Tag Archives: WWI

Book about Acadian soldiers during WWI receives Clio Book Prize

Posted on June 19, 2025 by Gail Dever

The book, Lost in the Crowd: Acadian Soldiers of Canada’s First World War, by Gregory M.W. Kennedy, was recently named a winner of the 2025 Canadian Historical Association Clio Book Prize (Atlantic).  Lost in the Crowd explores the experiences of Acadian … Continue reading →

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Canadian soldier William Webster Wilson of the First World War identified

Posted on June 4, 2025 by Gail Dever

After more than 100 years, the Canadian military has identified  a soldier killed in the First World War as Capt. William Webster Wilson. Capt. Wilson, an accomplished soldier, left Lindsay, Ontario to fight in France before he was declared missing … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — April 19, 2025

Posted on April 19, 2025 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsWWII: what is a genealogy pack? by Linda Yip on Past Presence. Canadian Records New on MyHeritage by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Library and Archives Canada for Americans and How … Continue reading →

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Remains identified of WWI soldier Cpl William Benjamin Cunningham who was killed during Battle of Passchendaele

Posted on October 8, 2024 by Gail Dever

The Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces have confirmed that the grave of a previously unknown soldier is that of Corporal William Benjamin Cunningham, a Canadian soldier of the First World War. Cpl Cunningham was buried as … Continue reading →

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New book, ‘Lost in the Crowd: Acadian Soldiers of Canada’s First World War, awarded prize

Posted on September 13, 2024 by Gail Dever

Greg M.W. Kennedy’s Lost in the Crowd: Acadian Soldiers of Canada’s First World War recently won the New Brunswick scholarly book prize. Published in February 2024 by McGill-Queen’s University Press, the book will especially interest those with Acadian ancestry and … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — September 7, 2024

Posted on September 7, 2024 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsIncredible database eases searches for small Russian towns and villages by Vera Miller on Finding Lost Russian & Ukrainian Families. Dutch Genealogy News for September 2024 by Yvette Hoitink on Dutch Genealogy. … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — July 13, 2024

Posted on July 13, 2024 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsRecent Ulster Historical Foundation online records additions by Chris Paton on Scottish GENES. Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland: 1922 Fire – Anniversary gifts for genies: Part II by Claire Santry on … Continue reading →

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WWI soldier’s remains identified as Lieutenant Francis Hemsley

Posted on March 15, 2024 by Gail Dever

After eleven-and-a-half years, a Canadian First World War soldier has been “found.” In 2012, human remains were found in Vendin-le-Vieil, France. It has been confirmed that these remains are those of Lieutenant Francis Henry Hemsley. Dr. Sarah Lockyer, forensic anthropologist … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — February 10, 2024

Posted on February 10, 2024 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsHow to navigate Order-in-Council records, part one: real life at LAC by Linda Yip on Past Presence. Finding on the Ground: Northern Ontario Districts by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — November 18, 2023

Posted on November 18, 2023 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsRed River Ancestry website and Métis Scrip by Lianne Kruger on IFamily History. Military Monday: For Evermore and LAC Departmental Results Report 2022–2023 by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Far in … Continue reading →

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