Ontario Regiment Museum
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The Ontario Regiment Museum, an accredited Canadian Forces Museum, is one component of the Oshawa Military and Industrial Museum
located in Oshawa
, Ontario
, Canada
. This 'living museum' traces its roots back to 1980, having grown out of The Ontario Regiment Museum's Historic Vehicle Section, more commonly known as The Ontario Regiment Ferret Club.
The museum organization collects, preserves and displays artifacts and history of the Canadian Forces and, in particular, the Oshawa-based Ontario Regiment (RCAC) and its perpetuating units. The organization boasts the largest collection of operational historic armoured vehicles in Canada and performs a commemorative role by recalling the human sacrifice of Canada's servicemen and women over the past two centuries. The museum operates as a non-profit organization and is entirely staffed by volunteers. Any and all funds raised through the museum’s work are used to subsidize the ongoing maintenance and restoration of the museum’s vehicle and static collections.
Museum volunteers, along with serving members of the Regiment, crew and operate the museum’s vehicles at regimental functions and commemorative occasions in Oshawa, Durham Region and further afield.
Several vehicles built during World War II in Oshawa's General Motors plants are on display, along with artefacts related to the local industrial war effort during 1939-45. In keeping the theme of remembrance, the museum maintains a very good collection of uniforms, non-operational weapons, medals and artefacts used by the Canadian Army and Canadian Forces dating back to the early 1850s.
The museum is located on the South Field of the Oshawa Municipal Airport, 1000 Stevenson Rd N, Oshawa, Ontario.
Oshawa Military and Industrial Museum
The Oshawa Military and Industrial Museum is an accredited located in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. The museum, more commonly known as The Ontario Regiment 'Ferret Club', traces its roots in Oshawa to 1980, having grown to become the of the Ontario Regiment Museum.The museum's maintainers are a...
located in Oshawa
Oshawa
Oshawa is a city in Ontario, Canada, on the Lake Ontario shoreline. It lies in Southern Ontario approximately 60 kilometres east of downtown Toronto. It is commonly viewed as the eastern anchor of both the Greater Toronto Area and the Golden Horseshoe. It is now commonly referred to as the most...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. This 'living museum' traces its roots back to 1980, having grown out of The Ontario Regiment Museum's Historic Vehicle Section, more commonly known as The Ontario Regiment Ferret Club.
The museum organization collects, preserves and displays artifacts and history of the Canadian Forces and, in particular, the Oshawa-based Ontario Regiment (RCAC) and its perpetuating units. The organization boasts the largest collection of operational historic armoured vehicles in Canada and performs a commemorative role by recalling the human sacrifice of Canada's servicemen and women over the past two centuries. The museum operates as a non-profit organization and is entirely staffed by volunteers. Any and all funds raised through the museum’s work are used to subsidize the ongoing maintenance and restoration of the museum’s vehicle and static collections.
Museum volunteers, along with serving members of the Regiment, crew and operate the museum’s vehicles at regimental functions and commemorative occasions in Oshawa, Durham Region and further afield.
Several vehicles built during World War II in Oshawa's General Motors plants are on display, along with artefacts related to the local industrial war effort during 1939-45. In keeping the theme of remembrance, the museum maintains a very good collection of uniforms, non-operational weapons, medals and artefacts used by the Canadian Army and Canadian Forces dating back to the early 1850s.
The museum is located on the South Field of the Oshawa Municipal Airport, 1000 Stevenson Rd N, Oshawa, Ontario.
See also
- The Ontario Regiment (RCAC)The Ontario Regiment (RCAC)The Ontario Regiment is a Primary Reserve armoured reconnaissance regiment of the Canadian Forces Land Force Command. The unit is based in downtown Oshawa, Ontario...
, Oshawa, Ontario - Ontario Regiment Ferret Club, Oshawa, Ontario
- Oshawa Military and Industrial MuseumOshawa Military and Industrial MuseumThe Oshawa Military and Industrial Museum is an accredited located in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. The museum, more commonly known as The Ontario Regiment 'Ferret Club', traces its roots in Oshawa to 1980, having grown to become the of the Ontario Regiment Museum.The museum's maintainers are a...
, Oshawa, Ontario - Royal Canadian Armoured CorpsRoyal Canadian Armoured CorpsThe Royal Canadian Armoured Corps is the armoured branch of service of the Canadian Army, including regular force and reserve regiments.-History:...
External links
- The Ontario Regiment (RCAC) Museum - official site