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Tag: Military Records

Painting: "Washington Crossing the Delaware," by Emanuel Leutze. Credit: The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Wikimedia Commons.

Genealogy Tip: Revolutionary War Burial Records

By Thomas Jay Kemp on May 7, 2019

An article about the Revolutionary War Burial Records found in GenealogyBank’s Historical Documents & Records collection... (Read More)

Photo: American soldiers at the front during WWI, c. 1918. Credit: Flickr: The Commons.

World War I Genealogy: Next of Kin and Roll of Honor Reports

By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on April 5, 2019

In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak searches old newspapers to find WWI casualty lists that tell us about our military ancestors – and their next of kin... (Read More)

Photo: American soliders at the front during WWI, c. 1918. Credit: Flickr: The Commons.

World War I Honor Rolls Commemorate Our Ancestors’ Deeds

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on November 9, 2018

In this article – to celebrate the centennial of the end of WWI – Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips about Honor Rolls for your family history research... (Read More)

Illustration: poster for Veterans Day 2018, the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. Credit: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Wikimedia Commons.

Finding Military Records for Veterans Day – Part 2

By Thomas Jay Kemp on November 8, 2018

An article about the government military registers in GenealogyBank that can help you fill in details of the military ancestors on your family tree... (Read More)

Illustration: poster for Veterans Day 2018, the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. Credit: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Wikimedia Commons.

Finding Military Records for Veterans Day – Part 1

By Thomas Jay Kemp on November 5, 2018

An article about the government military registers in GenealogyBank that can help you fill in details of the military ancestors on your family tree... (Read More)

Photo: Gravestone of Noah Marsh, West Ridge Cemetery, Cornville, Somerset County, Maine. Source: Find a Grave.

Researching My Revolutionary War Ancestor Noah Marsh

By Thomas Jay Kemp on December 4, 2017

An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about his fifth-great-grandfather Noah Marsh (1755-1830), who was a Revolutionary War soldier and the father of 13 children... (Read More)

Photo: a classroom at the De La Salle University in Manila, Philippines. Credit: Malate269; Wikimedia Commons.

Genealogy 101: Learning More about World War II Draft Records

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on November 2, 2017

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega describes WWII draft registration cards – and where these cards can be found online... (Read More)

Photo: a classroom at the De La Salle University in Manila, Philippines. Credit: Malate269; Wikimedia Commons.

Genealogy 101: #26 The 1890 Veterans Schedule

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on July 20, 2017

An article about the 1890 Veterans Schedule, part of the 1890 federal census that partially survived the 1921 Commerce Building fire... (Read More)

Photo: a classroom at the De La Salle University in Manila, Philippines. Credit: Malate269; Wikimedia Commons.

Genealogy 101: #23 Researching Your Union Civil War Ancestor

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on June 19, 2017

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega shows some of the many sources available to research your Union Civil War ancestor... (Read More)

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