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Home Research and collections Military History Research Centre Online search tools

Many of our collections of archives, artifacts, library holdings, wartime newspapers, and military medals can be searched online.

Artifacts and archives

The Museum’s collection and archives can be searched online. This includes artifacts, art, photos, texts, and audio and video content.

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Library

The libraries of the Canadian War Museum and the Canadian Museum of History can be searched on WorldCat. You can choose to search in one or both of the Museum libraries.

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Democracy at War: Canadian Newspapers and the Second World War

This is a full-text collection of 144,000 newspaper clippings that reported on the events of the Second World War as it unfolded.

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Tilston Memorial Collection of Canadian Military Medals

Discover the people and stories behind the medals in the Tilston Memorial Collection of Canadian Military Medals at the Canadian War Museum.

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Research help

If you have a military history question or are researching a person’s military service or a military history object, please consult our “Have a research question?” page. It offers answers to frequently asked questions and includes a form to submit questions related to military history. MHRC staff do our best to answer questions or point you to relevant resources.

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