Wartime exhibit on display at Halifax Central Library

An exhibit showcasing and connecting the First and Second World Wars has taken over the bottom floor of the Halifax Central Library.

Rare historical photos and items are on display as part of the travelling "From Vimy to Juno" exhibition on its last stop in Atlantic Canada before it heads to Montreal. 

Artifacts include a Second World War uniform and a bag for a soldier's personal items. Panels with photos and stories form a maze of history for visitors to walk through. 

Visitors had a chance to meet and hear from veterans as they checked out the exhibit on Sunday afternoon.

Juno Beach society 

"We were the guys the U-boats were trying to sink," said Angus McDonald, who spent time in the British merchant marines, taking supplies and munitions to Allied forces in Burma.

"In Burma you never knew. It was dangerous. All the mosquitoes and everything, in the jungle, you can't see the enemy coming, you know. The Japanese were fierce fighters," McDonald said.

The Vimy to Juno exhibit was in New Brunswick over the summer, and was put together by the Juno Beach Society in Normandy, France.

'Stories of all Canadians'

Funded in part by the Department of Canadian Heritage, the exhibit's time in Halifax coincides with Remembrance Day, and other important military anniversaries in the near future. 

"The centennial of the battle of Vimy Ridge, the 75th anniversary of D-Day, everyone who went overseas passed through Halifax, this is a place that is so closely connected to this exhibit and the stories that it tells," said Jenna Misner, executive director of the Juno Beach Centre. 

"These are the stories of all Canadians and we should be very proud of our history," she said.