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Guest Speaker -Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
HMCS TRENTONIAN at Milford Haven, freshly painted in the Admiralty Disruptive paint scheme in July 1944.Roger Litwiller Collection, Allen E. Singleton, RCNVR photo, courtesy Bruce Keir, RCNVR. (RTL-BK026) Veterans of the Battle of the Atlantic – A Royal Canadian Navy Corvette Crew and their Stories Join Roger Litwiller as he discusses the remarkable and poignant wartime service of the last corvette lost in action during WWII, HMCS TRENTONIAN. This ship is the feature of Roger’s latest…
Find out more »Doors Open Ontario -Author’s Readings
Visit the council chambers of Quinte West City Hall and Public Library where you can meet authors Roger Litwiller, Peggy Dymond Leavey and Mary Garland. Their subjects range from such diverse topics as shipbuilding in Trenton to Molly Brant and Algonquin Park’s Mowat Lodge. Following the readings from their current publications, the authors will be available for questions. Join Roger at the Quinte West Council Chambers at the City Hall and Library at 11 am where he will be discussing…
Find out more »Remembrance Day Talk at Trent Port Historical Society
Buster Alyea (Centre) Angus Mowat (Right) and Jack Thompson (Left) in a WWI "selfie" in a camp in England. Photo courtesy The Trent Port Historical society -Buster Alyea Photo Album. Join Roger at the Trent Port Historical Society, where he will discuss the service of several of Trenton area citizens in WWI and WWII. Including Angus Mowat, father of Canadian author Farley Mowat.
Find out more »Veterans of the Battle of the Atlantic Lecture -Probus Club of Trent Hills
Roger Litwiller speaking at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, 1 September 2015. Join Roger at the Trent Hills Probus Club in Campbellford as he discusses the Veterans of the Battle of the Atlantic during WWII. Â Roger will describe many of the stories told to him by the men who served in HMCS TRENTONIAN, the subject of his book, White Ensign Flying.
Find out more »Hastings County Historical Society -Guest Speaker
Central Bridge in Trenton built over 150 ships for the War Effort during WWII. From Tugboats to Nuclear Submarines -Shipbuilding in Trenton during WWII Join Roger Litwiller at the January meeting of the Hastings County Historical Society's monthly meeting for his talk on wartime shipbuilding in the Quinte area. Ships of all sizes were in high demand during WWII and any industry capable of joining steel was employed to build them. Two companies in Trenton were…
Find out more »Warships Of The Bay Of Quinte Talk
Roger will be joining the members of the Probus Club of Presqu'ile to speak about the incredible stories of the Canadian Navy ships named for the Quinte area. The details of the ships has been recorded in Roger's book, Warships of the Bay of Quinte.  Six navy ships have been named for local communities and have seen service around the world from WWII into the Cold War. Roger will have copies of his book available for purchase and if you already…
Find out more »Mariner’s Park Museum, PEC -Talk
Roger Litwiller, speaking at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Halifax Join Roger at the Mariners Park Museum in Prince Edward County for a talk on the Royal Canadian Navy ships named for the Bay of Quinte Region on 16 July 2017 at 11 am. Roger will focus on HMCS HALLOWELL, a frigate named for Prince Edward County, served extensively during WWII and later in the Israeli Navy during the Sinai War. Â The second ship, HMCS…
Find out more »Guest Speaker -Navy Days at Naval Museum of Alberta
Very excited to be speaking at The Military Museums in Calgary as part the annual Navy Days celebrations! Join me on 29 October at 1230 to hear the stories from the Royal Canadian Navy sailors that served in the last corvette lost in action during the Battle of Atlantic, as described in my book, White Ensign Flying -Corvette HMCS TRENTONIAN. Better yet visit this stunning museum for both days, 28-29 October and see the incredible displays, take part in the festivities and lectures. Looking…
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