the Second World War. The Memory Project Archive contains stories from women who were recruited for these secret roles through the British Women’s Royal Naval Service and the Canadian Women’s Army Corps. Find out about more what they were doing and their oaths of secrecy. Find out about more what they were doing and their oaths of secrecy.  Listen, then request a Memory Project speaker at http://www.thememoryproject.com/book-a-speaker Learn more about Camp X, intelligence and espionage at www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca Music Credit: Marcel Pequel – Four

    16 min

  9. 2019-10-08

    New Podcast: Record of Service

    Coming soon! Our Record of Service podcast, with remarkable stories from codebreakers and code talkers, medical personnel and prisoners of war, is almost here. We're excited to share the first episode with you next week: stay tuned!

    1 min

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Record of Service, a podcast presented by The Memory Project. In this series, we bring you interviews with Canada’s veterans—their stories of life, loss and service. A new episode every week until November 11. The Memory Project Speakers Bureau and archive connects veterans and Canadian Forces members with school and community groups from coast to coast. A program of Historica Canada, the Memory Project has been made possible in part by the Government of Canada. Go to thememoryproject.com to browse our archive of interviews or to book a speaker for your classroom or community event. If you’re a veteran or an active member of the Canadian Forces, please contact us at memory@historicacanada.ca to find out how you can become a speaker.

Informations

  • Chaîne
    Historica Canada
  • Créateur
    The Memory Project
  • Années d’activité
    2019 - 2021
  • Épisodes
    9
  • Classement
    Tout public
  • Copyright
    © 2025 The Memory Project
  • Site Web de l’émission
    Record of Service

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