Photo: Oregon State University hosted a Veterans Day Ceremony 10 November 2016 in the Memorial Union Quad. Credit: Theresa Hogue; Oregon State University; Wikimedia Commons.

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)

Photo: Grand Army of the Republic members at the 250th anniversary of the settlement of Dedham, Massachusetts, 1886.This photograph, originally taken in September 1886, was published in the "Dedham Transcript," 21 May 1921. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

For Veterans Day: Anecdotes of Civil War Vets (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on November 7, 2023

In this article, in honor of Veterans Day, Melissa Davenport Berry shares some fun and even startling stories about Civil War veterans... (Read More)

Photo: a U.S. Navy Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless of bombing squadron VB-16 flies an antisubmarine patrol low over the battleship USS Washington (BB-56) en route to the invasion of the Gilbert Islands, 12 November 1943. The ship in the background is USS Lexington (CV-16), the aircraft's home carrier. Note the depth charge below the SBD. Credit: U.S. Navy; Wikimedia Commons.

Genealogy Tips: Researching WWII Veterans (part 2)

By Katie Rebecca Garner on August 23, 2023

In this article – the second of two – Katie Rebecca Garner gives tips for researching your WWII veteran ancestors... (Read More)

Photo: U.S. troops landing during D-Day, 6 June 1944. Credit: Chief Photographer's Mate Robert F. Sargent; National Archives and Records Administration; Wikimedia Commons.

Genealogy Tips: Researching WWII Veterans (part 1)

By Katie Rebecca Garner on August 22, 2023

In this article – the first of two – Katie Rebecca Garner gives tips for researching your WWII veteran ancestors... (Read More)

Photo: military headstone with an "American Legion" metal marker at the Kerrville National Cemetery in Kerrville, Texas. Credit: Gena Philibert-Ortega.

Genealogy Tip: Reading Military Headstones

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on June 6, 2022

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips for reading the clues on a veteran’s gravestone, including symbols and accompanying metal markers... (Read More)

Illustration: "Orphans decorating their fathers' graves in Glenwood Cemetery, Philadelphia, on Decoration Day," 1876. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

The Roots of Memorial Day

By Jane Cook on May 23, 2022

In this article, Jane Hampton Cook describes the origins of Memorial Day as a way to honor deceased veterans of the Civil War... (Read More)

Photo: U.S. Marine reinforcements wade ashore to support the beachhead on Okinawa, 1 April 1945. Credit: National Archives; Wikimedia Commons.

Honor Your Heroes with WW2 Veterans Obituaries

By GenealogyBank on December 17, 2021

An article showing how to find WWII veterans’ obituaries in GenealogyBank’s extensive collections, including more than 13,000 historical newspapers... (Read More)

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

Honor Your Heroes with Veteran Obituaries

By GenealogyBank on December 10, 2021

An article showing how to find veterans’ obituaries in GenealogyBank’s extensive collections, including more than 13,000 historical newspapers... (Read More)

3 Things to Do on Veterans Day

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on November 11, 2021

In this article – in honor of Veterans Day – Gena Philibert-Ortega gives tips for researching and telling the story of your veteran ancestor... (Read More)

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