Talking military history

The value, collection methods, and influence of military oral history will be discussed at the upcoming international conference, “Between Memory and History,” at the Marriott Victoria Hotel Feb. 20–23, sponsored by the history department and the Royal United Services Institute of Vancouver Island (RUSI). For the past three years the department has offered students a veterans oral history project course in partnership with RUSI—the only such university course in Canada. UVic faculty members and history students will be among the presenters, discussing oral history and the role of Aboriginal servicewomen in Canada’s military in the Second World War, the not-so-easy life of Canadian military families in the Cold War, and the formative experiences of Canadian bomber crews in the Second World War. The conference is open to members of the public. To register or for further information visit web.uvic.ca/~veterans.