Military Museum expansion on the horizon

The Kingsville Military Museum is hoping to expand their building in the near future and appeared at Kingsville’s October 7 council meeting to thank them for their continued support.

Kingsville Council has granted $10,000 per year for the past five years to Kingsville Historical Park Inc., a non-profit organization that runs the museum.

Board chair Dave Marsh was joined by Bob Lynch and Tim Dobson, who all spoke from the heart on what the museum means to them and also to the community at large.

“Kingsville has been, and still is, a destination for tourists,” said Bob Lynch. “With your support,  Kingsville Military Museum has been a destination. I want to remind people how important the museum is to this community.”

The museum, located directly behind Kingsville Legion Branch 188, houses numerous displays of artifacts from all wars featuring Canadian troops, including many personal items of local soldiers, sailors and fliers.

According to a letter sent to council by volunteer administrator Bonnie Monminie, the planned expansion will include room for more displays, which means more cabinets, as well as plans to expand on the contribution of Blacks, Indigenous and women to the war effort.

The delegation appeared before council with a request for them to continue the yearly grants for the museum as council prepares for upcoming budget deliberations for 2025.

“We appreciate everything that you do. I thank everybody involved and thank all the volunteers who are part of it,” said Mayor Dennis Rogers. “We love seeing the great things that happen there.”