leigh Posted 11 November , 2004 Share Posted 11 November , 2004 I am back off to Ottawa and about in Feb, What level of research can I do in the archive in Ottawa? Do they have the public have the same access to service records that you do in the PRO? I am just wondering whether to add a few more days to my trip that I can spend there. Regards leigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broznitsky Posted 11 November , 2004 Share Posted 11 November , 2004 Add two weeks!! Yes, you can examine many different records of all sorts. The catch is: you have to do some research beforehand, and preorder the boxes you need. All records are kept in a building across the river in Hull, PQ. After placing your order, the boxes are collected (up to 10 at one time) and delivered to the third floor reading room. You can examine the boxes as much as you want. Each box contains 20 to 40 individual file envelopes, as far as service records go. It takes them about 2-3 working days to get the boxes across the river. So the point is, please don't show up, thump your fist on the desk, and ask to see the file for Private Whatsit. You will see it, but not for 2 or 3 days. This procedure doesn't allow for browsing, like you would in a library. You must know what you need to order. If you don't know what you need, then you must use Archivanet, or a human consultant on the third floor, who will employ computer and paper databases to try to help you. But it is tremendous fun!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leigh Posted 11 November , 2004 Author Share Posted 11 November , 2004 Cheers for that, I have a list of men so I can plan it all in advance. L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris.wight Posted 11 November , 2004 Share Posted 11 November , 2004 Peter, I was unaware the records were kept in Quebec. So the LAC would have had fun if Quebec had separated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broznitsky Posted 11 November , 2004 Share Posted 11 November , 2004 Chris, I hope I could have counted on your support and other red-blooded Canadian researchers, to accompany me in an APC escorting several Allied moving vans to the facility in Hull. Lock and load, buddy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris.wight Posted 12 November , 2004 Share Posted 12 November , 2004 You bet Peter! Course I would have needed some advance notice to find my trusty Bearskin hat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leigh Posted 12 November , 2004 Author Share Posted 12 November , 2004 toque and bear bangers at the ready, I suggest we wait till the river freezes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc leroux Posted 19 November , 2004 Share Posted 19 November , 2004 Hi Peter, assuming that Quebec intends to hold on until then, I'm also hoping to get up to Ottawa sometime in the spring so I appreciate your tips. Can I bring computer and scanner in to the archives, or am I relegated to paper, pencil and photocopier (with lots of quarters)? TIA marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris.wight Posted 19 November , 2004 Share Posted 19 November , 2004 Marc, don't forget to bring a digital camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.S.Regt. Posted 19 November , 2004 Share Posted 19 November , 2004 You bet Peter! Course I would have needed some advance notice to find my trusty Bearskin hat. Chris Does this mean you will leave the province if they go their seperate way, they may have you up on treason charges. Peter Do you supply the hardwear or do you BYO. Regards N.S.Regt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broznitsky Posted 19 November , 2004 Share Posted 19 November , 2004 Can I bring computer and scanner in to the archives, or am I relegated to paper, pencil and photocopier (with lots of quarters)? Unless they have changed rules recently: you may bring a computer, paper, and pencil ONLY. NO pens, NO digicam, NO scanner. NO customer photocopier. After you have slaved away working through the mouldy old boxes, marking the pages or files you want duplicated with cardboard markers, you then describe on a four-part NCR form what photocopying you need done. Two to four weeks later, your copy order will appear on the doorstep via mail. Kinda takes away from the spontaneity of a find. You are reduced to jumping silently around the reading room, waving the piece of paper around before placing it reverently back into the box. You DON'T get to take a copy home with you that day. But check their website for current rules and regulations. I'd like to know if they have changed any of the above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broznitsky Posted 19 November , 2004 Share Posted 19 November , 2004 Do you supply the hardwear or do you BYO. Any acknowledgement, in whole or in part, that I could supply you and other patriots with hardware would violate current federal law. The password is "turpentine;" pass it on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borden Battery Posted 19 November , 2004 Share Posted 19 November , 2004 This is one of the reasons I pay a professional to do all this for me. Arnie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broznitsky Posted 19 November , 2004 Share Posted 19 November , 2004 This is one of the reasons I pay a professional to do all this for me. Don't get me wrong, everybody. You will have a lot of enjoyment and dare I say fun doing it yourself. There is something very special about sifting through a box of crumbly paper and finding a page with a relative's name or a description of an important event. Just expect some logistical stuff to deal with. Why should the pros have all the fun?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris.wight Posted 19 November , 2004 Share Posted 19 November , 2004 Does this mean you will leave the province if they go their seperate way, they may have you up on treason charges. Never know, maybe I'd better stock up on some cam sticks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris.wight Posted 19 November , 2004 Share Posted 19 November , 2004 Peter, I'm surprised you can't bring in a digital camera. Unless I'm mistaken they allow that at the PRO. I'd like to know what the LAC's reasoning is for that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broznitsky Posted 19 November , 2004 Share Posted 19 November , 2004 Digi Cams are allowed at the PRO. They are not allowed at LAC. There is no published reason. Theft of copyright materials? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris.wight Posted 19 November , 2004 Share Posted 19 November , 2004 Perhaps. Still seems a rather inefficient and costly way of making people do research. Time for a new approach, I'd say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc leroux Posted 20 November , 2004 Share Posted 20 November , 2004 So who do we need to lobby to get the rules changed? marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris.wight Posted 20 November , 2004 Share Posted 20 November , 2004 Or buy one of those spy sized digital cameras! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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