Tag Archives: WWI

This week’s crème de la crème — August 19, 2023

Posted on August 19, 2023 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsUlster Settlers Database and Historic England Archive: Aerial Photo Explorer by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Ancestry adds Index to soldiers treated in Belfast hospital, 1914-16 by Claire Santry on Irish Genealogy … Continue reading →

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Remains of WWI soldier Sgt. Arthur Melvin identified

Posted on July 19, 2023 by Gail Dever

The remains of Sergeant Arthur Melvin, a Canadian soldier killed in 1917 during the First World War, have been identified. Previously buried as an unknown soldier, his name will now be engraved onto his headstone. The Department of National Defence … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — June 17, 2023

Posted on June 17, 2023 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog posts1931 Census of Canada – Major City Street Indexes by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Other info on the 1931 Census of Canada by Dianne Nolin on Genealogy: Beyond the … Continue reading →

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Canadian soldier Frederick Percival Bousfield of the First World War identified

Posted on May 4, 2023 by Gail Dever

The Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces have confirmed the identification of a previously unknown First World War grave in Bedford House Cemetery in Ypres, Belgium, as that of Corporal Frederick Percival Bousfield. The identity was confirmed … Continue reading →

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$11.7 million to be invested in Canadian war memorials overseas

Posted on March 2, 2023 by Gail Dever

The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, yesterday visited the Canadian National Vimy Memorial where he announced an investment of $11.7 million over six years and almost $300,000 annually to maintain, modernize and enhance visitors’ experience at Canada’s 15 overseas … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — December 24, 2022

Posted on December 24, 2022 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs postsFree Canada High School and College Yearbooks Online by Kenneth R. Marks on The Ancestor Hunt. New: Global Name Translation™ for DNA Matches by Erica on MyHeritage Blog. Donate Your Family … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — December 3, 2022

Posted on December 3, 2022 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsInheritance Interrupted: Estate files during WWI by Jane E. MacNamara on Where the story takes me. Revised LAC Home Children Research Guide and FamilySearch adds Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1740-1900 by … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — November 12, 2022

Posted on November 12, 2022 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsFirst and Second World War Research Resource Pages Updated by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Nova Scotia Birth, Marriage, and Death (BMD) Record Links and Newfoundland and Labrador Birth, Marriage, … Continue reading →

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Remains of Canadian soldier of WWI identified

Posted on November 1, 2022 by Gail Dever

The Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces have confirmed the identification of remains recovered during a munitions clearing process in Vendin-le-Vieil, France in 2017, as being those of Private Harry Atherton, a Canadian soldier of the First World … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — October 8, 2022

Posted on October 8, 2022 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog posts ***** Military Monday: First World War Personnel Files Hidden in Plain Sight and Canadian Community Digital Archives by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. Researching Canadian Soldiers of the First World … Continue reading →

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