Credit: Library and Archives Canada,
Acc. No. 1983-28-826
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the
start of the First World War, OGS has launched a new Heritage Society. The
First World War Society is a lineage Society open to anyone who can show direct
descent from a person who served in a documented capacity on the Allied side of
the First World War.
To qualify for this Society, your
research must show that your named ancestor(s) fits in the category above, and
then show the line of descent from that ancestor(s) to you or the person you
wish named on the certificate.
For more information and an application
form, visit the Heritage Societies area on the OGS website http://www.ogs.on.ca/heritage_societies.php#WW1
And here is a heartwarming story —
It is how social media is being used so
that Canadian flags can be placed on soldier’s graves in Italy.
Read about it at http://www.cbc.ca/newsblogs/yourcommunity/2014/11/social-media-helped-place-flags-on-canadian-soldiers-graves-in-italy.html
And they have a Facebook page called Flag
from Home at
Reminder: Each year, GenealogyCanada
sponsors a contest, and this year in honour of the 100th anniversary of the
First World War, the question is – Which province in Canada sent the largest
number of men and women to fight in the First World War?
Send your answer to genealogyresearch@aol.com
Hint: You will find the answer in this
week’s Canadian Week in Review http://genealogycanada.blogspot.com/2014/11/canadian-week-in-review-03-november-2014.html
I am offering the winner of the contest
a detailed research consultation report on an ancestor who fought for Canada in
the Great War, or who was involved in the war effort.
The winner will be announced November
12th.
