The Long and Winding Road
In a matter of days I will stand next to my great-grandfather’s grave in a quiet churchyard on the Wirral. He disappeared in 1920, just months after returning from the […]
British Unit War Diaries at Library and Archives Canada
While the majority of British Unit war diaries can be found in the National Archives at Kew you may or may not be aware that some are held at Library and Archives […]
Improvements to Viewing Canadian War Diaries at LAC
In January Library and Archives Canada made improvements to their Archives Search and Image Search tools with an eye to enhancing the user experience. These will be of immediate benefit to those […]
The British Colonist adds 30 years of digitized newspapers
The British Colonist Online Edition is a wonderful and free resource for researchers and family historians. I wrote about the website in December 2013, shortly after it was expanded to […]
Nominal Rolls of the Canadian Expeditionary Force
Note: this is a significant update to my Nominal Rolls article from January 2014. Below you’ll find links to nearly 400 Nominal Rolls currently online at Library and Archives Canada! A Nominal […]
Update: CEF Service File Estimate for April 2016
This is the second update to My Estimate of when your CEF Service File will be Digitized article posted last December. I’m revisiting the project every other month to see if […]
In Their Own Words: Oral Histories as a Research Tool
Mining archives and databases for information on an ancestor requires focus, a methodical approach and an eye for detail. However shaping this raw data into a meaningful story, one that you […]
The Big Push: Preparations For My Very Own Spring Offensive
The stalemate that has characterized the last few years of my IT career is over. After much deliberation I’ve decided to leave my steady job and focus my energy on more meaningful work. […]
Update: CEF Service File Estimates Still on Target
In late December I published an article with My Estimate of when your CEF Service File will be Digitized. Library and Archives Canada has posted two updates since that time, including one […]
My Estimate of when your CEF Service File will be Digitized
The digitization of Canadian First World War Services Files by Library and Archives Canada is the Government’s most significant contribution to the centenary of the First World War. The work began in the […]
Doing Our Bit 