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The following excerpt is from an article in the April 18, 2011 British Forces News. A postcard lost by a Great War soldier being treated in a village hall hospital 96 years ago has been returned to relatives. Carpenters Alan Continue reading Lost WW1 British Postcard Finally Arrives – 96 Years Late
Long before the firing on Fort Sumter, long before the War was official between the North and the South, Kansas was already at war. The folks in Lawrence, Kansas will be observing their part in the War, as well as Continue reading Lawrence, Kansas Remembers the Civil War
The following excerpt is from a Canadian Press article in posted at Google.com. TORONTO — Historical records show that the grandfather of royal bride-to-be Kate Middleton had a Canadian connection. Genealogy website Ancestry.ca says records show Peter Middleton was a Continue reading Kate Middleton’s Grandfather Was a Pilot Trainer in Calgary, Canada in the Early 1940s
The following news release is from the National Archive website: Washington, DC… April 12, 2011 – The National Archives today announced the identification of nearly 3,000 Walt Whitman documents written during his service as a Federal government employee. This trove Continue reading National Archives Announces Newly-Identified Papers of Walt Whitman
USA Today has published a special edition called “Civil War, 150 years later, the conflict still reverberates.” It is available on newsstands April 11 to March 16, 2011. They also have a website to go with it. Check it out.
The following news release is from the April 12, 2011 edition of Marketwire.com: iArchives Announces Collaboration With the Federation of Genealogical Societies to Digitize 7.2 Million Pages of Pension Applications From the War of 1812 Footnote.com Will Be the First Continue reading Footnote.com Will Be the First Online Home of the Digital Pension Applications
I laid awake last night thinking about the American Civil War and our “celebrations” of the anniversaries. The sesquicentennial of the Civil War is one of those anniversaries that really needs to be remembered, and it’s interesting in how we Continue reading Personal Observations on the Sesquicentennial of the Firing on Fort Sumter
FORT SUMTER NATIONAL MONUMENT, S.C. — For thousands of Civil War re-enactors, the next four years are a chance to capitalize on the public’s curiosity about a century-old hobby that demands such attention to detail that the fights seem almost Continue reading Civil War Reenacting to Surge During the Next 4 Years
The following excerpt is from an article in the March 10, 2011 edition of the Deseret News: WASHINGTON — The National Archives and Ancestry.com published newly digitized Civil War records online for the first time Wednesday, allowing users to trace Continue reading The National Archives & Ancestry.com Post Civil War Records
With the sesquicentennial anniversary of the Civil War officially starting on April 12, Ancestry.com has posted new Civil War databases and given everyone FREE access to their Civil War Collection through April 14. The New Databases are as follows: New Continue reading New Civil War Databases at Ancestry.com With FREE Access through April 14
The following News Release was received from Paul Nauta at FamilySearch: 9 Million Browsable Images from 9 Countries Added This Week New Records for Brazil, Canada, Chile, El Salvador, Guatemala, Italy, Mexico, U.S., and Venezuela The bounty just keeps coming Continue reading Nine Million Browsable Images from Nine Countries Added at FamilySearch.com This Week
The February 20, 2011 edition of Ancestry.com’s Weekly Discovery noted that United States Military Post Returns dating from 1806 through 1916 had been updated, complete with a free index at Ancestry.com. That got me to thinking about my great-grandfather, and Continue reading Using Returns from Military Posts, 1806-1916 Found at Ancestry.com
Our friend, Sandra Luebking, passed away a few days ago. The Federation of Genealogical Societies has now established the Sandra H. Luebking Memorial. The following is a news release which I received from Thomas MacEntee: Now Accepting Contributions to the Continue reading FGS Announces the Sandra H. Luebking Memorial
AMELIASBURGH [Ontario, Canada] — One of the most prestigious military libraries is now calling Prince Edward County home. National Defence Minister Peter MacKay was in Ameliasburgh last week with MP Daryl Kramp to complete the transfer of the Victoria Cross Continue reading Victoria Cross Library Transferred from Britain to Genealogical Research Centre in Ameliasburgh, Ontario
Greg Prickman, a University of Iowa Special Collections librarian, took an 800-year-old book out of a large box and placed it on a table. Prior to now, students had to make a special trip to the Main Library to see Continue reading University of Iowa Special Collections Library to Digitize Its Civil War Collection