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  • Finishing the Year Strong

    Finishing the Year Strong

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    Patricia Greber
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    It has been a busy genealogy year for me, I have had the opportunity to travel to conferences, visit cousins and various archives and museums in Canada. I have also made many new friends, connecting with people that have the same interest (PASSION) means there are people to celebrate my genealogy victories with! 2017 I…

  • Tracing Your Canadian Military Ancestors

    Tracing Your Canadian Military Ancestors

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    Patricia Greber
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    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…