The “Researching Soldiers in Your Local Community” Project
The Royal Historical Society of Australia has just launched the “Researching Soldiers in...
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Tag: WW1 Projects
The ‘Lives of the First World War’ Project Enters its Final Year
The Lives of the First World War project is a collaboration between Findmypast and the Imperial...
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South Australians in France WW1 Project
The search is on for World War I items from South Australians who were in France. If you have any (or know of any), French-related WWI family heirlooms, Flinders University would love …
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Worldwide Honour Roll Project
Back in 2013 Heather Rojo, of the Nutfield Genealogy blog fame, started her Honor Roll Project. To...
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National Archives of Australia to Digitise WW1 Veterans Affairs Records
Life for many who returned from WW1 was never the same, as they needed ongoing care and treatment. This was provided by the Repatriation Dept (now known as the Department of Veterans Affairs). The National Archives of Australia (NAA) holds around 600,000 WW1 repat records which they have begun digitising in a new project.
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World War 1 Centenary Projects #4
In this World War 1 Centenary Projects #4 post, I have listed another 22 World War 1 Centenary Projects that are underway. These come from Australia, Canada and England …
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WorldWarOne Link Website Launched
On Remembrance Day 2015 people around the world stopped to remember those who had served in war, and those who never came home. Remembrance Day this year also saw the launch of a brand new Australian website – WorldWarOne Link. This website is dedicated to listing WW1 Commemorative Projects which are being conducted throughout Australia.
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World War 1 Centenary Projects #3
World War 1 Centenary Projects are well underway, with more being started all the time. The aim with this (and my earlier) World War 1 Centenary Projects posts is to list a few of them, so others know what is going on.
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World War 1 Centenary Projects #2
After putting the call out for information on World War 1 Projects that people were doing, I posted the World War 1 Centenary Projects #1 post. But there were simply too many projects to include in a single post, so here is list #2.
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World War 1 Centenary Projects #1
There’s no doubt that 2014 is the year military historians have been working towards for years as it marks the 100 year anniversary of the start of World War 1. The Great War. The “war to end all wars”. As you can imagine there are literally thousands of World War 1 projects going on right around the world. Some big, some small. All important in recording history. And it’s going to be hard keep up with them all, but through a series of “World War 1 Projects” posts I shall share at least some of them with you.
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