Every name has a face.
Every face has a story.
Faces to Names is a Canadian remembrance education platform that connects students with the real people behind the names on their local memorials, turning history into something personal, community-driven, and worth remembering.
For registered classrooms participating in Faces to Names
Remembrance, reimagined.
On memorials across Canada, there are thousands of names. Behind each one is a real person, someone who grew up in a community just like yours, had friends, had a favourite sport, and had a life. Faces to Names exists to find them.
It’s a free platform where Canadian students research the personal stories of those who served in the First and Second World Wars, building detailed profiles that go beyond dates and ranks to reveal who these people really were. Every profile becomes part of a permanent, searchable national archive, built by youth, for everyone.
The Process In Three Steps
STEP 01
Investigate
Students choose a name from their local memorial and dig in; combing archives, community records, and family stories to uncover the real person behind it.
HOW IT WORKS
STEP 02
Build
They build a detailed profile on the platform, capturing where the person grew up, what they loved, their service, and the evidence behind every discovery.
STEP 03
Share
Each profile joins a growing national archive, searchable by families, researchers, and anyone in Canada who wants to know more about those who served.
“He lived on my street.”
That’s the moment Faces to Names is built for. When a student discovers that the name they’ve been researching went to their school, walked their street, or grew up in their community, remembrance stops being history and starts being real.
This isn’t a worksheet. It’s detective work. And the stories students uncover, of soldiers, sailors, aircrew, nurses, and more… belong to all of us.
“[A short, human quote about the moment a student connected personally with their research — ideally something that captures the surprise of finding that this person was real and local.]”
— Student name, Grade, School name, City
Built for classrooms.
Open to everyone.
Teachers
Faces to Names is curriculum-aligned for Grade 10 history and upwards. Designed to bring Canadian remembrance education to life in your classroom. Students do real historical research and leave something lasting behind.
Students
You get to be the detective. Pick a name from your local memorial, dig into the archives, and tell the world who that person really was. Your research becomes part of Canada's permanent record.
Proud partners in Canadian remembrance education
Ready to bring remembrance to life?
Faces to Names is for registered classrooms across Canada. Start your class’s research today and add your community’s stories to the national archive.
For registered classrooms participating in Faces to Names