October 2012 at the Canadian War Museum

The Four Wars of 1812
Thursday, October 11
7 p.m.
Barney Danson Theatre
Free admission (ticket required)
Tickets are available at the Museum Box Office or by telephone at 819-776-7000.

Who won the War of 1812? Relive the War of 1812 as four historians transform the stage into a battlefield. Each historian will present one of the four different perspectives of the war: Dr. Sid Hart (American perspective), Dr. Andrew Lambert (British perspective), Mr. Alan Corbiere (Native American perspective) and Dr. Peter MacLeod (Canadian perspective). Bear witness to this lively debate and decide for yourself who won the War of 1812.

English debate with simultaneous translation

Michael Petrou book launch
Is This Your First War? Travels Through the Post-9/11 Islamic World
Thursday, October 25
7 p.m.
Barney Danson Theatre
Free admission (ticket required)
Tickets are available at the Museum Box Office or by telephone at 819-776-7000 

Premier foreign correspondent and award-winning senior writer for Maclean’s magazine, Michael Petrou, trekked through the Middle East and Central Asia, from Pakistan and Afghanistan to Syria and Egypt, and brought back blistering stories of turmoil and of the people who are driving significant change.

In English with simultaneous translation

Wampum Weaving
October 1 to 31
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (until 8 p.m. on Thursdays)
Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae Gallery

First People made wampum belts to record important events. Learn some basics of weaving and make your own wampum-inspired keychain to record your visit to the Canadian War Museum.

In conjunction with the Special Exhibition 1812

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