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October 25, 2007

The Canadian Letters & Images Project

During wars before the age of email, letter-writing was the only way for soldiers at bay to keep in touch with friends and family at home. Often writing on the move, they'd write their thoughts and deepest concerns and send them out into the ether, hoping they'd reached their loved ones. The Canadian Letters & Images Project is an online archive of the Canadian war experience--including collections from the Korean War, WWI, WWII, pre-1914 collections, and post-Korean war collections. The letters have been collected, categorized by time period and listed alphabetically by surname, and then transcribed for public viewing.

The collection exists both as historical record and memorial to those who have served, offering glimpses into the personal lives of those abroad. By collecting wartime correspondence, photographs, and other personal materials, from the battlefront and the homefront, the letters tell the story of both the ordinary and the extraordinary wartime experience.

See the collections.