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World War I Lecture Series:The Glory Passes
November 10, 2015 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The Okanagan has a proud World War I legacy. Expand your awareness of how Okanagan soldiers impacted WWI. Join local historians for the stories you may not know during this special lecture series to commemorate the Great War.
Nov 3 – Keith Boehmer, Military History Interpreter, Kelowna Museums Society
The Glory Passes: The Transition Year, 1915
Nov 10 – Dr. James Wood, History Department, Okanagan College
The 2nd Battle of Ypres and the Beginnings of Gas Warfare in 1915
Nov 17 – Nancy Holmes, Faculty of Creative & Critical Studies, UBC Okanagan
How We Break Faith with “In Flanders Fields”
Nov 24 – Howard Hisdal, History Department, Okanagan College
First Christmas in the trenches, 1915, for the Okanagan’s regiment
For more information on this program please contact:
Christina Neale at 250-763-2417 ext. 28
cneale@kelownamuseums.ca