Collection consists of materials related to The Cape Breton Highlanders, including photographs, recruitment ledgers, rolls and daily orders, correspondence, regimental histories, programs, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings and the World War 2 war diaries.
The Cape Breton Highlanders (CBH)Series consists of records created by The Cape Breton Highlanders during World War 2 (World War II, WW2).
Sub-series consists of photographs of the Cape Breton Highlanders during World War 2 (WW2).
Item is one postcard featuring a photograph of Cape Breton Highlanders working in a large warehouse [in Holland]. There is no message written on the postcard.
Item is one postcard featuring a photograph of five Cape Breton Highlanders repairing military boots while stationed [in Holland]. There is no message written on the postcard.
Item is one postcard featuring a photograph of the Cape Breton Highlanders Pipe and Drum Band marching along a stone street [in Holland]. An ambulance is in the foreground and a group of people can be seen lining the opposite side of the street. There is no message written on the postcard.
Item is one photograph of two Cape Breton Highlanders wearing battle dress and standing in front of the Delfzijl Railway Station in Delfzijl, Holland.
Item is one photograph of two Cape Breton Highlanders standing at attention beside two military vehicles [in Holland].
Item is one postcard featuring a photograph of a small group of Cape Breton Highlanders standing at attention in front of The Adam, a windmill, in Delfzijl, Holland during World War 2 (WW2). The top of the windmill cannot be seen in this photograph.
Item is one postcard featuring a photograph of a small group of Cape Breton Highlanders standing at parade rest in front of The Adam, a windmill, in Delfzijl, Holland during World War 2 (WW2). The top of the windmill cannot be seen in this photograph.
Item is one postcard featuring a photograph of a small group of Cape Breton Highlanders standing at parade rest in front of The Adam, a windmill, in Delfzijl, Holland during World War 2 (WW2). The top of the windmill cannot be seen in this photograph.
Item is one postcard featuring a photograph of a small group of Cape Breton Highlanders standing at attention in front of The Adam, a windmill, in Delfzijl, Holland during World War 2 (WW2).
Item is one photograph of four Cape Breton Highlanders posing together on a dirt road [in Holland].
Item is one postcard featuring a head and shoulders photograph of an unidentified Cape Breton Highlander in front of The Adam, a windmill, in Delfzijl, Holland during World War 2 (WW2).
Item is one photograph of Lieutenant F.A. Heuback in Delfzijl, Holland during World War 2 (WW2).
Item is one postcard featuring a photograph of Cape Breton Highlanders marching through Delfzijl, Holland.
Item is one photograph of a Cape Breton Highlander resting on the front bumper of a military truck with the alphanumeric code “CL5926545” painted on the door in Holland. The back of the photo has been damaged after being affixed to a photo album, but the greeting “all my love” can be made out near the top.
Item is one photograph of two Cape Breton Highlanders, one of whom [Sandy Bianco?] is wearing a white pea coat, standing in front of a sign that reads “D’Azeglio” in Holland.
Item is one photograph of three Cape Breton Highlanders, from left to right, Ike Wiseman, Harvey Myers, and R. Patterson, holding a bottle between them while they stand in front of a military vehicle with their arms around each other’s shoulders in Holland during World War 2 (WW2).
Item is one photograph of six Cape Breton Highlanders standing in the doorway of an unidentified brick building, [possibly the Delfzijil Railway station in Delfzijil, Holland].
Item is one photograph of Cape Breton Highlanders, Peter MacGregor, Bob Kipping, [unidentified], Earl Wilson, [unidentified], and [?] Young, posing together in a garden in Holland during World War 2 (WW2).
Item is one photograph of Major Sylvester MacKinnon (left) standing with two unidentified Cape Breton Highlanders on a sidewalk in Holland during World War 2 (WW2).
Item is a photocopy of a photograph of Cape Breton Highlanders, John MacQueen, [?] MacLean, and [unidentified] standing together on a dirt road [in Holland].
Item is one photograph of four Cape Breton Highlanders in a garden in Delfzijl, Holland during World War 2 (WW2).
Item is one postcard featuring a photograph of Cape Breton Highlanders posing for a group photo in front of the Delfzijl Railway Station in Delfzijl, Holland. There is no message written on the postcard.
Item is one postcard photograph of Cape Breton Highlanders posing for a group photo in front of the Delfzijl Railway Station in Delfzijl, Holland. There is no message written on the postcard.
Item is one postcard featuring a photograph of Cape Breton Highlanders posing for a group photo in front of the Delfzijl Railway Station in Delfzijl, Holland. There is no message written on the postcard.
Item is one postcard featuring a photograph of Cape Breton Highlanders posing in front of a number of military vehicles near the Delfzijl Railway Station in Delfzijl, Holland. There is no message written on the postcard.
Sub-series consists of correspondence, programmes, schedules, scrapbooks, and photographs belonging to Ralph Davies and Sharkey MacDonald (Charles MacDonald), former Cape Breton Highlanders and World War 2 (WW2) veterans, who were chosen to be delegates for the “30th Anniversary: The Canadians in Italy” delegation sent to Italy to commemorate the Italian Campaign and the 30th anniversary of the liberation of Italy. Delegates visited memorials, battlefields, and war cemeteries and took part in cultural and religious ceremonies to mark the occasion.
Sub-file consists of a photo album of photographs taken by or for Joseph Oldford in Rome, Italy and Cassino, Italy during the Canadian delegation to Italy to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the Liberation of Italy during the Second World War.
Item is one photograph of Joe Oldford, a Canadian delegate and veteran of the Cape Breton Highlanders, standing with an unidentified veteran of the Perth Regiment and an unidentified veteran of the Irish Regiment at the Monte Cassino Polish War Cemetery in Cassino, Italy.
Sub-file consists of a photo album of photographs taken by or for Joseph Oldford in Anzio, Italy, Sicily, Italy and Orton, Italy during the Canadian delegation to Italy to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the Liberation of Italy during the Second World War.
Sub-file consists of a photo album of photographs taken by or for Joseph Oldford in Montecchio, Italy, Coriano Ridge, Italy, and Ravenna, Italy during the Canadian delegation to Italy to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the Liberation of Italy during the Second World War.
Sub-file consists of a photo album featuring photographs taken by or for Joseph Oldford in Cesena, Italy, Ravenna, Italy and Florence, Italy during the Canadian delegation to Italy to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the Liberation of Italy during the Second World War.
Item consists of a speech given by Dr. MacMillan welcoming a man from Scotland to Cape Breton. He has come to Cape Breton for the annual Gaelic Mod Festival in Baddeck. Dr. MacMillan talks about the similarities between Scotland and Cape Breton as well as the predominant highland and Gaelic culture in parts of Cape Breton.
Fonds consists of correspondence written to Sylvia Karrel (née Sylvia Glickman) by Pilot Officer Curdis Karrel, Pilot Officer Karrel's war medals, photographs of Pilot Officer Karrel’s headstone in Kiel War Cemetery in Kiel, Germany, and newspaper clippings.
Karrel, SylviaItem is a sound recording of a ceilidh in Bernery.
Cassette notes it as tape #118.
Track List:
Track A1 Berneray Ceilidh, (Scotland Various Artists)
Item has short entries on Scottish towns along the Highland Clearances Trail, which include geographic and historic descriptions of each place.
Item is a history of the Isle of Lismore in Scotland. A small map card is tucked against the first page.