Tune into Northumberland Radio 89.7 on Sunday September 20 at 1 pm for Roger Litwiller’s interview on the radio show, Words On The Hills. This is a wonderful weekly program with hosts Felicity Sidnell and Gwynn Scheltema with local authors from the Northumberland area of Ontario. Roger will be discussing the stories he has gathered […]
A Personal Milestone at The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
Last night was an incredible milestone for me, as I spoke at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax. This world class museum located on the waterfront of Halifax is considered one of the foremost maritime museums in the world and has earned this reputation from the quality of the work that the wonderful […]
Sudbury Has Strong Ties to the Royal Canadian Navy
This Saturday, 11 July 2015, I have been invited by the Sudbury Chapters store on Kingsway to sign copies of my books, White Ensign Flying and Warships of the Bay of Quinte. When I travel around this country many ask, why should we be interested in the Canadian Navy? For many Canadians believe there is […]
Warships of the Bay of Quinte -Reviews
Warships Of The Bay Of Quinte Dundurn Press April 2011 This is the story of six of Canadas Warships HMCS NAPANEE, HMCS BELLEVILLE, HMCS HALLOWELL, HMCS TRENTONIAN, HMCS QUINTE (I), and the HMCS QUINTE (II). These histories give a unique account of the small ships that have been the backbone of the Canadian Navy during […]
10 Foot Model of RCN WWII Corvette TRENTONIAN
Yesterday I was fortunate to spend the day with Bill Cullen and his wife Sandra at their home outside Gananoque, Ontario. Bill is truly a Master Model Shipwright.Bill has built a scale model of the Royal Canadian Navy corvette, HMCS TRENTONIAN. The model is incredible, at 1/20 scale it measures an impressive 10 feet and […]
Can We Be Patriotic
I was approached by a lady, following I lecture I gave in Belleville, Ontario, recently. The comment she gave, surprised me, “You have the ability to inspire patriotism.” My first thought on hearing her say this was WOW! Since them, I have been trying to understand why she might feel this way. I have gone […]
Just Tell The Story -The Best Advice I Ever Received
White Ensign Flying started as a research project to tell the history of HMCS TRENTONIAN to the cadets of the Navy League Corps named for the ship, NLCC Trentonian in Trenton. I was very disappointed by the lack of published material on this WWII corvette. So I started to dig, beginning with the local archives […]
Writing History -Get it right or else!
I learned a valuable lesson from an anonymous veteran about writing history. While preparing to write White Ensign Flying I decided it would be in my best interest to have some writing credentials when the time came to approach a publisher. One of the resources I pursued was to write an article for the local […]
Roger’s Research Contributes to Canadian Naval Memorial in London, ON.
Roger’s research on the Royal Canadian Navy ship, HMCS TRENTONIAN for his soon to be released book “White Ensign Flying” has been able to contribute to the Memorial Project of the Naval Reserve Unit in London, Ontario, HMCS PREVOST. The Memorial was launched during the 100th Anniversary of the RCN in 2010. A series of […]
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