Trans-Canada Highway images now on Flickr
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New LAC RSS Feed – Finding Aid, Database and Digitization News
This new RSS feed highlights updates and additions to Library and Archives Canada (LAC)’s resources, such as finding aids, its various databases and provides information on newly digitized content.
Subscribe to this new RSS feed or visit LAC’s RSS page to access other LAC RSS feeds.
For more information on recent announcements at LAC, visit “News”.
Images of the Dieppe Raid now on Flickr
Images of Acadians now on Flickr
Images of summer sports and leisure activities now on Flickr
New Finding Aids Online: Department of Militia and Defence (RG9) circa 1914–1919
Did you know that several finding aids from the RG9 fonds–the Department of Militia and Defence–refer to documents created during the First World War? These finding aids allow users to find historical documents pertinent to Canada’s participation in the first global conflict.
The following is a list of new online finding aids, which were previously only available in a paper format. These new additions make reference to over 6,000 sublevels.
- General Staff, London – 501 descriptions (Finding aid 9-31-36)
- Headquarters, Canadian Troops, Seaford-106 descriptions (Finding aid 9-31-41)
- No. 5 Canadian General Hospital, Kirkdale-239 descriptions (Finding aid 9-31-39)
- Military Hospital No. 12, Bramshott-363 descriptions (Finding aid 9-31-38)
- Director of Supply and Transport, London-1159 descriptions (Finding aid 9-31-42)
- Quartermaster General, London-1367 descriptions (Finding aid 9-31-43)
- Canadian Army Service Corps, London-684 descriptions (Finding aid 9-31-44)
- War Graves (Adjutant General Branch)-188 descriptions (Finding aid 9-31-51)
- Canadian Air Force-89 descriptions (Finding aid 9-31-49)
- Assistant Director Medical Services, Shorncliffe-236 descriptions (Finding aid 9-31-47)
- Canadian Forestry Corps, 51st District (Scotland)-198 descriptions (Finding aid 9-31-46)
- Canadian Army Veterinary Corps-1077 descriptions (Finding aid 9-31-45)
If you are not certain how to use finding aids, read over Discover Finding Aids Part One and Part Two (The second part is particularly relevant for searching the RG9 finding aids).
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To search the finding aids below, you will need to select the hyperlinked number located beside “Series consists of” text as in the example below:
Once on the results page, scroll to the list and explore the sublevels that might be of interest to your search. Note that finding aids generally point to elements of the collection that are not available online, so read How to Consult Material that Is Not Yet Available Online to determine the best method for you.
Questions or comments? We would love to hear from you!
Richard Bedford Bennett images now on Flickr
Sir Charles Tupper images now on Flickr
Beaver images now on Flickr
New Library and Archives Canada Film on YouTube
Did you know that Library and Archives Canada (LAC) has a YouTube channel where historical films are made available from our holdings?
The latest addition to our YouTube channel is the silent documentary The Tide of Immigration. This film is part of the Canadian National Pictorial Series and was produced by Pathéscope of Canada Limited between 1919 and 1921.
Early 20th-century films depicting the lives of newcomers to Canada are rare, especially film footage of immigrant children who were cared for at the Dr. Barnardo Homes. This compilation of news reels includes varied footage of new settlers and life in Canada during that time period.
Film sequences show Irish immigrants in a knitting factory; people enjoying the scenery at Grand Beach, Manitoba; and other stories for you to discover. Intertitles (text that appears between the film sequences) provide some contextual information.
Discover more! Consult Discover the Collection: Films, Videos and Sound Recordings to begin your online search today!
Questions or comments? We would love to hear from you!
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