I've got another unidentified WWII-era photo album and a free evening, so let's see if I can find enough information to send these pictures home.

This album comes from a seller in California and begins most helpfully with a photo labelled "me."

I know this is a Canadian album because of the place names and uniforms. The keeper of the album seems to be from Smiths Falls, Ontario.

The caption may say "me," but the photo development receipts and envelopes stuck in the back say Miss Veryl Haskins, 103 Gloucester Street, Ottawa.

The undeveloped negatives in the envelope appear to be of the morale-boosting variety.

Most of the photos seem to be of Veryl and her sister Verna along with their friends, boyfriends, and relatives. The settings vary widely, from the beach to a wreath-laying ceremony at a WWI monument.

One of Veryl's correspondents is Jimmy Simpson, who appears to be an official photographer for the Canadian navy. He works with another photographer named Bob Miller, and sends Veryl some very nice photos of himself.

Any ideas @CarlaJeanStokes?

More Jimmy Simpson, getting a full page tribute here.

There are also quite a few pics of this sailor, Art Andres (or possible Ardies/Andies). I suspect Jimmy sent these because they aren't amateur snapshots.

Several pictures of a guy identified as "Torchy." He sends a postcard that says,

"Taken Nov 9/41
The dog is our mascot and what a one he makes. Just as stupid as the rest of us."

The war is creeping in. "Jack Hall July 1st 1940" is followed a few pages later by "Jack Hall killed active service."

The happy outings of the early pages are giving way to losses.

The starkest page of the album is labeled "My Dream." It says that someone (probably named Harold) was killed on July 7, 1942, and features two silvery patches that might once have been photos?

Harold seems to be Sergeant Harold M. Miners, a 20-year-old RCAF pilot who was killed in a crash in British Columbia in 1942.

There are now pages of newspaper clippings, many of them announcing deaths.

Less than a month after Harold was killed, Veryl's sister Verna died.

This funeral card, along with Verna's dates of birth and death, should be enough for me to find the family through census records.

At some point, Veryl joined up.

Does anyone recognize her uniform?

Here she is with her mother. In the group shot, Veryl is on the far left.

There are also several photos taken in Washington DC. I'm trying to read the sign over this guy's shoulder:

Canadian
Joint St--
Mission?

Ok, Ancestry time.

This looks like them. Apparently, the transcriber has transcribed "Veryl" as "Vergl," but now we have parents' information, birth years, etc.

And, yep, I found a current family tree kept by someone who has logged into their Ancestry account recently. Sending a message now.

Veryl died in 1999.
Some of the tree is protected for privacy reasons, but it says that she was married and that she has living niblings.