Column: What was the Imperial War Service Gratuity?

Between today and Wednesday, my genealogy column, Roots to the Past, is available in the following Atlantic Canada newspapers: Saturday: The Citizen (Amherst) Saturday: Times & Transcript (Moncton) Wednesday: The Lunenburg County Progress Bulletin (Lunenburg County) Title: What was the Imperial War Service Gratuity? Snippet: An ancestor’s experience is often lost to history. The release of new records by Library and Archives…

Column: New and Improved Personnel Records of the First World War

Between today and Wednesday, my genealogy column, Roots to the Past, is available in the following Atlantic Canada newspapers: Saturday: The Citizen (Amherst) Saturday: Times & Transcript (Moncton) Wednesday: The Lunenburg County Progress Bulletin (Lunenburg County) Title: The New and Improved Personnel Records of the First World War Snippet: For almost twenty years, I’ve been researching veterans. It started with my father,…

Column: Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Between today and Wednesday, my genealogy column, Roots to the Past, is available in the following Atlantic Canada newspapers: Saturday: The Citizen (Amherst) Saturday: Times & Transcript (Moncton) Wednesday: The Lunenburg County Progress Bulletin (Lunenburg County) Title: Column: Commonwealth War Graves Commission Snippet: While leaving a community event, a friend and I stopped to read…

Column: Medical Data Portal for First World War Soldiers

Between today and Wednesday, my genealogy column, Roots to the Past, is available in the following Atlantic Canada newspapers: Saturday: The Citizen (Amherst) Saturday: Times & Transcript (Moncton) Wednesday: The Lunenburg County Progress Bulletin (Lunenburg County) Title: Column: Medical Data Portal for First World War Soldiers Snippet: v For more than a decade, Library and…