Get the chance to interact with our replica uniforms from the Great War. We lend both the soldier’s and the nurse’s uniform so that students can picture how people dressed during wartime. The uniforms offer a small insight into the daily lives of the ordinary people who participated in this unprecedented event.

Contact us at 438-826-4599 or  to book the uniforms for your school.

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Exhibition Regiments on the Ridge: 100 years after the Battle of Vimy Ridge

This exhibition provides an overview of the First World War, from its causes to its consequences, with a special focus on the Battle of Vimy Ridge and its importance to the conflict. It is composed of 14 panels.

Post-war Challenges

After the arduous return to Canada at the end of the war, men and women faced the challenge of reintegrating into Canadian society. Many groups faced discrimination, prejudice and searched for their place in the “new” Canada. The objective of this activity is to understand the various challenges many groups of Canadians faced at the end of the war and their return to life in Canada.

Exhibition They Cared: Origins of Military Nursing

This exhibition, comprised of 6 panels, traces the birth of military nursing. It presents the journey of several military nurses during the First World War and the continued contributions of nurses to society.