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Annette Fulford
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Canadian researcher who specializes in First World War Brides. Also interested in soldiers dependents 1914-1921 and Canadian Immigration History.

First World War Brides https://wwiwarbrides.blogspot.com/
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Annette Fulford @avidgenie.bsky.social · Sep 24
My grandmother Grace married a Canadian soldier and arrived in Canada on this day in 1919 at the Port of Quebec. It was a 68-page letter written to her parents which began my interest in First World War Brides. . #warbrides #FWW www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7wU...
Canadian war bride's story shared by her granddaughter
YouTube video by CBC News
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The Death Penny: Langford Legion explores the mystery of William MacLeod

Read more at: oakbaynews.com/2025/11/13/t...
The Death Penny: Langford Legion explores the mystery of William MacLeod - Oak Bay News
Finding the plaque has sparked a modern-day quest to find a family member who could rightfully claim it
oakbaynews.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:49 AM
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FREE Heritage History Hour – 160th Battalion Case Study 🇨🇦

Historian Kent Kraemer shares discoveries from his research on the 160th Bruce Battalion and its soldiers’ lives.
📅 Thu Nov 13 2025 · 7 PM PT (Zoom)
🎥 Recording 30 days.
Register: bit.ly/4nLV7ID

#Genealogy #History #VGS #VictoriaBC
November 13, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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Remembrance Day: National Silver Cross Mother delta-optimist.com/in-the-commu... via
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Remembrance Day: National Silver Cross Mother
Today, the National Silver Cross Mother is chosen by the Legion among nominations made by Legion Provincial Commands and individuals to represent the mothers of Canada at the National Remembrance Day ...
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November 12, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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War bride faced culture shock moving to Sask., Moose Jaw daughter says sasktoday.ca/southwest/wa... via @sasktoday
War bride faced culture shock moving to Sask., Moose Jaw daughter says
Moose Jaw's Wendy Parsons recalls the story about her mother, Joyce Carter, becoming a war bride and moving to Saskatchewan after the Second World War.
sasktoday.ca
November 12, 2025 at 4:54 AM
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This Saturday, the Guelph Museums is hosting a Liberation and Remembrance Symposium to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the War and the liberation of Europe.

I'm speaking on the RCAF and other speakers include Roger Sarty, Geoff Hayes, and Alex Souchen.

guelphmuseums.ca/event/libera...
Liberation and Remembrance Symposium - Guelph Museums
This year marks 80 years since the end of the Second World War and the liberation of Europe. Eight decades later we reflect on Canada’s contributions to the war effort,…
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November 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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History postdoc researcher Eric Story is uncovering the remarkable 1923 journey of George Hincks and Marshall McDougall — two disabled WWI veterans who hiked over 2,000 km to raise awareness of veterans’ challenges after the war. Featured by CTV Winnipeg: www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/art...
‘History that’s been overlooked’: The First World War amputees who walked across Canada
Nearly 60 years before Terry Fox’s famous cross-Canada journey, a pair of First World War veterans attempted a similar feat.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Band of brothers: Five siblings from Cumberland answered the call in First World War timescolonist.com/islander/ban... via @timescolonist
Band of brothers: Five siblings from Cumberland answered the call in First World War
Five brothers in the Brown family all enlisted in the Great War more than a century ago and, miraculously, all came home.
www.timescolonist.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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Remembering Emerson Bates, one of Canada's 'boy soldiers' of WWI www.nugget.ca/news/local-n...
Remembering Emerson Bates, one of Canada's 'boy soldiers' of WWI
Emerson Bates of Burk's Falls, Ont. was just 16 years old when he tried to enlist to fight for Canada in the First World War.
www.nugget.ca
November 11, 2025 at 5:20 AM
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We had an amazing - and timely - find in our #Archives today!

The cardboard backing in a frame indicated that it was made by a disabled soldier at the @redcrosscanada.bsky.social workshop in #yyj, AND the paper backing was old wallpaper with a #poppy design!

#MonthOfRemembrance #RemembranceDay
November 11, 2025 at 5:10 AM
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Quite a local connection to Canadian General Sir Arthur Currie: he 1st worked as school teacher in #Sidney!

TODAY’s #TalkAndTea, “Currie: #Canada’s Greatest Wartime General”, is by Regimental Chief Archivist Lt Col Vic Skaarup (Retd).

