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Friday, November 10, 2006

Resources for Remembering on Remembrance Day

Resources for Remembering - From Culture.ca

Courtesy of Veterans Affairs Canada, Canada Remembers is a great resource to:

learn about Canadian participation in wars and battles
see what heroes remember
research about family members who served in the armed forces
consult digital versions of the Books of Remembrance or the Canadian Virtual War Memorial
commemorate milestones in Canadian military history over the past two centuries


Soldiers of the First World War (1914–1918) is where you could find information on a family member's experience. It's a Library and Archives Canada database with online access to more than 800 000 digital documents based on the personal files of Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) members.


The Canada and the First World War virtual exhibition of Library and Archives Canada illustrates the many roles that Canadian men and women played during the First World War, and the definite mark the war left on our society.


Democracy at War: Canadian Newspapers and the Second World War is a digital collection of more than 144 000 newspaper articles, documenting events during the Second World War.



The Canadian War Museum tells Canada’s rich military history, from earliest times to today, through the war experiences of ordinary people, both on the battlefield and in the home.


Topics: Conflict and War from the CBC Archives has links to a large collection of TV and radio clips on the part Canada played in the wars and conflicts of the past century.


Canada and Peace Support Operations tells us about Canada’s role in keeping the peace and how it has participated in more than 60 peace support operations around the world since the 1950s.


The virtual exhibition Remembrances: Canada and the Second World War brings Canada’s participation in the Second World War to life through images, stories and multimedia clips.

To access these links, go to:
http://culture.ca/topic-theme-e.jsp?data=200611/shp00000112006e.html#002

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