Website Update
Judging by the lack of posts one could assume there’s been little going on in regards to First and Second World War research. However, this isn’t the case. I’ve been […]
Liberating the Netherlands – A Remarkable Restoration
A series of remarkable films documenting the liberation of the Netherlands in 1945 has appeared on YouTube over the past two weeks. The videos have been published by Rick88888888, a […]
Slava Ukraini!
Please do your bit and show your support for Ukraine by donating to the Canadian Red Cross Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Appeal Thank you.
Update: Service Restored (Temporary outage at LAC)
December 24, 2021 LAC restored their online services yesterday. You should now be able to access nominal rolls, trench newspapers and any other link from my site to LAC. Merry Christmas! December 16, 2021 My website contains links to many resources at Library and Archives Canada, including but not limited […]
Germans recount life inside Canadian WW2 POW Camps
My most recent research project focused on a First World War veteran who served in the Veteran Guards of Canada (VGC) during the Second World War. Resources pertaining to the […]
Remembrance Day 2020
In 2015 I wrote about two brothers from Essex, 2nd Lieut. Henry Harry Skelton and 2nd Lieutenant Benjamin Dowell Skelton, both of whom died in the last six weeks of […]
Free Digital Downloads from The National Archives
The saying goes that every dark cloud has a silver lining and that is certainly the case with The National Archives at Kew. COVID19 has forced them to close their […]
Frontline Salute: Red Gables Hospital Part 2
I’m continuing my tribute to those battling COVID-19 in our hospitals, nursing homes and as first responders by digging through my archives of First World War hospital photographs. This is […]
Frontline Salute: Red Gables Hospital Part 1
I’m continuing my tribute to those battling COVID-19 in our hospitals, nursing homes and as first responders by digging through my archives of First World War hospital photographs. This week […]
Boots on the Ground
For most of us this Easter long weekend will be unlike any other. A one to two hour walk close to home has been part of my daily ritual for […]
Doing Our Bit 