@ The Museum: Hometown Histories presentation by historian Kelsey Lonie

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The Museum & Archives of Vernon (MAV), in partnership with the Vernon Branch of the Okanagan Historical Society (OHS), is pleased to welcome historian Kelsey Lonie as the next speaker in the Hometown Histories speaker series. The presentation will take place on Saturday, July 11, 2026, at 1:00 PM at the Vernon Museum (3009 32nd Avenue).

Kelsey Lonie (BEd, MA History) was raised on a cattle ranch in Southern Saskatchewan, an environment that fostered her lifelong interest in prairie history and the women who helped shape it. After nearly a decade as a classroom educator, she now serves as the Regimental Historian for the Royal Regina Rifles and as Executive Director and Chief Historian of RUSI Regina. She also sits on the Board of Directors for the Organization of Military Museums of Canada (OMMC) and serves as editor of its quarterly Bulletin. This presentation highlights her second published book. Lonie will be presenting on her new work, A Vacation for Victory: An Illustrated History of the Women’s Land Army in Canada, which explores the experiences of women and girls mobilized for agricultural labour during the First and Second World Wars. Copies of A Vacation for Victory will be available for purchase directly from the author following the presentation for $40. Payment may be made by cash, card, or e-transfer.

Tickets for the talk are $10 and can be purchased at: https://greatervernonmuseum.square.site/product/speaker-series-with-kelsey-lonie/M47IQCPKNBQBYXN4IZTKODBY?cp=true&sa=true&sbp=false&q=false.

Proceeds support both the Museum & Archives of Vernon and the Vernon Branch of the Okanagan Historical Society.