Melissa Wing
@melissawing.bsky.social
Canadian Military Historian & Researcher | Bluesky's Resident Doughnut Girls Expert 🍩 | Media and War Correspondents of the FWW & SWW Historian | UVic MA History | UFV BA History Honours | CBF 2018 Alumn | Executive Board Member Friends of the BC Archives
Today's #WarCorrespondentWednesday is all about award-winning Canadian Press (CP) correspondent Margaret Ecker.
Ecker was the only woman war correspondent for CP during the SWW and one of a handful of Canadian women who made it to the front as a verified journalist. 1/2
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Ecker was the only woman war correspondent for CP during the SWW and one of a handful of Canadian women who made it to the front as a verified journalist. 1/2
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November 21, 2024 at 3:52 AM
Today's #WarCorrespondentWednesday is all about award-winning Canadian Press (CP) correspondent Margaret Ecker.
Ecker was the only woman war correspondent for CP during the SWW and one of a handful of Canadian women who made it to the front as a verified journalist. 1/2
NARA 204906819
Ecker was the only woman war correspondent for CP during the SWW and one of a handful of Canadian women who made it to the front as a verified journalist. 1/2
NARA 204906819
As a member of the Friends of the BC Archives, I like to brag we host some fun events 💁♀️
For our November Speaker Series event, we are excited to welcome military historian Dr. R Scott Sheffield! Join us online or in person for a fantastic talk about the BC home front during the SWW
For our November Speaker Series event, we are excited to welcome military historian Dr. R Scott Sheffield! Join us online or in person for a fantastic talk about the BC home front during the SWW
November 14, 2024 at 7:52 PM
As a member of the Friends of the BC Archives, I like to brag we host some fun events 💁♀️
For our November Speaker Series event, we are excited to welcome military historian Dr. R Scott Sheffield! Join us online or in person for a fantastic talk about the BC home front during the SWW
For our November Speaker Series event, we are excited to welcome military historian Dr. R Scott Sheffield! Join us online or in person for a fantastic talk about the BC home front during the SWW
It's #WarCorrespondentWednesday!
Enjoy weekly photos, newspaper clippings, & sound recordings of the war correspondents I've encountered in my research. To kick us off, here is Canadian public relations officer Colonel Gilchrist with a group of Canadian war correspondents in 1945.
📷: LAC 3237086
Enjoy weekly photos, newspaper clippings, & sound recordings of the war correspondents I've encountered in my research. To kick us off, here is Canadian public relations officer Colonel Gilchrist with a group of Canadian war correspondents in 1945.
📷: LAC 3237086
November 13, 2024 at 4:48 PM
It's #WarCorrespondentWednesday!
Enjoy weekly photos, newspaper clippings, & sound recordings of the war correspondents I've encountered in my research. To kick us off, here is Canadian public relations officer Colonel Gilchrist with a group of Canadian war correspondents in 1945.
📷: LAC 3237086
Enjoy weekly photos, newspaper clippings, & sound recordings of the war correspondents I've encountered in my research. To kick us off, here is Canadian public relations officer Colonel Gilchrist with a group of Canadian war correspondents in 1945.
📷: LAC 3237086
Rules for the game are as instructed below👇 4/7
November 12, 2024 at 6:21 PM
Rules for the game are as instructed below👇 4/7
Every copy of the game includes a three-fold map of Canada (the game board), with a cut-out spinner and marker arrows. On the back of the board are facts & illustrations about Canadian industries, resources, the ongoing Battle of the Atlantic, RCN, RCAF, and, of course, CBC coverage of the war 2/7
November 12, 2024 at 6:21 PM
Every copy of the game includes a three-fold map of Canada (the game board), with a cut-out spinner and marker arrows. On the back of the board are facts & illustrations about Canadian industries, resources, the ongoing Battle of the Atlantic, RCN, RCAF, and, of course, CBC coverage of the war 2/7
Cozy November days call for historical boardgames 🎲
In March 1942, CBC Radio created the game "Carrying the Tools to Britain" to help the public better understand the scale of Canada's war effort and the industries affected across the country. Let's get into the game! 🧵 1/7
LAC RG41 Vol.431
In March 1942, CBC Radio created the game "Carrying the Tools to Britain" to help the public better understand the scale of Canada's war effort and the industries affected across the country. Let's get into the game! 🧵 1/7
LAC RG41 Vol.431
November 12, 2024 at 6:21 PM
Cozy November days call for historical boardgames 🎲
In March 1942, CBC Radio created the game "Carrying the Tools to Britain" to help the public better understand the scale of Canada's war effort and the industries affected across the country. Let's get into the game! 🧵 1/7
LAC RG41 Vol.431
In March 1942, CBC Radio created the game "Carrying the Tools to Britain" to help the public better understand the scale of Canada's war effort and the industries affected across the country. Let's get into the game! 🧵 1/7
LAC RG41 Vol.431
Hello, everyone! It's time I reintroduce myself 😊
My name is Melissa, and I am a Canadian military historian from Victoria, BC. Some of you may remember me from Twitter, but I hope to make Bluesky my new internet home! Follow me if you want to learn more about war correspondents, doughnuts, & more!
My name is Melissa, and I am a Canadian military historian from Victoria, BC. Some of you may remember me from Twitter, but I hope to make Bluesky my new internet home! Follow me if you want to learn more about war correspondents, doughnuts, & more!
November 12, 2024 at 5:41 PM
Hello, everyone! It's time I reintroduce myself 😊
My name is Melissa, and I am a Canadian military historian from Victoria, BC. Some of you may remember me from Twitter, but I hope to make Bluesky my new internet home! Follow me if you want to learn more about war correspondents, doughnuts, & more!
My name is Melissa, and I am a Canadian military historian from Victoria, BC. Some of you may remember me from Twitter, but I hope to make Bluesky my new internet home! Follow me if you want to learn more about war correspondents, doughnuts, & more!