Genealogy Tips: Researching Military Ancestors
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on November 11, 2024
In this article – to celebrate Veterans Day – Gena Philibert-Ortega gives helpful tips for those researching their veteran ancestors... (Read More)
Tag: Military Records
Genealogy Puzzle: Why a Wallet-Sized Honorable Discharge?
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on July 10, 2024
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega found a wallet-sized WWII discharge certificate in an antique shop, and did some research to learn more... (Read More)
Clues to Military Service, from the U.S. Census
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on November 9, 2023
For Veterans Day, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips for finding clues to your ancestor’s military service found in U.S. Federal Census records... (Read More)
Genealogy 101: Military and War Museums
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on April 24, 2023
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips for finding military museums and using their genealogical resources... (Read More)
Genealogy Tip: Admiralty Records – a Rarely Used Source
By Jessica Edwards on November 7, 2022
In this article, Jessica Edwards describes Admiralty Records, found in the National Archives of both the U.S. and England... (Read More)
Your Ancestor’s Military Records: A Key Tool in Your Searches
By Jessica Edwards on April 8, 2022
In this article, Jessica Edwards gives tips for finding and using all the information about your ancestors found in their military records... (Read More)
Genealogy Tip: The American Battle Monuments Commission
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on May 22, 2020
In this article – for Memorial Day – Gena Philibert-Ortega describes an important resource for information about American veterans buried overseas... (Read More)
Tips for Researching Your Military Ancestors
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on May 15, 2020
In this article – for tomorrow’s celebration of Armed Forces Day – Gena Philibert-Ortega describes many sources for researching military records... (Read More)
Military Records in Newspapers
By Thomas Jay Kemp on August 13, 2019
An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about searching old newspapers to learn about his grandfather William Kemp’s WWI service... (Read More)
