The 100th anniversary of the First World War is now finished but the records will continue to be preserved at the Archives and accessible to current and future generations who want to know more about the time period. In addition, this blog will remain on our website as an additional resource.

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?