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THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, February 25, 2010
Th e ro L e pL ay e d By Ca n a d a
in wo r L d wa r ii
Presented at the Wright Museum by Paul Levasseur
On Sunday, February
28th, at 2pm, the Wright
Museum of WWII History
will continue its weekly
winter speaker series by as
collector and military re-
enactor Paul Levasseur ex-
amines the important role
played by our neighbor to
the north in the war effort.
As the Axis and Allied
powers collided in 1939,
Canada was the oldest Do-
minion in the British Com-
monwealth. As a nation,
it was, for the most part,
reluctant to return to war.
Nonetheless, Canadians program will explore the Museum is located at 77
entered WWII united with experiences of ordinary sol- Center Street in Wolfeboro.
Great Britain. Over the diers, sailors, and airmen In addition to the 2pm. lec-
course of the war, 1.1 mil- through a discussion of a ture, the museum galleries
lion Canadians, out of a large display of artifacts. will be open from noon to
population of about 11 mil- Admission to the event 4pm.; museum admission
lion, served in the army, is $5 and free for Wright is included in the ticket
navy, and air force. Of Museum members. Seat- price. For a full listing of
Like their American counterparts, Canadian factories
these, more than 45,000 ing is limited and RSVPs the winter’s lectures, visit
were abuzz with activity to produce materiel for the Allied
lost their lives and another are encouraged by call- the events page at www. war effort. In addition, 10 percent of the total population
54,000 were wounded. This ing 569-1212. The Wright
wrightmuseum.org. of 11 million served in uniform during WWII.
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