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VILNIIUS. KAZINFORM The Embassy of Kazakhstan in Lithuania in cooperation with the Central State Film, Photo and Sound Archive of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as the Virtual Museum of Women of Kazakhstan NGO «Women of Kazakhstan» opened the photo exhibition Women of the Great Steppe, dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the nation’s independence.
In late 2020, a monument to Heroes of Deer Transport Battalions was opened in Murmansk Fighters of the deer transport troop. Karelian front, 1944© Archive of the Murmansk Regional Museum of Local Lore MOSCOW, May 14. /TASS/. During the war, in the North, deer were used as transport. They carried shells, food, wood and fuel, evacuated the injured, searched for crashed planes. TASS is telling about the deer transport and involvement of the Saami - the Kola Peninsula’s low-numbered indigenous people, who have lived with those animals for centuries. The Red Army used deer for the first time ...
The Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills, is offering a new online program for students who are learning about the Holocaust. The Virtual Museum Experience, or VME, is a virtual session that is tailored to each teacher's lesson plan to really customize the students' experience.
Share this article Share this article GATINEAU, QC, April 15, 2021 /CNW/ - The Canadian Museum of History and the Canadian War Museum were greatly saddened to learn of the passing of Canadian entrepreneur and patron of the arts, W. Galen Weston. In 2017, as Chairman of The W. Garfield Weston Foundation, W. Galen Weston and his family generously donated $2 million to support the successful completion of the Canadian Museum of History's signature exhibition, the Canadian History Hall. The Hall opened to the public on July 1, 2017 — the 150th anniversary of Confederation. In recognition of...
Author of the article: Susanna McLeod Publishing date: Mar 11, 2021 • March 11, 2021 • 5 minute read Labour pioneer Donalda Charron (1885-1967), circa 1912. Photo by Archives of M. Jean-Paul Charron Article content Jobs in the late 1800s were a challenge for the working class. Long hours, poor sanitation and dangerous conditions plagued the workplace for all workers. For women, the situation was often worse, with appallingly low pay, co-worker aggravations and unsafe conditions. At an industrial firm in Hull, Que., union leader Donalda Charron challenged the status quo. The wo...