On Saturday, settle in for BIFHSGO and OGS Ottawa Branch meetings.
BIFHSGO has a hybrid meeting, starting at 9 am with I’m Sorry—We Don’t Have Your Grandfather’s War Records… presented by Seana (Shea) Jones. She will cover the diverse array of artifacts, documents, photographs, and personal accounts that comprise the archival treasures of military museums. particularly Garrison Petawawa Military Museums where she is Collections Manager.
BIFHSGO President Dianne Brydon will present Rebuilding A Life After Service in the Canadian Forestry Corps, With Help from the Soldier’s Settlement Board, at 10 a.m.
There’s more detail here.
Whether you attend the BIFHSGO meeting in person at Knox Presbyterian Church (Lisgar & Elgin) , or online, you won’t have to travel far to attend the OGS Ottawa Branch online presentation.
At 1 pm, in Paul Durand’s talk on the Military History Research Centre Canadian War Museum (Ottawa), find out about the research methods, tools and resources used by the Military History Research Centre of the Canadian War Museum to help people learn more about family members via their military service.
There’s more detail here.