Visit this blog for regular posts about records at the Archives of Manitoba that date from the time of the First World War. Visit the Archives of Manitoba to see the records in person.
2014 Blog Posts
May 2014
- 26 May: Search Tip: Researching the First World War
- 20 May: Meet the Battershill family of East Kildonan
- 13 May: At Home: Winnipeg, 1914-1915
- 12 May: At Home and Away
June 2014
- 23 June: Hudson’s Bay Company Operations in Canada, 1914
- 16 June: Photographs Document Construction of Manitoba’s Legislative Building 1915-16
- 9 June: Road Work Season
- 2 June: HBC’s Winnipeg Store in 1914
July 2014
- 28 July: William’s Garden
- 21 July: Play Ball!
- 14 July: Vancouver’s New HBC Store
- 7 July: Military Parade
- 2 July: Kitchen Patriotism
August 2014
- 25 August: Cordial Communications
- 18 August: Enlisting
- 11 August: Taking the Plunge
- 5 August: War is declared!
September 2014
- 29 September: “Boys, Our Hearts Are With You”
- 22 September: Search Tip: How to use the Keystone database for First World War research
- 15 September: Soldiers’ wills
- 8 September: Unanticipated impacts
- 2 September: Answering the Call of the Motherland
October 2014
- 27 October: Place your order here
- 20 October: More Battershill letters donated to the Archives
- 14 October: Wartime Cookery
- 6 October: Supply and Demand
November 2014
- 24 November: Registering for War
- 17 November: Shifting into Gear
- 10 November: Lest We Forget: Records document Manitoba casualties of the First World War
- 3 November: The Troops
December 2014
- 29 December: Just a wee note…
- 22 December: Christmas at the Front
- 15 December: What a gift! 50,000 bags of Manitoba No. 1 hard wheat flour
- 8 December: At a Crossroads
- 1 December: On the Home Front: What’s Up with the Winnipeg Streetcar Service?
