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Learn from Glenn Wright on YouTube about researching Canadians in WWII

Posted on December 23, 2021 by Gail Dever

If one or more of your relatives served in the Canadian Armed Forces during the Second World War, I recommend you watch a presentation by one of my favourite speakers, Glenn Wright. Researching Canadians in WWII was delivered at Ontario … Continue reading →

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LAC uploads more than 14,000 WWI service files online

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Gail Dever

It’s the middle of the month, and Library and Archives Canada announced it has uploaded another 14,342 digitized WWI service files. Now, 143,613 of 640,000 files are available online via LAC’s Soldiers of the First World War: 1914–1918 database. In … Continue reading →

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LAC adds almost 17,000 WWI service files to website

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Gail Dever

Well, it appears Library and Archives Canada read my letter in the previous post. (Yeah, I wish.) The good news is, like clockwork, LAC has today uploaded 16,694 digitized WWI service files to its website. (Click on Search: Database in … Continue reading →

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LAC updates WWI service files digitization project

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Gail Dever

Library and Archives Canada has digitized an additional 2,584 Canadian Expeditionary Force service files for the First World War. This is the first update since October 16 when LAC first announced it had digitized 76,300 of the 640,000 files. When … Continue reading →

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