Bunker Military Museum Archives - The Temiskaming Speaker

Cobalt mining and military museums working together

speakeradmin — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 16:50:34 +0000

è��AV Speaker Reporter COBALT - The Cobalt Mining Museum has a new board chair in Brit Griffin.Griffin, along with other representatives of the mining museum, as well as representatives of the Bunker Military Museum, also located in Cobalt, was present at the town council’s Tuesday, February 21,

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Historic regiment’s Colours to rest permanently at Bunker Military Museum

speakeradmin — Wed, 11 May 2016 17:11:11 +0000

Gordon Brock Speaker Editor [gallery ids="12461,12463,12465"]COBALT – In a ceremony that was part militaristic, part spiritual, and part historic, the First World War Colours of the Algonquin Regiment were placed and consecrated at the Bunker Military Museum on Saturday, May 7.In an earlier previously published interview with

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Kids invited to a Night at the Museum

speakeradmin — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 18:38:46 +0000

COBALT (Staff) -- A Night At The Museum with a 24-hour program of fun is being planned at the Bunker Military Museum in Cobalt beginning Saturday, August 22. The events will get underway at 5 p.m. Saturday evening, and continue until 5 p.m. Sunday, August 23.Children 8 to

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Time for tea

speakeradmin — Wed, 13 May 2015 17:23:15 +0000

Bunker Military Museum Mother’s Day Tea visitors were whisked back in time to another era Saturday, May 9. Set amid artifacts and memorabilia from war years, with nostalgic piano tunes, guests enjoyed tea and treats made from century-old recipes. Pictured here as servers are, from left: Gary Bigelow, Ann

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Bunker offering something sweet

speakeradmin — Wed, 06 May 2015 17:44:30 +0000

è��AV Speaker Reporter COBALT -- The Bunker Military Museum board volunteers are cooking up something special for Mother’s Day.A Mother’s Day Tea will be held at the museum in Cobalt on Saturday, May 9 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.In keeping with the historical theme of

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New exhibit looking at wartime in small-town Canada

speakeradmin — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 16:26:53 +0000

COBALT (Staff) – A glimpse of small-town Canada at war, produced in Temiskaming and using local artifacts, will soon be available online.The multifaceted exhibit is a project of The Bunker Museum, and is funded by a $200,100 grant from the Canadian Heritage Information Network.The interactive exhibit is

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Coleman teen wins World War I educational trip overseas

speakeradmin — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 17:03:45 +0000

è��AV Speaker Reporter COLEMAN TOWNSHIP -- Fourteen young Canadians from across Canada will be travelling to England, France and Belgium in August to learn more about World War I and Canada’s role in that event, and the effect that war had on Canada.Among that group of high

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