Day 3 of the 11-day Military Challenge In rural Saskatchewan (before it was a Province) in a small town called Indian Head, Benjamin Nelson Harrop was born on a fall day in October, 1894. Growing up on the farm, helping his father William with chores seems a long way off from piloting planes in WWI…
If you have any military ancestors in Canada it is likely that you are aware of the indexing of the WWI Soldier’s service records by Library and Archives Canada. They are over 1/2 done and the last update took us to the surname Russell. Here a few other resources that can be investigated to help…
I am issuing an 11-day challenge to genealogists to honour their military ancestors. Starting on Nov. 1 honor a Military ancestor by sharing their experiences, accomplishments, or losses, tell their stories with family, friends and fellow genealogists How? Write a blog post, share a picture on your Facebook page or Instagram. You can choose to detail one…
I don’t have Jay’s in my family tree but in case anyone is out there searching for them I found an old newspaper clipping in my grandmother Beatrice Jordan’s papers. The newspaper mentions Mrs. Jay of Cadieux street, Montreal, her son’s names were George Arthur, John and William. The connection to my family is likely George Arthur…
I have happily arrived at the OGS 2014 conference held at the Brock University in Ontario. My first session yesterday was with Glenn Wright. I have been wanting to attend one of his presentations for the past couple of years and I am happy I did. The session with Glenn was focused on Canada World…
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