In Their Own Voices

An online oral history exhibition

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Edith MacFarlane Photo Albums

Date:

1942-1945

Place Of Origin:

Canada

Materials:

Graphic material

Artist / Maker / Manufacturer:

N/A

Institution:

Canadian War Museum

Credit/Object Number:

20240499-001_1 and 20240499-001_2

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Second World War veteran Edith MacFarlane recalls celebrating the end of the war in Europe, and she describes how her wartime service taught her how fragile life can be.
Personal Changes
War’s End
Second World War
Women Veterans
Painting, V. E. Night, London
Wedge Cap

In Their Own Voices: Stories From Canadian Veterans and Their Loved ones is an oral history project about veterans’ post-war and post-service lives. It consists of more than 200 interviews, a selection of which are featured in this online exhibition. Full transcripts and details of all In Their Own Voices interviews can be found through the Canadian War Museum’s online catalogue: Search the Collection. You can also request access to audio and video recordings of the interviews through the Canadian War Museum’s Miliary History Research Centre: mhrc-crhm@warmuseum.ca

In Their Own Voices: Stories From Canadian Veterans and Their Loved ones is generously funded by donors including the A. Britton Smith Family; the Azrieli Foundation; Arthur B.C. Drache, C.M., K.C., and Judy Young Drache; The Royal Canadian Legion; The Legion National Foundation; Friends of the Canadian War Museum; the Crabtree Foundation; Robert Stollery, in honour of his service in the Second World War; Colonel (Ret’d) Stanley A. Milner, O.C., A.O.E., M.S.M., C.D., LL.D.; and individuals from across Canada.