War and Remembrance:

Remembering the Fallen

Ontarians gather each year on Remembrance Day, on November 11, to remember and pay respects to residents who lost their lives in the service of Canada. [MORE]

Preparing for Departure - Panoramic Photographs from the First World War

During the First World War it was common practice to take panoramic photographs of the units before they left for England or France. This exhibit presents three examples of those panoramas using a technology that allows the viewer to zoom into the image and explore the photograph in detail. [MORE]

Story of an Ontario Veteran - Excerpts from the John Mould Diaries

This exhibit contains excerpts from the World War One diary of John Mould, a patriot and a two-time veteran. He recounts his experiences training, fighting and finally returning to France in 1936 to see the unveiling of the magnificent monument to fallen Canadians war heroes at Vimy Ridge. [MORE]

Canadian Posters from the First World War

Canadian Posters from the First World War is an exhibit that focuses on a selection of Canadian posters from the First World War and, in particular, those that can be found in the Archives of Ontario poster collection (C 233). [MORE]

The Archives of Ontario Remembers the Home Front

On June 6, 1944, the liberation of Europe began with the D-Day invasion, involving the combined forces of Great Britain, the United States, Canada and their allies. With this exhibit, the Archives of Ontario remembers the contribution of Ontario, its citizens and all Canadian soldiers on that day by exploring how the Home Front supported the war effort. [MORE]

Documents from the Front: The American Civil War and Fenian Raids in the 1860s

These documents show, through the private lives of Ontarians, how wider military conflicts and political issues affected Ontario (Canada West) in the 1860s. The Darroch donation consists of rare letters of Canadians serving in the American Civil War. The Willson acquisition is the minutes of the Committee of Safety, formed in response to an incursion of Fenians near Fort Erie in 1866. [MORE]

War Artists from the First World War

This exhibit highlights the work of artists who contributed to the Canadian War Memorials Fund and whose artwork was exhibited in 1919 at the first major exhibition to showcase images created during the First World War. The images, created between 1914 and 1918, are poignant reminders of a devastating war that took place almost one hundred years ago. [MORE]

The Archives of Ontario Remembers Children's Art from the Spanish Civil War

This exhibit turns its focus on the children who are helplessly caught in the middle of any armed conflict by highlighting the artwork created by a group of children who, over half a century ago, unwittingly found their lives uprooted by the onset of the Spanish Civil War. [MORE]

The Archives of Ontario Remembers Our Canadian War Heroes

The Archives recently acquired a series of letters written from the battlefront during World War One by brothers, Charlie and Wally Gray. These letters were composed between 1915-1916 by two very ordinary young men. They are touching in their simplicity and reach us in a way that history texts rarely do. [MORE]

The War of 1812

The War of 1812 had long term effects on Ontario. This extensive exhibit and history resource showcases some of the personalities and locations that played a role in the war and explores the events of that conflict as told through the correspondence and diaries of those who lived it. These words are illustrated with artwork, maps and photographs from the holdings of the Archives. [MORE]