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What's New

The What's New tab is a quick way to find out what is going on at the Elgin Military Museum, on the Website and what you can do for the Webmaster's Wish List.

What's On at EMM This Month

This page will provide a one stop glimpse of some of the activities at the museum whether it be about specific exhibits, commemorative acknowledgements or the meetings held by various organizations at the museum that month. EMM is always out and about taking part in community activities and where to find us will also be posted here. Some activities involve long term planning so we hope to be able to give you the heads up about major items coming up later on in the year so you can mark your calendar. This page is currently under construction.

What's New on the Website

Covering military activities of the people who live/lived in Elgin County between 1812 and yesterday is quite a task. The website changes weekly with new topics, new entries, and updates to older items, not to mention new images that readers may want to pass along after reading an item. To make your visits to the site more productive, look here to see what items have been added recently, what seems to be a hot topic and where to find them quickly.

Webmaster's Wish List

Now that the 'new' website has been up for about a year, it is time to fill out the current pages and add new ones.

While the museum has a large collection of files and photos, it takes a great deal of time to digitize them so they can be used to illustrate information on the website. If you have stories to pass on about military service, or clippings and photos - even old letters and postcards that you may have digitized for your family tree or other purposes, we would be very grateful to be able to share them on our website. It is one way to ensure that the sacrifices made by these people are never forgotten and the little things about their daily lives during their service add so much to our understanding of the time.

Check out this page to see our current wish list and find out: what to include when you send images and information and what we are especially looking for at the moment to highlight an item otherwise ready to go. Of course, not everything will go up on the web, however all the digital files will go into the museum's collection.

News & Updates

Palmer Estate Donates $300,000 to Project OjibwaIan Raven, Executive Director with Andrew Gunn representing the Palmer Estate Project Ojibwa took a giant step forward today with the announcement of an agreement between the Elgin Military Museum and the Estate of Dorothy Fay Palmer for a donation of $300,000.…02/07/2012
Ojibwa Set to Arrive September 8On your mark! Saturday, September 8 should be a day to remember in Port Burwell, Ontario. That is the day the decommissioned submarine Ojibwa, Canada's first Oberon Class submarine is set arrive at her new home to become the centerpiece of the Elgin Military…02/02/2012
Aussies Request Info About HolzmindenThe 'kangaroo' is not the only interest we share with our Aussie cousins. Recently, we were approached to assist with background information for a screen play regarding the notorious prisoner of war camp at Holzminden, site of a 'great escape' during the Great…01/23/2012
New Project Manager NamedThe Elgin Military Museum is very pleased to announce the appointment of Rear Admiral (retired) Dan McNeil to the position of Project Coordinator for Project Ojibwa. Admiral McNeil will be filling the position left vacant following the sudden death of Alan…01/17/2012
Elgin Book of Remembrance on Royal TrainA faded photo, a newspaper clipping from the past; faces of those for whom Lest We Forget was more than a saying trotted out once a year. It was a sacred commitment to be met every day of the year. In 1964, the 25th Elgin Regiment Chapter of the IODE (Independent…01/02/2012
Well Known American Artist Offers SupportMargaret Wilson Kipp, a well known American artist who visits this area regularly, has approached the Museum with an offer we could not refuse - after all, there may be a good reason why she was commissioned by the American Gangster Museum to do several paintings…01/02/2012
Old Elgin Band DonatesLeft to right: Thomas Lay, a Past President of the Old Elgin Band, Ian Raven, Executive Director of the Elgin Military Museum, and Bot Holt, Treasurer of the Old Elgin Band. Photo by Robert Chaulk, St. Thomas Times Journal 2011 marked the end of over a century…12/29/2011
An Elephant, Kangaroos and Now Dolphins!Exotic creatures are no strangers to the Elgin Military Museum; however the elephant and the kangaroo must make room for the dolphin.12/10/2011
Project Ojibwa Achieves Milestone ObjectiveThe Elgin Military Museum is pleased to announce that it has received a letter signed by the Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, that the Museum has now received "approval in principle of the donation of Her Majesty's Canadian Ship Ojibwa to the Elgin Military Museum".12/02/2011
Have You Heard the One About the Kangaroo?And you thought our connection to elephants was unusual, 'well, wait till I tell you'! Kangaroos in Tilburg, The Netherlands an early base of operations. It may surprise you to learn that there were/are Canadian Kangaroos - a whole Regiment of them. The name…09/07/2011
Independent Report Confirms Viability of Project OjibwaThe IBI Group report for the Municipality of Bayham indicates an 'estimate of $14.4 million in impact on Elgin County (direct, indirect and induced) was generated using the Ontario Ministry of Tourism's TREIM model.'…08/03/2011
Bayham Sells Land to Elgin Military MuseumJuly 20, 2011- Municipality of Bayham has confirmed to day that an Agreement of Purchase and Sale for the property designated as the HMCS Ojibwa Submarine Museum site in Port Burwell has been completed. The sale is expected to close Aug 12, 2011, paving the way for the release of the vessel by the Dept of National Defense. The transfer is the next step forward for the project, and the most crucial, allowing construction to begin07/26/2011
Museum Wins Community Service AwardThe Elgin Military Museum's booth won the Community Service Award at the recent St. Thomas Home Show.04/07/2011
Model Ships Works of ArtThe Museum has a fine collection of model ships that have been handmade by exceptionally talented craftsmen. 04/04/2011
Three Tier Fundraising ProgramFundraising plans for Project Ojibwa were outlined by Elgin Military Museum Executive Director Ian Raven at a recent meeting with the Municipality of Bayham Council. Initially, they will take the form of 1) community memorial brick sales under the banner Walk…03/27/2011