Your History, Your Heritage
Online Exhibition Themes

Military and Peacekeeping

Visit Discover the Collection for a complete list of themes and LAC virtual exhibitions.

The Call to Duty: Canada's Nursing Sisters

Exhibition of rare first-hand accounts of the First World War from a woman's perspective. Includes writings and photographs from the fonds of six Canadian nursing sisters.

Canada and the First World War

From 1914 to 1918, thousands of Canadian men and women were called upon to contribute to the effort required for the First World War, an event that transformed our nation, culture, economy and identity. This exhibition is designed to illustrate, through the Archives' collections, the many roles that Canadian men and women played during the First World War, and the definite mark the war left on our society.

Faces of War

Exhibition features photographs of men and women who served in the Canadian Forces during the Second World War.

Oral Histories of the First World War: Veterans 1914-1918

Web exhibition based on the 'In Flanders Fields' CBC radio broadcast from November 11, 1964 to March 7, 1965 offering radio interview excerpts of Canadian First World War Veterans.

Without Fear, Favour or Affection: Men of the North West Mounted Police

Exhibition exploring the lives of original members of the North West Mounted Police, including personnel records from 1873 until 1904, when NWMP became the Royal North West Mounted Police.