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The following is from Fold3: The Medal of Honor is the U.S. military’s highest award for valor. Discover more about this nation’s bravest heroes by exploring Fold3’s Medal of Honor Recipients title. Compiled by congressional committee and originally spanning the Continue reading Fold3 Adds Medal of Honor Winners at Their Site
Ancestry.com is offering its Military Records free thru memorial day. Featured Collection Include: NEW – U.S., Alien Draft Registrations, Selected States, 1940–1946 NEW – New York, National Guard Enlistment Cards, 1923–1947 NEW – New York, Military Service Cards, 1816–1979 NEW Continue reading Ancestry.com Offering Its Military Records FREE Thru Memorial Day
The following is from Ancestry.com: Documents Spanning Over 300 Years Give Insight to the Presence and Influence of Quakers in American History PROVO, UT–(Marketwired – Apr 28, 2014) – Ancestry.com today released 11.5 million new records documenting one of the Continue reading New Quaker Records on Ancestry.com Tell the Stories of Our Nation’s “Friends” – The Unsung Leaders of Equality and Peace
Fold3 is offering its World War II military records totally free through Memorial Day, Monday, May 31. Some of the records you can view are: Army Enlistment Records Casualty Lists Department of Veterans Affairs – BIRLS Death File Draft Registration Continue reading Fold3 Makes Their WWII Records Available for FREE Thru Memorial Day
The following announcement is from MyHeritage.com: In honor of Memorial Day, MyHeritage is offering FREE access to millions of US military records, which are available to search from May 23 to May 26. Military records are valuable resources that provide Continue reading MyHeritage Offering Free Access to Military Records During the Memorial Day Weekend
The following News Release is from FamilySearch: New Online Collection of Civil War Records Released in Observance of Memorial Day For Immediate Release SALT LAKE CITY, UT—In observation of Memorial Day, FamilySearch.org announced today significant updates to its free Civil Continue reading New Online Collection of Civil War Records Released in Observance of Memorial Day
I got the follwoing offer from FindMyPast, and am passing it on to my readers. Clikc on the link to check it out. This Memorial Day – get a one month subscription to FindMyPast.com for only $1. Discover your military Continue reading Get A One Month Subscription to FindMyPast.com for Just $1 This Weekend
To celebrate the Memorial Day weekend, Family Roots Publishing is offering a bundle of three popular American war-related research guides from the publishers of History Magazine. FRPC is discounting them 30% through Memorial Day, May 26, 2014. Regularly 29.85, the Continue reading American Wars Research Bundle on Sale for 30% Off Thru Memorial Day!
The following is from FamilySearch: FamilySearch has added more than 5.1 million images to collections from Belgium, England, India, Italy, Sweden, Ukraine, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 2,571,405 indexed records and images from the new Belgium, Continue reading FamilySearch Adds Over 5.1 Million Images to Collections from Belgium, England, India, Italy, Sweden, Ukraine, & the USA
The following is from Amy Sell with DC Thomson Family History: You can now explore 8 million newspaper pages at The British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) after the website reached a major milestone today. While adding editions of the Sheffield Daily Continue reading 8 Million Newspaper Pages Online at The British Newspaper Archive
The following excerpt is from Joan Griffis’ Illinois Ancestors column posted in the May 14, 2014 edition of the News-Gazette. According to the most recent issue of the Illinois State Archives Newsletter, “For the Record” (Spring 2014), the Illinois State Continue reading Illinois Archivists & Volunteers Offered a Chance at Scholarships
The following is from the May 14, 2014 edition of the Washington Post. A shipwreck off northern Haiti may be the remains of Christopher Columbus’s flagship vessel, the Santa Maria, an explorer said Tuesday, though experts expressed caution about a Continue reading Santa Maria Found? Evidence Shows Shipwreck Has Been Looted
The following is from an article posted in the May 14, 2014 edition of arstechnica.com. On Tuesday, an Alaska man became the lead plaintiff in a proposed class-action lawsuit filed against the makers of Family Tree [FamilyTreeDNA], a Texas-based DNA Continue reading FamilyTreeDNA Sued Over DNA Data Being Made Public
The following is from the National Genealogical Society: Arlington, VA, 15 May 2014: The National Genealogical Society (NGS) announces that registration for post-conference viewing of ten lectures from the NGS 2014 Family History Conference which was recently held in Richmond, Continue reading National Genealogical Society Announces Post-Conference Viewing of Ten Sessions
As many of you know, I was not at the National Genealogical Society Conference in Richmond. My booth in the exhibit hall was empty. As luck would have it, my grandchildren came down with some kind of flu-like virus the Continue reading I Missed the National Genealogical Society Conference in Richmond