Opening Day 2015
May 13th the 8th Hussars Museum opened for the 2015 Season with much enthusiasm and excitement. Two Events took place ribbon cutting and opening of our new exhibit "The Ditch" Sussex Trench and a copy of a project prepared by the Sussex Middle School ,L'experience Canadienne a Vimy: Une restrospective was presented to the Museum.
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The 1915 Trench - we're remembering the April days in 1915 when the Germans attacked using poison gas for the first time. It was the Canadians who bore the brunt of that attack and the Canadians who, after desperate fighting, with no protection from the poison gas, stopped the German advance.
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Ribbon cutting :
Sussex Mayor Marc Thorne Selena Folkins (grade 6 sergeant major for the day), Sussex-Fundy-St. Martins MLA Bruce Northrup Regimental Sergeant Major Thom Halfkenny. |
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The 8th Hussar Museum was very Honored and Pleased to receive a copy of a project prepared by the Sussex Middle School. L'experience Canadienne a Vimy: Une restrospective.
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From the Editors of the Book :
We Hope You enjoy looking through our book of short essays. They were written by grade 6 and 7 French Immersion students from Sussex Middle School and explore the Canadian Experience at Vimy Ridge in April 1917. The idea for our book originated with a tragic fire set by a teenage arsonists at our local 8th Hussar military museum. Much like the Canadian soldier at Vimy who transformed the ridge from a symbol of despair into a symbol of inspiration, our students wanted to replace the blemish of teenage arson with a project that would rejuvenate our community's faith in our youth. We also wanted to join the chorus of international voices commemorating the 100th anniversary of the First World War. Today our book of Vimy essays showcases a wide spectrum of excellence to our global community. It is a gift sent to our neighbors' to teach, heal, and to show the world how the battle for Vimy Ridge helped shape our unique Canadian identity.
We Hope You enjoy looking through our book of short essays. They were written by grade 6 and 7 French Immersion students from Sussex Middle School and explore the Canadian Experience at Vimy Ridge in April 1917. The idea for our book originated with a tragic fire set by a teenage arsonists at our local 8th Hussar military museum. Much like the Canadian soldier at Vimy who transformed the ridge from a symbol of despair into a symbol of inspiration, our students wanted to replace the blemish of teenage arson with a project that would rejuvenate our community's faith in our youth. We also wanted to join the chorus of international voices commemorating the 100th anniversary of the First World War. Today our book of Vimy essays showcases a wide spectrum of excellence to our global community. It is a gift sent to our neighbors' to teach, heal, and to show the world how the battle for Vimy Ridge helped shape our unique Canadian identity.