Miscellaneous items I found of interest during the week.
Indigenous Peoples in the First World War: researching forgotten veterans
Does this suggest to you that WW1 indigenous veterans are more difficult to research than other racial, ethnic or cultural groups?
Natalie Zemon Davis: three brilliant examples of her microhistory writing
27 Headstones That Defied Expectations
None are Canadian! There must be one!
The Ancestor Hunt updates Free Canada Online Historical Newspaper Links
Funding of $1.5 million to support 25 First Nations, Inuit and Métis Nation documentary heritage projects
British Columbia was particularly successful this year with seven projects funded, two to the maximum of $100,000. One project mentions genealogy, Stó:lō Genealogy Preservation Project out of Chilliwack, BC, for $43,610. Any proposals not funded would be eligible to be considered for the Documentary Heritage Communities Program, open for proposals until 11 January.
Thanks to this week’s contributors: Anonymous, Barbara May Di Mambro, Brenda Turner, Christine Jackson, Ed Chadwick, gail benjafield, Glenn W., Kim Barnsdale, Ken McKinlay, Sunday Thompson, Teresa, Unknown.
LAC blog on Indigenous soldiers. Attempts have been made in the past to identify as many individuals as possible. Names are listed in Fred Gaffen, Forgotten Soldiers: An Illustrated History of Canada’s Native Peoples in Both World Wars (1985). And in his book, Records of the Department of Indian Affairs at Library and Archives Canada (2004), Bill Russell points out that the Department maintained a list of “Indian” soldiers (see page 37 for the references). Researching Indigenous soldiers is undoubtedly difficult, but there are good starting points for sure.