Notice: 31st Annual General Meeting
Barney Danson Theatre, Canadian War Museum
Thursday, June 7, 2018, 1800 hours
1800 - Registration and a meet and greet with light refreshments
1830 - Business Meeting
Business will consist inter alia of:
- Approval of the Minutes of the 30th AGM
- Recognition of the Silver Friends for 2018
- Presentation of the Volunteer of the Year Award
- The President's Report
- The Financial Report
- Appointment of Accountant
- Election of Directors
- Update from Director General CWM
- Other Business
Nominations to fill vacancies on the Board of Directors should be sent to the Secretary by mail at 1 Vimy Place, Ottawa, ON K1A 0M8, or by email to .
Approved secretarially by the Board of Directors of the Friends of the Canadian War Museum following the Board meeting of 21 March 2018.
The May 2018 edition of the Torch is now available. Click the front page thumbnail below left for a realistic "flip book" presentation. If you wish to download a pdf version, click the info icon within the presentation.
If you would like to submit an article for publication, you can forward it to , attention: Torch Editor.
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The "Friends-Only" Adopt-A-Book Campaign
After a successful 2017 campaign, Friends are again sponsoring the Adopt-a-Book campaign for 2018.
The titles the MHRC Library wishes to acquire are listed below. Interested Friends are invited to indicate on the form below the title they wish to sponsor, together with a second and third choice. The form should then be forwarded to the Friends office with a cheque.
Alternatively, sponsors may leave the title selection to the Library if their first, second and third choices have already been adopted. They may also simply leave the selection of the title to the Library in the first instance.
The Library will then acquire the books and inscribe the name of the sponsor on a bookplate in each volume.
It is requested that Friends be cognizant of the desire of other Friends to adopt titles, and thus to restrict their initial adoption to no more than one or two titles. If all titles are not taken up, then the remaining titles to be adopted will be published in the next edition of The Torch.
If the form is not already visible, click READ MORE below to see it.
Attention all book lovers with an interest in military history! You are invited to visit the Friends of the Canadian War Museum “BookRoom” where hundreds of lovingly used titles covering the full spectrum of military subjects are offered for sale at very reasonable prices.
Often referred to as a little-known treasure, the “BookRoom” is a significant fundraiser for the Museum and is staffed by a team of volunteers whose knowledge of the collection is only surpassed by their motivation! The “BookRoom” is open daily between 1100 and 1500 (except Sunday) and is located adjacent to the Museum Research Library - just follow the signs!
For those delivering donations to the FCWM used military Book Room, the CWM now affords courtesy underground parking. Parking vouchers are available through the Book Room staff or the Friends' Office Supervisor.
LeBreton Gallery Catalogue
Experience the LeBreton Gallery and the Canadian War Museum’s superb collection of military technology. Get an up-close view of imposing tanks, artillery and other machines of war, and learn about the military technology used by and against Canadians in times of both peace and conflict.
