"How To" Webinar Series on the Quebec Military

Users of Canadian genealogy records have a largely untapped digital resource available to them to trace the history of
their family during the 20th Century – Canadian Military Records. Library and Archives Canada (LAC) completed an
ambitious digitization project in 2018 for the centennial of the Great War to render all available First World War personnel
files digital. This is in addition to extensive LAC collections of war diaries, casualty cards, grave records, and other important
military documents.

However, military documents tend to remain used by a small subset of genealogical researchers; they are difficult to read and
require knowledge not only of military abbreviations, but also military organization and military history.

Caitlin Bailey, Executive Director of the Vimy Foundation will walk you through accessing and using Canadian First World War
records in your research. In this workshop, you will learn what is available on the LAC site for consultation and how to glean
information from service files, death records and war diaries.

Biography
An accomplished non-profit leader and public history professional, Caitlin Bailey is the Executive Director of the Vimy
Foundation: Canadian Centre for the Great War. Caitlin is committed to highlighting the role of Canada’s history in public
life and its contribution to maintaining a civil society. A graduate of the University of Calgary and McGill, Caitlin holds
degrees in Russian Literature and Library and Information Sciences. She is a member of the Banff Forum.

As a member, on the registration page, please enter the following discount code for your FREE registration: genquebec