In the last of our speaker series of 2026, Major John Stephens, Director and Archivist of The Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada Regimental Museum and Archive at Casa Loma will share the history of The Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada which is Canada’s longest continuously serving infantry regiment, formed in 1860.
He’ll also share information about the Regimental Museum and Archive, with a focus on what kinds of research the archive can support and how to access it.
John served 25 years with the Canadian Forces’ Cadet Instructor Cadre with three different cadet corps, two of which were affiliated to The Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada (QOR).
Major John Stephens, CD (Ret’d) descends from at least nine UE’s: Robert Grantham Campbell, Richard Ferguson, James McCallum, Elisha Phillips, Owen Roblin, William Ruttan, Shadrack Stephens, Peter Valleau, and Conrad Van Dusen.
Time: Nov 24, 2026 07:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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