#MonthOfRemembrance #CanadaRemembers #RemembranceDay #yyjevents
Photo of General Sir Arthur Currie in uniform. By unknown photographer. Public Domain. From Library and Archives Canada.
November 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Nov 5 1919 Almost 3,600 war brides have been shipped to America from Europe. Of this total, 3/5 of the number were French, 1/5 English the rest scattered between 21 nationalities. Brides ranged from 15 to 55 years of age, some with 3 or 4 children www.loc.gov/resource/sn8... bsky.app/profile/this...
Nov 5 1919 Almost 3,600 war brides have been shipped to America from Europe. Of this total, 3/5 of the number were French, 1/5 English the rest scattered between 21 nationalities. The brides ranged from 15 to 55 years of age, some with 3 or 4 children https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn82016014/1919-11-05/ed-1/?sp=1&q=&r=-0.805,-0.222,2.609,1.188,0
November 9, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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How two Canadian war amputees hiked 2,000 kilometres and shaped disability rights activism ca.news.yahoo.com/two-canadian...
How two Canadian war amputees hiked 2,000 kilometres and shaped disability rights activism - Yahoo News Canada
After the First World War, two war amputees raised the profile of disabled veterans and challenged ableism as they trekked 2,000 kilometres from Calgary to Thunder Bay.
ca.news.yahoo.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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What’s good in St. Thomas and Elgin? A personal look at Canadian soldiers and their efforts in the First World War through postcards #FWW www.stthomastoday.ca/2025/11/09/w...
What’s good in St. Thomas and Elgin? A personal look at Canadian soldiers and their efforts in the First World War through postcards
A Western University history professor's First World War postcard project is being employed in communities, sc...
www.stthomastoday.ca
November 10, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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‘The War Brides are Coming’ marks 80 years since VE Day calgary.citynews.ca/2025/11/06/c...
'The War Brides are Coming' marks 80 years since VE Day
The Unicorn Collective's "The War Brides Are Coming" marks 80 years since VE-Day and the arrival of Canada’s war brides.
calgary.citynews.ca
November 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Familiar refrain to War Brides docking at Pier 21 in 1946.
Here Comes the Bride
Familiar refrain to War Brides docking at Pier 21 in 1946.
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November 14, 2024 at 1:04 AM
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I am so thankful that grandmother recorded her thoughts on paper every day for 8 days while on her journey to Canada. The 68-page letter is an enduring legacy for my family, as well as the thousands of war brides who came to Canada after the First World War. #warbrides #FWW
January 15, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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Oct 19 1919 Washington Herald reports US military camp is to stay open because there are too many war brides and not enough ships to get them to US. Last camp has 250 of them & 4 babies. Also, all German POWs, held by America have been released www.loc.gov/resource/sn8... bsky.app/profile/this...
Oct 19 1919 Washington Herald reports that American military camp is to stay open because there are too many war brides and not enough ships to get them to US. Last camp has 250 of them & 4 babies. Also, all German POWs, held by America,have been released https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045433/1919-10-19/ed-1/?sp=1&q=
October 19, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Olds Historical Society presents play honouring WWII War Brides centralalbertaonline.com/articles/old...
Olds Historical Society presents play honouring WWII War Brides
The Olds Historical Society is partnering with the Unicorn Collective to present “The War Brides Are Coming,” a moving stage production celebrating the 80th anniversary of the end of the war in Europe...
centralalbertaonline.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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Kickstart your family history in Fall 2025!

Did you know you can download FREE charts and tools from the Maple Ridge Family History Group?

They have downloadable family trees and activity sheets for people of all ages.
mapleridgemuseum.org/family-histo...
Images of family history charts and resources.
September 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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AI: Deciphering the Hype
December 3, 2025 | 7:00pm PST | Online
Daily, we are bombarded with marketing about AI but what is it and how does it work? Is it useful for genealogy? What should we be concerned about? Can we use it ethically? Contact the Maple Ridge Family History Group to attend:
AI: Deciphering the Hype: Is it Useful for Genealogists or Corporations?
October 30, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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Love and War: Stories from World War I and II - Anzac Square Memorial Galleries, Sun 15 Feb 2026 · 10:30–11:30am www.slq.qld.gov.au/whats-on/lov...
Love and War: Stories from World War I and II
Hear poignant stories of love, loss and reunion from World War I and II.   During times of conflict, love and relationships continued to play an important role in the lives of service personnel and th...
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October 30, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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South Bend News-Times Oct 26 1915 prints this R. M. Brinkerhoff cartoon.

Not sure what is up with Paris guy's teeth. It should also be noted that KFC's Colonel Sanders was 25 in 1915
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South Bend News-Times Oct 26 1915 prints this R. M. Brinkerhoff cartoon. Not sure what is up with Paris guy's teeth. It should also be noted that KFC's Colonel Sanders was 25 in 1915 https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn87055779/1915-10-26/ed-1/?sp=1&q=&r=0.4,0.436,0.447,0.203,0
October 26, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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On this day in 1918, the Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force landed in Vladivostok. They were there as part of an Allied force sent to support the anti-communist "White Russian" cause during the Russian Revolution.
Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force
In 1918, Canada sent troops to Russia as part of an Allied intervention to support Russian government forces against Bolshevik revolutionaries. One group of C...
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October 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Copies of my book 'The Taking of Vimy Ridge: First World War Photographs of William Ivor Castle' are making their way out into the world, just ahead of the official release date of Oct 7!

Be sure to head to your fav indy bookshop and order a copy, or you can request it at your local library.
September 22, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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We’re “circulating” the news before the morning edition: Extra! Extra! @timescolonist.bsky.social Editor/Publisher Dave Obee is doing a #TalkAndTea this Sunday!
An interesting look back at information distribution in bygone days, to now.
2-4pm, $10 cash @ door.
#LogCabinMuseum #yyjevents
October 2, 2025 at 2:40 AM