The Memory Project

The Memory Project


Latest Episodes

D-Day
August 04, 2010

Did not hit the town after I got back or Friday-LAME I know, but tired also, but saw the fireworks on saturday night(fireworks festival all summer long) found out that the thunderstorm in the middle of the spectacle took out two folks hiding under a tree!

The Pacific
July 19, 2010

Nearly 80,000 Canadians volunteered to join the Pacific forces and serve at home on coastal defense and in far off places like India, Burma, Singapore, New Guinea, and the Philipines.

Battle of the Atlantic
June 02, 2010

In 1939, Canada possessed only a few dozen merchant ships, 6 destroyers, 5 small minesweepers, 2 training vessels, and a single squadron of modern military flying boats. No one would have predicted that, from this tiny beginning, Canada's forces would go

V-E Day
May 07, 2010

In this edition of the podcast we bring you six stories that center around V-E Day. Six veterans remember what led up to that momentous day and what they were doing when they heard the news. You will hear about a riot, the Queen of England, Winston Churc

Prisoners of War
April 23, 2010

The Memory Project: Stories of the Second World War is creating an unprecedented account of Canada's participation in the Second World War by offering every living Second World War veteran the opportunity to share their memories through recorded interview