Some of Library and Archives Canada's (LAC) vast microforms collection are being digitized for access over the Internet. Here is the list of two newly digitized collections:

* Commonwealth War Graves Registers, First World War

* Circumstances of Death Registers, First World War

Additional digitized microforms are available on the Browse by Title page and include:

* Form 30, Border Entry Records, 1919-1924

* School Files Series - 1879-1953 (RG10)

* Passenger Lists: Quebec City (1925 - 1935)

* Passenger Lists: Halifax (1925 - 1935)

Please note that these links do not take you to a fully searchable database meaning that the images are not searchable by keyword. You scroll through the images as if you are scrolling through a microfilm.

Pisula, James M. Honouring Our Past, Embracing Our Future: Celebrating a Century of Excellence in Education at the University of Regina Campus. Regina, SK: CPRC Press, c2011.

Summary: In honour of the University of Regina’s centennial, CPRC Press published a book featuring a beautiful collection of more than 100 archival and modern photos and accompanying text from contributors Dr. James Pitsula, Dr. Stephen King, Don Hall and University President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Vianne Timmons.

Families, November 2011, Vol. 50, No. 4

* "Finding Family in the Upper Canada Militia Documents from the War of 1812" by Fred Blair, pgs. 8-10.

* "Indian Warriors in the War of 1812" by Ross W. Irwin, pgs. 11-13.

Internet Genealogy, December/January 2012, Vol. 6, No. 5

* "Cloud Computing and Your Genealogy!" by Tony Bandy, pgs. 7-11. Note: article examines how you store your research project online

* "Places to Find Your Ancestor's Religious Records" by Gena Philibert-Ortega, pgs. 22-25.

* "Online English, Welsh and Scottish Criminal Records" by Alan Stewart, pgs. 38-41.

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Note: These issues can be borrowed for 1 week. Back issues of most Prairie History Room magazines are kept in the shelf behind the current issue and can also be borrowed for a 1 week loan period.