Course Enrollment: CA-305 Canadian: Military Records

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.