A note regarding how to locate information at the Toronto Archives related to the Long Branch Army Camp

I’m involved these days with a writing project which takes up much of my time. As a result I don’t spend much time writing posts at my Preserved Stories website. It requires time and effort to write such posts.

However, for the current post I am writing an update regarding the Long Branch Army Camp.

The gist of the update is that, in the event there are site visitors who wish to check on information – such as lists of family members who lived at the Long Branch Army Camp – which is available at the Toronto Archives, help may be available.

I have been in touch with a professional historian who would be able to assist with tracking down such information. My sense is that for some information, such assistance would be available at no cost. Whereas, for information that would require a particular amount of time and effort to locate, such research would be undertaken in return for a fee.

If you wish further information, regarding getting help with tracking down relevant archival information in relation to the Long Branch Army Camp, please contact me at jpill@preservedstories.com – or, alternatively, you can contact me via the “Contact Us” link at this website.

A background note regarding the Long Branch Army Camp

A post from 2018 shares a map which I’ve found of interest to look at again:

I’m really pleased that site visitors continue to add details about the Long Branch Army Camp

Screen shot of Image 12, Sketch of military training barracks, p. 35, from archaeological assessment (report of July 25, 2013) of Lakeview Waterfront Connection Project. Image is from Weeks, V.M., Volume 1 of Lakeview: More Than Just Land 1804-1939 (1990), p. 96. Click on image to enlarge it.

As I think has always been the case since the dawn of human history, we live in an age of information, misinformation, and disinformation.

It’s been my anecdotal experience that local history at time entails repetition of misinformation. To decrease the flow of misinformation, it’s a great idea to ensure that information is verified and corroborated. I have underlined my view about this topic at a post entitled:

History of Long Branch

Long Branch Army Camp

Some years ago I began writing about local history as it relates to the Small Arms Inspection Building in what is now Lakeview, Mississauga.

To state the matter simply, in sharing such information about local history, we are engaging in a form of local community self-organizing.

In such a form of organizing, each of us is a key player. In such a form of organizing, which dates back to the dawn of human history, people more or less spontaneously get together in making something happen that otherwise would not happen.

My own contribution in such matters, in the case of the Long Branch Army Camp, is to provide a forum (among other forums which are available) where people can share information of personal or family relevance. I’m pleased to have the opportunity to assist in the sharing of such information. We owe thanks to each person who shares stories about the Long Branch Army Camp and related topics.