Genealogy 101: #22 Researching Your Confederate Civil War Ancestor
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on June 15, 2017
An article with search tips for using various sources to research Confederate Civil War ancestors... (Read More)
Tag: Military Records
Genealogy 101: #20 Learning More about World War I Draft Records (Part II)
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on June 2, 2017
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega shows how much important family history information is contained in World War I draft registration records... (Read More)
Genealogy 101: #19 Learning More about World War I Draft Records (Part I)
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on June 1, 2017
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega shows how much important family history information is contained in World War I draft registration records... (Read More)
For Memorial Day: Learning More about Those Who Served
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on May 26, 2017
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives search tips to learn more about your soldier ancestors who died in the service of their country... (Read More)
How to Find Ancestors’ U.S. Military Records in Newspapers
By Thomas Jay Kemp on November 6, 2015
An article about researching your ancestor’s military service by looking for military records that were published in old newspapers... (Read More)
Genealogy Research with Military Records in Newspapers
By Tony Pettinato on June 19, 2015
Ever since the Revolutionary War, military records have been published in the nation’s newspapers – and researching these records can help you learn more about your ancestors and fill in details on your family tree. This blog post highlights some of the past articles we’ve published on the GenealogyBank Blog about researching military records... (Read More)
Researching Old Military Records & War Stories in Newspapers
By Scott Phillips on May 23, 2014
In this article, Scott Phillips searches old newspapers for articles about his ancestors’ military service and records and provides some search tips... (Read More)
Military Records in Newspapers: How They Help Make Your Genealogy Complete
By Scott Phillips on February 12, 2014
In this article, Scott Phillips shows how he used military records that he found in old newspapers to fill in some of the gaps in his family history... (Read More)
New Mexico Governor Wants More Federal Cemeteries
By Thomas Jay Kemp on August 8, 2013
New Mexico Governor Susan Martinez is pushing to increase the number of federal military cemeteries in her state from two to ten. New Mexico is the fifth largest U.S. state in land mass, with 122,000 square miles. Given the long distances most state residents must travel to visit the two existing federal military cemeteries,... (Read More)
