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== Getting started with Canadian research == | == Getting started with Canadian research == | ||
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The "[[Canada/Featured Content|Featured Content]]" section highlights a subject that may be new or just needs a little extra attention. "[[Canada/Did you know?|Did you know?]]" calls attention to things about Canada that may be lesser-known. | The "[[Canada/Featured Content|Featured Content]]" section highlights a subject that may be new or just needs a little extra attention. "[[Canada/Did you know?|Did you know?]]" calls attention to things about Canada that may be lesser-known. | ||
Links to | Links to all of the provinces and territories are included in a portion of this page with the title of "[[Canada/Provinces and Territories|Provinces and Territories]]." | ||
The list of "Topics" at the right side of this page leads you to articles about record types and other pertinent research subjects. | The list of "Topics" at the right side of this page leads you to articles about record types and other pertinent research subjects. | ||
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== Research Tools == | == Research Tools == | ||
It is sometimes difficult to locate a place name in Canada. The Geographic Names Board of Canada has a web site which will help you identify place names throughout Canada, and will give you information about the type of geographical feature listed. [[Geographical Names of Canada|read more...]] | It is sometimes difficult to locate a place name in Canada. The Geographic Names Board of Canada has a web site which will help you identify place names throughout Canada, and will give you information about the type of geographical feature listed. [[Geographical Names of Canada|read more...]] | ||
*(helpful tools and resources, gazetteers) | *(helpful tools and resources, gazetteers) | ||
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== Featured Content == | == Featured Content == | ||
( | 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 | ||
'''Canadian Military History & Records for World War I''' | |||
*[http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?source=history/firstwar/canada Canada and the First World War – Veteran Affairs Canada] | |||
*[http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/archivianet/cef/index-e.html Soldiers of the First World War (1914-1918) – Library & Archives Canada] | |||
*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> | |||
**[http://www.cefresearch.com/matrix/ Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group "The Matrix Project"] | |||
**[http://www.canadiangreatwarproject.com/index.asp Canadian Great War Project] | |||
== Did you know? == | == Did you know? == | ||
*The 1916 Census for Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta is now available at Library and Archives Canada. Go to their [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/022-911-e.html site] to learn more. | |||
*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. | |||
*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> | |||
*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]. | |||
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