War Brides

Post by **HeatherH** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 6:21 pm

Hello there ,
2006 is the year of the War bride here in Canada .

http://www.canadianwarbrides.com/anniversary.asp

I thought some readers may enjoy reading of some of the articles that have been in our local papers this morning here in Halifax , Nova Scotia .During WW2 Pier 21 was our equivilant to Ellis Island and most of the War Brides and children passed through its gates . In fact it was the highest percentage of immigration ever at 60% .

http://www.herald.ns.ca/Metro/539401.html

http://www.hfxnews.ca/index.cfm?sid=9356&sc=1

Hope you enjoy these articles as much as I did.
HeatherH

sheilajim · Post by **sheilajim** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 9:43 pm

Hi Heather

I thought that those articles were great, but wondered if there was anything on the War Brides of WWI.

Regards

Sheila

Post by **HeatherH** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 2:23 am

Hi Sheila,
I found this ...

http://www.canadianwarbrides.com/clark-grace.asp

Happy Hunting,
HeatherH

and also this ...

http://www.pier21.ca/War_Brides.2793.0.html

http://home.istar.ca/~lyster/warbride/forms.htm

Post by **paddyscar** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 2:46 am

Several exhibitions and collections can be found on the Canadian government site:

http://www.collectionscanada.ca/genealogy/index-e.html

Enter the search term war brides

It will bring up a few book titles, but it will also show some archives for online viewing and links to other databases (don't know if there are any there that Heather hasn't covered)

I tried to find something specific about First World War Brides, without success, except for a book dealing with War Brides from the Great War to Vietnam. Unfortunately, it is not a digitised book.

http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/English/index_flashFT.html has a collection of exhibits for online viewing.

Nice write-ups in the papers Heather - caught some snippets on the National news. Hope the new memorial gets really good coverage on Saturday.

Frances

sheilajim · Post by **sheilajim** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 11:09 pm

Hi Heather

Thanks for the info on the site. My only problem is that for some reason my computer can't read the Micro Soft Word File.

Regards

Sheila

AndyR1 · Post by **AndyR1** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 7:05 pm

Hi Heather sorry I missed the war brides date but have sent the site to my cousin in Canada, her mother (my aunt) was a war bride although she is not to infirm to get about im sure her daughter will find some great info for her there. Thank you

looking for Reidford, Clark , Brown