Eddie/Ernest Forfar and Canadian Research
Walter William Forfar in wheelchair with grand-daughter Shirley Wingfield and Ray Jeffrey My great-grandfather Walter William Forfar, also known as Dick Forfar was one of three brothers. This post is about his older brother Ernest Albert Forfar also known as Eddie Forfar . I would love to post a picture of Eddie Forfar here but I think I would be breaking all sorts of copyright laws. Instead, can I please encourage you to click here and view the pastel portrait of Eddie by Kathleen Shackleton, sister of antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Schackleton. Kathleen was commissioned by the Hudson Bay Company to produce portraits of "men and women of the North". I want to discover more about Eddie but have never done research in Canada before so I thought I would share some thoughts about my journey and tips and tricks in case they help you too in your family history research. What are my research questions? What do I know already? What I know Er...