Welcome to the New Museum Manager!
The Canadian Forces School of Military Communications and Electronics, CFMWS and the Military Communications and Electronics Museum, and the CFB Kingston community is excited to announce that the new Museum Manager is Rory M. Cory replacing the previous Museum Manager, Karen Young on her retirement.
Rory M. Cory received his Master of Arts in Military History from Simon Fraser University, and his Bachelor of Arts in History and Archaeology with First Class Honours from the University of Calgary. He has over 30 years of various experience in the museum industry including work in programming, curatorial, display design, conservation, and pest control. He has been the Senior Curator and Director of Collections at The Military Museums in Calgary since 2006 and had previously been in various roles at the Glenbow Museum in Calgary since 1994. Rory was lead curator for the traveling exhibits Mission: Afghanistan; For You the War is Over: Second World War Prisoner of War Experiences; and Ring of Fire: Canadians in the Pacific in the Second World War as well as other exhibits at The Military Museums including Victory at Vimy (2007), Defending a Nation: Canada and the Korean War (2013), Wild Rose Overseas: Albertans in the Great War (2014), The Maple Leaf and The Tulip: The Liberation of Holland in the Second World War (2015), and Tour of Duty: Canadians and the Vietnam War (2018). He partnered with Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame in Calgary to develop Play Hard, Fight Hard: Sport and the Canadian Military. In 2022 he was awarded the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal for his work as a board member with the Alberta Museums Association and the Organization of Military Museums of Canada. He comes from Mayflower and United Empire Loyalist roots and grew up in London, Ontario.
Mercury Shop/Museum
The Museum and Mercury Shop remained closed due to the ongoing strike.