To all:- Many counties in various parts of Canada are collecting and completing records/names of veterans from their areas from World War One, World War Two and Korean War. My local newspaper, The Brampton Guardian, had an interesting small article today about Veterans of Peel County. "In recognition of the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, the Region of Peel Archives has released a searchable collection of rare searchable cards from the Peel War Records Board. "It took volunteers one year to create the index of cards-- on long-term loan from the Brampton Public Library. "We were excited that thse cards are now readily available for research by the public," said Peel reference archivist Brian Gilchrist. "This is an important homage to our veterans whose heroic actions helped establish the freedoms we enjoy today." "An alphabetical list of names is available to search online at www.peelheritagecomplex.org If a name is listed, the veteran's card can be found in the archives. Admission to the Region of Peel Archives is free. [Telephone number for Brian Gilchrist is also given] --- The Brampton Guardian, November 16, 2005 =============== Counties in Nova Scotia are starting to gather records of those who served -- when one scans the list, should a name be missing, please contact the PEEL mail list or Peel Archives. It is my hope that all veterans who volunteered and fought for our freedom in Canada be recognized. We owe them our gratitude and thanks by acknowledging them in this way. One of the best lists is in Guysborough County, in Nova Scotia Guysborough Veterans http://www.angelfire.com/folk/guysboroughvets/ Muriel M. Davidson muriel_davidson@sympatico.ca List Admin -- PEEL, SIMCOE and CARLETON lists

Thank you Muriel!!!!! I may have missed this in the Guardian (depends on who gets it first in the house ;-) ) so glad that you brought it to our attention. I have found my father, my grandfather and three of my uncles in the index (not to mention the cousins, in-laws and friends of my family that I grew up around at the Legion). It was a nice walk down memory lane. Although the family members on file are close enough that I have their vital stats already, this will add so much more to my general interest files. I was resigned to the fact that we were probably going to have to wait a lot longer before seeing anything on the WWII vets. Looks like I will be paying a visit to the archives in the very near future. Katie Muriel M. Davidson wrote: >"In recognition of the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second >World War, the Region of Peel Archives has released a searchable >collection of rare searchable cards from the Peel War Records Board. >"It took volunteers one year to create the index of cards-- on >long-term loan from the Brampton Public Library. >