Research Services
Research Services | Research Policy | Research Fees & Request
Museum staff would be happy to assist you with your research request. For details please consult our research policy and complete the application form. There is a fee structure in place, which allows us to recover the related costs. Appointments to conduct research at the Museums are required. Please contact Museums’ staff at info@petawawamuseums.com for more details.
The Museums hold approximately 300 linear meters of archival material, including photographs, negatives, documents, diaries, film, and books, relating to Canadian Airborne Forces, the history of CFB Petawawa and a number of Canadian Regiments and Units. The majority of our collection is not catalogued or indexed. Please recognize this and be patient with your request. We will do the best we can!
The Museums do not hold personal information on serving, retired or deceased military personnel. Please contact the National Archives of Canada at http://www.archives.gc.ca or National Defence Headquarters at http://www.dnd.gc.ca..
Research Policy
The mission of the Canadian Forces Base Petawawa Military Museum is to collect, preserve and interpret the history of the individuals and units of the Canadian Armed Forces in Petawawa since 1905. There are, under the care of the Base Museologist, two museums and two collections: the Canadian Airborne Forces Museum, the Base Museum and the Royal Canadian Dragoons and Royal Canadian Guards collections. The policies in this document pertain only to the Canadian Forces Base Petawawa Military Museum. Other museums and collections will be governed in accordance with procedures put into place by their governing structures.
All collections, respective of ownership shall be divided into two entities; the artifact collection, comprised of material culture, and the archival collection, comprised of informatic material.
