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Advanced Canadian Records
CA-305: Canadian: Military Records
Course Summary:

Optional Print Course Material: Canadian: Military Records

*Course material will only be sent to students who are registered in the course.

Military records constitute a major source of genealogical material in Canada. Emphasis during this course will be on the correlation between personnel records, land transactions and nominal roles from the period of New France to the Korean Conflict.

 At the end of this course, you will be able to search for your ancestor from a nominal role to the land acquisition or pension from various records groups located at Library and Archives Canada or the provincial archives (including records of those who fought against the government of the day). 

 You will be able to use other sources such as medal registers, battalion histories, militia pay lists, etc. to help you build a better genealogy.

Course Length: 7 weeks
Contact Hours: 18
Grading Scale: 70% Tests/30% Assignments
Course Length: 7 weeks
Course Content

MODULE 1
CANADIAN MILITARY RECORDS
Research Tools
Libraries
Archives
Discovering More about a Military Ancestor
The Records
Other Sources of Published Information
Local Histories
Contemporary Newspapers
Sessional Papers

MODULE 2
NINETEENTH CENTURY
Militia in the Nineteenth Century
Militia Records
Online Information and Records
Land Grants
Additional Published Sources
Online Information and Records
Rebellions in the Canadas, 1837-1838
Records
Published Sources

MODULE 3
NINETEENTH CENTURY
Fenian Raids, 1866 & 1870
Red River Rebellion, 1870
Land Grants
The Nile Expedition 1884-1885
North West Rebellion 1885
British Military Records

MODULE 4
TWENTIETH CENTURY
South African War, 1899-1902
Land Grants
Online Information and Records

MODULE 5
TWENTIETH CENTURY … Continued
First World War 1914-1918
Ancillary Records for the First World War
Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force
Royal Canadian Navy
Canadians in Other Services
Royal Flying Corps/Royal Air Force

MODULE 6
TWENTIETH CENTURY … Continued
Second World War 1939-1945
Ancillary Records for the Second World War
Canadian Army
Royal Canadian Navy
Royal Canadian Air Force, 1939-1945
RAF Ferry Command
Korea 1950-1955
Online Information and Records