Victoria Avenue
Brandon, Manitoba
Canada
XII
MANITOBA DRAGOONS/
26
FD. REGT. RCA MUSEUM
|
Free Admission to the Public
Hours:
Winter ~ Tuesday 9 AM - 9 PM
Summer ~ Tuesday Afternoon
MUSEUM
LIBRARY
Welcome to our military museum
My name is Ross Neale and I'll be your tour guide
for today's visit...
If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask:
As you can imagine we require security on the museum
artifacts.
This is the only entrance.
The museum volunteers do their part in keeping alive
the memory of the people who paid with their lives
that we may live in peace.
The guest book that we use was donated in 1979 by the
Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba,
the Honourable Mr. McKeag.
Our library has several thousand books,
all of historical significance.
There are no books of fiction.
Many of the books may be borrowed to read,
for a one-month period.
The archives are housed in a large cupboard and are
comprised mainly of hand-written orders.
The paper in some of the books is very delicate and
white cotton gloves must be worn to handle them.
The Manitoba Rangers was raised just after the turn of
the
century,
with Regimental headquarters in Brandon.
This regiment was paired with the Sherwood Foresters
of the British Army.
They recruited troops for the 8th and 45th Battalion
in the first war.
In 1936 the regiment was retired and all ranks were taken
on strength of
the 26 Field Brigade of the Royal Canadian Artillery.
The picture is of all the officers just before they went
to the artillery.
Years ago, photographers were able to take very wide
pictures --
we have a good collection of this type of picture.
Our library is used extensively for research.
A few of the old sweats come and take out a book to read
to re-live the source of their wartime adventures
or maybe to see what other people were doing at some
point in time.
The books can be taken from the library
for a period not to exceed one month.
BACK TO CONTENTS
WebMaster:
Bill Hillman
BILL
& SUE-ON HILLMAN ECLECTIC STUDIO