Sunday afternoon was a beautiful day in Montreal, but I stayed indoors to watch four online presentations, hosted by Ottawa’s Beechwood Cemetery and delivered by two of my favourite speakers — and they didn’t disappoint.
The presentations were about researching Canadian military ancestors, and they are now available to watch on YouTube, no matter what the weather or season.
Canada has a rich and varied history of military involvement, from the 18th century to the present day, and records on Ancestry.ca reflect this great military tradition.
You will learn how to access your ancestors’ service files and consult various digitized resources, such as war diaries and burial records, to learn about the context of an individual’s service.
The first video has the following three presentations:
1. Ancestry and Online Trees presented by Lesley Anderson
2. Pre -Confederation Records presented by Lesley Anderson
3. World War 1 presented by Glenn Wright
The second video has the fourth presentation:
4. World War 2 presented by Glenn Wright. (Because of technical difficulties, the presentation had to restart at the 10-minute mark.)
