The Legion Legacies
Our community website is a growing comprehensive historical archive of user submitted stories as well a collection of rich media historical facts of interest to educators, students and the general public.
In all of us is a desire to understand where we came from. The Legion Legaices website takes advantage of new web 2.0 technologies to share our history with each other, here and on other social networks like Facebook. When you post a story on this webiste and tag it with keywords, the search feature becomes a much more powerful tool. See who fought with along side your loved one and read about their contributions too! Then select the Facebook icon and share your post with all your friends and family.
Special downloadable items in our education section, learning modules as well as live presentations will be made available with the ability for Educators to book online. Such as:
- Suggested Memory Projects for schools
- Songs of Remembrance for choirs
- Exciting One Act Plays detailing war history for School Theatre
- A traveling Museum quality multi-screen presentation on the history of the Rise and Fall of the Third Reich and Japan 1936-45 which ties together our sacrifices for freedom with the challenge of teaching Social Responsibility to our Youth.
- There will also be regular posting of Legion Competitions with great prizes!
Here is how you begin:
You must first register and log-in to your account before you can upload a Story
Step 1
Once you are registered with the website, Click on “Post a Story” from the top header menu.
Step 2
Fill in the following fields
- Name of the Story– Title of Story
- People – People in the tribute
- Event(s) – Places and/or name of conflict
- Date(s) – Time of Event
- Tags – Other relevant topics that are of interest
- Content – Body of tribute
Step 3
Upload an Image (maximum of 5 images)
- Click on Browse
- Locate and select the image file that you want to upload (JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF files only)
Step 4
Add a YouTube video or upload video or audio (upload of these files may take a few minutes depending on file size)
- Click on Browse
- Locate and select the audio file that you want to upload (MP3, WAV, MID files only)
- Click the Upload button
Step 5
Submit - Click on submit to upload your tribute
History of The Royal Canadian Legion
The Legion was founded in November, 1925 in Winnipeg, Manitoba as the Canadian Legion of the British Empire Services League (BESL) and was incorporated by special Act of Parliament, Charter issued in July 1926.
The principal objectives of the Legion were to provide a strong voice for World War I veterans and advise the government on veterans' issues. These goals were maintained in the years leading up to 1939.
During World War II, the Legion increased efforts to help veterans and returned service members, provided education support and in-theatre comfort for serving personnel at home and abroad.
On October 14, 1949, The Great War Veterans' Association of Newfoundland amalgamated with the Royal Canadian Legion.
During the Korean War, the Legion again offered support and comfort to troops while continuing efforts at home to improve assistance for veterans.
Following the Korean War, the Legion became increasingly involved in community service. The athletics program for youth, established in the early 1950s, has been one of the Legion's most successful programs. It has produced many top Canadian international track and field contenders and other prominent athletes.
The Legion also launched many other community programs, including the National Unity and Seniors Programs and medical fellowships to promote geriatric and gerontology specialties across the country.
In 1960, the Queen gave consent to attach the word "Royal" to the Legion's name.
The Legion has never faltered in its efforts to improve the lot of veterans and of ex-service members. Indeed, many of the benefits they enjoy today are largely due to the persistence of dedicated Legion members at all levels of the organization. These include the Veterans Independence Program, spousal benefits, appropriate recognition for Dieppe and Hong Kong Veterans, creation of the Pension Review Board and many others.
If you cave any questions, please contact us.
