Object Archives | Verdun in Wartime: An Engaged Community

The Crawford Park Neighbourhood

Crawford Park is without a doubt the Verdun neighbourhood where the memory of military engagement is the most apparent. Several streets have names with military associations. The First […]

Parc du Souvenir

Parc du Souvenir is located in front of City Hall, on Verdun Street, between Willibrord Street and 1st Avenue. Initially known as Willibrord Park and then Monument Park, […]

Branch 4 Verdun Emblem

Here is a photograph of the Branch 4 Verdun emblem with the Latin motto Memoriam Eorum Retinebimus [We Will Remember Them]. The emblem is comprised of three main […]

Canada Day Celebrations

In July 1953, Branch 202 Crawford Park organized an activity day in Queen Elizabeth Park for the Canada Day celebrations (then referred to as Dominion Day). The photograph […]

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 […]

The Dunver Bell

The Dunver bell is now exhibited at Branch 4 Verdun of the Royal Canadian Legion. The bell was given to Verdun as a gesture of gratitude for supporting […]

A Generous Gift

When sponsoring a frigate, cities often purchase goods that are not provided by the navy. The City of Verdun used donations from its citizens to purchase a projector […]

HMCS Dunver at Sea

The Dunver was built in Lauzon by Morton Engineering and Drydock Company. The frigate’s first commanding officer was a Verdunite, Lieutenant Commander William Woods, who received the Order […]

Women in the Verdun Red Cross

The women’s committee of the Verdun Red Cross was led by the mayor’s wife, Elizabeth Wilson. Members of the organization took part in the war effort by cutting […]

A Promotional Slogan From Verdun

On the photograph, Bill Jameson, a student from Verdun, receives congratulations from Mayor Wilson and a member of the National War Finance Committee, for having coined a slogan […]

One Billion Cartridges Later

This is the billionth cartridge made by Defense Industries Limited on November 26, 1943. A replica of this cartridge was given to each factory worker for the occasion. […]

Shells Manufactured in Verdun

This type of shell weighs about 8 kilograms (18.5 pounds) and was used for the 18-pounder field gun, a typical weapon used by the British and Canadian armies […]