Two Seminars at the Saanich Centennial Library: Nov. 2 & 23
If you’d like to learn more about researching Canadian soldiers of the First World War and if you live in the Greater Victoria area you may be interested in two seminars I’m […]
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First World War Books and Kit for Sale in “The Shop”
Update Feb 9/17: Please note that I’ve closed “The Shop” as I’ve been selling items locally and on eBay. If you are interested in military and historical items please check […]
Captured U-190 at St. John’s, Newfoundland in June 1945
I’m making my first and long overdue visit to Newfoundland and thought I would share some photos, both my own and those taken by my grandfather George Clifford who served […]
UVic’s New Online First World War Exhibit: Victoria to Vimy
Earlier this month I visited the Special Collections section of the University of Victoria Library where I had a first-hand look at their 16th Battalion (The Canadian Scottish) fonds. While waiting for the items to […]
Trench Journals at LAC: The Canadian Machine Gunner
I’ve spent a lot of time recently immersed in trench journals, one of my favourite resources when researching soldiers from the First World War. Library and Archives Canada has a […]
Update: CEF Service File Estimate for July 2016
This is the third update to My Estimate of when your CEF Service File will be Digitized article posted last December. I was away last month and so it’s been three months […]
New Research Resource: The Maclean’s Archive Goes Online
First World War Researchers take note: over 1300 issues of Maclean’s magazines are now online in the brand new Maclean’s Archive. The issues from 1914 through 1918 feature an interesting […]
