Category: Jordan
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Celebrating 150 Years of the Royal Canadian Artillery
This year, 2021 is the 150th anniversary of the formation of the Royal Canadian Artillery. In 1871 the British Military were handing over the reins of guarding Canada to its own people. It was not as prestigious as it may sound, in 1905 the reminisces of William Jordan were given to the Kingston newspaper The…
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A Look at What is Found in the BAnQ’s Quebec Court of General Sessions
A peek at what I found in the BAnQ (Quebec Archives) Court documents
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What Did They Pack on The Yukon Expedition of 1898?
A trip to the goldfields for soldiers in 1898 to defend the border during the goldrush.
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More Newspaper Finds at BAnQ
If you follow my blog you will know I have been having an absolute blast searching through old newspaper. The BAnQ (Quebec Archives) site has either made some changes to their search engine, added new papers or I have gotten WAY better at searching! A few of my latest finds include a clipping of A. E.…
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What I Found in a WWII Canadian Service File
While I was working on the book I was compiling for the Jordan family I learned that William or Syd as he was known had served in WWII. I filled out the paperwork from Libray and Archives Canada, sent away for the file, and waited. Yesterday it arrived, an initial look through of the file…
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Searching for Mrs. Bridgeford of Quebec City
I am trying to solve the mystery of the Bridgeford family and their connection to the Jordan family of Quebec City. I don’t have a lot of information to go on, not even a date. The limited information I have is from a reply to an inquiry sent by Mrs. Jordan to a Sister at…
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