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Inauguration of the Victory Memorial

This image presents the October 5th, 1924 program for the unveiling of the cenotaph erected in honour of the soldiers who died during the First World War. Transcription […]

Veterans and the Housing Crisis

Verdun Branch no. 4 of the Canadian Legion identified the housing crisis as the main source of discontent among servicemen. This reproduction of a petition submitted by veterans […]

A Much-Awaited Telegram

Telegram from Halifax sent on July 5, 1945, from Fernand Vachon to his family on Wellington Street, with the following message: “ARRIVED SAFE AND SOUND HOPE TO BE […]

A Very Sad Announcement

This telegram, dated March 14, 1945, announced the very sad news to Gisèle Garand, mother of a soldier from Verdun, Gérard Garand, who disappeared, and was presumed dead, […]

Emblem of HMCS Dunver

The coat of arms of Verdun at the time, a beaver on a maple leaf, was integrated into Dunver’s emblem, illustrating the close ties between the City and […]

The Danger of an Air Strike

This drawing illustrates the relative danger a person could be in depending on where they were during a bomber attack. It was safer to be in a concrete […]

Honouring City Employees

City employees having enlisted in the war were recognized on this honour roll. Throughout the war, the Mayor of Verdun never hesitated to encourage his own staff to […]

Thank You Card from Corporal W. A. Kitching

This thank you card to the Mayor’s Cigarette Fund was sent from England by Corporal W. A. Kitching. These postcards were included in the cartons of 300 cigarettes […]