Please join the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society for a lecture from George Romick on POW art. This will be a in-person event that is free to view. The lecture will be broadcast live via ZOOM for those who cannot attend in-person and recorded and posted to the Museum's YouTube at a later date.
Description:
In conjunction with the exhibit partnership between the Thunder Bay Museum and the Thunder Bay Military Museum to display arts and crafts of World War II prisoners-of-war, this lecture will discuss the story of German submariner Georg Hoegel and his diverse artwork created while interned at POW camps in England, Northwestern Ontario and Alberta.
Speaker Bio:
George Romick has been the Director and Curator of the Thunder Bay Military Museum since 2010 and has revamped the complete museum to bring it up to modern display requirements. He has a vast knowledge of military history and military items, including the Military History of Northwestern Ontario and the Lake Superior Scottish Regiment. He is also the Vice President of the Organizations of Military Museums of Canada (OMMC), which is a national organization for the promotion of military museums in Canada. He is also a member of the Honours & Awards Committee, the Governance Committee of the OMMC and assisted with the 2022 OMMC Studies Program in Sackville, New Brunswick. George joined the Canadian Armed Forces reserves in 1975 and progressed through the ranks from Private to Chief Warrant Officer, then taking his Commission to Captain. He presently a Captain with the Canadian Instructor Cadre, with 2294 18(Thunder Bay) Service Battalion Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps, where he has been the Commanding Officer and is presently the Administrative Officer. He will be retiring from the Canadian Armed Forces at the end of January 2023, just shy of 47 years of service.
- Free Museum Admission during the event
- Refreshments will be available
Parking Map
.jpg)
This lecture session is part of the Society's long tradition of holding free public lectures. Talks on a wide range of topics are held on the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Thunder Bay Museum from September to April.
2022-2023 Thunder Bay Museum lecture series is sponsored by the Lakehead University Department of History.
ZOOM INFORMATION
When: Nov 22, 2022 07:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Free Public Lecture - Captain George Romick - The POW Artwork of Georg Hoegel
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82883136857?pwd=UDVmZUV0RW1xeG5rMk9NRm5NOTRWQT09
Passcode: 675443
Or One tap mobile :
Canada: +16475580588,,82883136857#,,,,*675443# or +17789072071,,82883136857#,,,,*675443#
Or Telephone:
Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):
Canada: +1 647 558 0588 or +1 778 907 2071 or +1 780 666 0144 or +1 204 272 7920 or +1 438 809 7799 or +1 587 328 1099 or +1 647 374 4685
US: +1 719 359 4580 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 309 205 3325 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 360 209 5623 or +1 386 347 5053 or +1 564 217 2000 or +1 646 558 8656 or +1 646 931 3860 or +1 669 444 9171 or +1 669 900 9128
United Kingdom: +44 208 080 6591 or +44 208 080 6592 or +44 330 088 5830 or +44 131 460 1196 or +44 203 481 5237 or +44 203 481 5240 or +44 203 901 7895
Finland: +358 9 4245 1488 or +358 9 7252 2471 or +358 3 4109 2129
Webinar ID: 828 8313 6857
Passcode: 675443
International numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdGjJAGKJv