Share Your Story

Share Your Story | Making a Contribution | Archival Services

We all have a story to tell

In the CFB Petawawa Military Museum, the history of the units that have come and gone through the gates of CFB Petawawa is a vibrant one that covers decades of dedicated and honourable individuals and units.

In the Canadian Airborne Forces Museum, the Parachute and Airborne story is a vibrant one that covers decades of dedicated and honourable service.

 

Personal Perspectives

History is full of personal perspectives and accounts. It is these perspectives and accounts which make history so rich and personal. If you have a personal account or perspective you wish to share, contact our team. It is our intent at the museum to provide factual information. Perspectives and accounts add flavour to history and should be considered as such.

• The 'Third Dimension': The Evolution of the Airborne Forces, Colonel Bernd Horn
• The Post War Era of Decentralized Parachute Capability, 1946 - 1967, Colonel Bernd Horn
• The Great Adventure: The Canadian Airborne Regiment, 1968 - 1995, Colonel Bernd Horn
• Back To The Future: A Return to Decentralized Parachute Capability 1995, Colonel Bernd Horn
  

We welcome your stories and your items. To find out how you can make a contribution of artifacts visit our page entitled Making a Contribution.

Here are some ways you can share your story

• donate artifacts
• share your story to include in newsletters, brochures and a number of other written collections
• volunteer to be a museum guide
• spread the word about the unique collections contained in the newly renovated CFB Petawawa Military Museums
• visit schools and share your story, and that of the museum with Canada's youth
• donate funds to the St. Michael's Wall and have your name, or that of someone special recognized as a contributor