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| The British Commonwealth of Nations is a voluntary association of Great Britain and its dependencies, certain former British dependencies that are now sovereign states and their dependencies, and the associated states (states with full internal government but whose external relations are governed by Britain). See http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0813057.html
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| '''Canadian Military History & Records'''
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| World War I
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| * [http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?source=history/firstwar/canada Canada and the First World War – Veteran Affairs Canada]
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| * [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/archivianet/cef/index-e.html Soldiers of the First World War (1914-1918) – Library & Archives Canada]
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| <br>To get the records of someone that served for Canada in WWI, Start by following the above link. Go to the search screen and type in the name you have. If there is a match, you may be able to see images of the of the individuals attestation papers. In order to aquire the persons full service files, you need their regimental number, as well as their full name. You can then visit Library & Archives Canada yourself, have LAC make copies for you, or contact a free-lance researcher to assist you.<br>
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| * [http://www.cefresearch.com/matrix/ Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group "The Matrix Project"]
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| * [http://www.canadiangreatwarproject.com/index.asp Canadian Great War Project]
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| '''''New Articles Needed'''''
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| * Canadian Census Records<br>
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| * Canadian Historical Timeline<br>
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| === Did You Know? ===
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| * Every five years, the nation sets aside one day to conduct the census—a count of all people and households in Canada. The census is the most complete source of information about the population that we have.
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| * The [http://www.glenbow.org/collections/search/findingAids/index.cfm Glenbow Museum] has scanned images of diaries, letters, minute books, scrapbooks, and other unpublished archival records for over 3,000 individuals, families, clubs, businesses, schools, and organizations in Calgary, southern Alberta and Western Canada. For example, there are Will Parker's letters to his father in England, in which he tells of getting typhoid fever and joining the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.<br>
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| * There is a team of volunteers available to assist with lookups all across Canada. You can search or browse by province at the [http://www.rootsweb.com/~canghl Genealogy Helplist Canada]. (Helplist info posted by [[User:GenQueen|GenQueen]] 08:48, 26 March 2008 (MDT).)
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| === Popular Discussions ===
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| * In the near future forums specific to LOCALITY genealogy will be available. Until those forums are made available, please use the '''Feedback''' and '''Content Needed''' forums.
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| === Featured Training Modules ===
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| <br>[[Alberta|Alberta<br>]]Capital: Edmonton<br>
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| [[British Columbia]]<br>Capital: Victoria <br>
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| [http://www.familysearchwiki.org/resolveuid/5051c7cb1339a76e099cbe66676915c7 Labrador]<br>
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| [[Manitoba]]<br>Capital: Winnipeg<br>
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| <br>[[New Brunswick]]<br>Capital: Fredericton<br>
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| <br>[http://www.familysearchwiki.org/resolveuid/65363964011b66c71fefabd1561cc9ae Newfoundland<br>]Capital: St. John's<br>
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| <br>[http://www.familysearchwiki.org/resolveuid/bd3ef0471f7c79df23ca60956b960404 Northwest Territories] <br>Capital: Yellowknife<br>
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| [[Nova Scotia]]<br>Capital: Halifax <br>
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| [[Nunavut|'''Nunavut''']]<br>Capital: Iqaluit
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| [http://www.familysearchwiki.org/resolveuid/ce5479b13bf8ed799f2957559e96ca6b Prince Edward Island]<br>Capital: Charlottetown
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| <br>[[Quebec]]<br>Capital: Quebec City<br>
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| [[Saskatchewan]]<br>Capital: Regina
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| [[Yukon|'''Yukon''']]<br>Capital: Whitehorse
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| <br>[[Category:Canada]]
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