This week's hours were spent editing themes, sifting through collected material for possible identity projects, scanning newspapers, and coming up with a plan of attack for the B.C. Archives. I've got a list of 188 items in the B.C. Archives, including some massive fonds, that could be of interest. I'm prioritizing that list in the hopes of finding some rich identity assignments and of bulking out parts of my themes that I haven't been able to find as much material on, but I'll keep the entire list around for future use - there are so many cool looking things!! There is a .doc file under Archive > Kirsten that lists call numbers for all of the already digitized material from the B.C. Archives that I'd like to get permissions for, if possible.

Next week I will continue with the newspapers, provide the museums I've already visited with copies of our permissions agreement, and take a few trips into B.C. Archives. See you all tomorrow!

Here's a few more options for identity projects!

Walter Liddiard - conscripted in Victoria in 1917, was wounded in action and still in Europe in 1919 when the Spanish Flu epidemic began. A collection of transcribed letters, photographs, postcards, and documents is available here: http://www.canadianletters.ca/collectionsSoldier.php?collectionid=483&warid=3 The director of the Canadian Letters and Images Project said that he was very interested in connecting his project with ours, but he has not gotten back to me re: usage rights. He's a professor at VIU, so he may just be caught up in work... or he may have forgotten. I'll email him a copy of our permissions agreement and see what happens.

W. H. Lettice - served with the 5th (BC) Regiment, CGA before the war, enlisted in 1915, and re-enlisted with the 5th on his return to Victoria. He took part in local and international shooting and artillery competitions and represented his militia unit at such prestigious occasions as the coronation of King Edward VII. See KH0126, KH0127, KH0128, KH0129, KH0130, and KH0240. Mr. Cotter of the 5th Regiment Museum says they also have his Bisley hat and some other tidbits hiding in storage somewhere...

W.C. Warren - a veteran of the Boer War who enlisted with the 2nd Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles in 1914. He was wounded twice, ultimately losing his left leg. His brother, Robert Warren, was killed in action. William returned to Victoria after the war - I am hoping to find out more about his post-war life in the B.C. Archives fonds associated with the Returned Soldiers' Aid Commission. See KH0265, KH0266, KH0267, KH0268, KH0269, KH0270, KH0271, KH0272, KH0273, KH0274, KH0275, KH0276, wcwarrenfront and wcwarrenback.

R.H.B. Ker - son of a successful business family, Robert went to Victoria's University School and a college in England, where he served as a cadet before returning to Victoria. He joined the Gordon Highlanders upon their creation and enlisted when the war began. Eventually he transferred into the Royal Flying Corps. Robert was posted back to Canada in 1917 to lead a pilot training squadron at Camp Borden. He came home to Victoria after the war. See KH0277, KH0278, KH0279, rhbkerfront and rhbkerback. There's a huge fonds associated with him and his family at the B.C. Archives, I'll report back with a list of what is worth acquiring.