5 Things to Do This Memorial Day
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on May 27, 2021
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega suggests five ways to commemorate Memorial Day by researching an ancestor who died serving in the U.S. military... (Read More)
Tag: Veterans
Family History: Asking Questions on Veterans Day
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on November 11, 2020
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega urges family historians on Veterans Day to interview their family’s veterans to preserve their stories... (Read More)
Military Hero Dick Russ Had a Generous Heart
By Melissa Berry on December 26, 2019
Melissa Davenport Berry writes about Dick Russ, who made a generous Christmas gift in 1930, and went on to serve his country with distinction in WWII... (Read More)
Wonderful 1946 Christmas Present: Civil War Vet Gets New Uniform
By Melissa Berry on December 19, 2019
Melissa Davenport Berry tells a heartwarming story about Israel Broadsword, a 100-year-old Civil War vet who, in 1946, received a new Civil War uniform... (Read More)
When Memorial Day Was Decoration Day
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on May 30, 2016
In this blog article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to learn about the history of Memorial Day... (Read More)
Veterans Day: Saluting Amos Barnes, Revolutionary War Vet
By Thomas Jay Kemp on November 11, 2015
Our nation has long been grateful to our veterans, starting with the American Revolutionary War. When Amos Barnes died in 1840 newspapers remembered him – giving the details of his life, his family and his service to the nation in a detailed obituary. He died 6 December 1840 in Conway, New Hampshire He had... (Read More)
A Native American Revolutionary War Veteran’s Final Request
By Thomas Jay Kemp on June 10, 2015
When I am gone, beat the drum and fire the guns. ~ Captain and Chief Tishomingo As we get closer to July 4th, we think back on the stories of our American ancestors who fought for our freedom in the Revolutionary War. This old newspaper obituary tells us about the story of one of... (Read More)
Linus Lounsbury, Revolutionary War Veteran
By Thomas Jay Kemp on April 22, 2015
I found this obituary for Linus Lounsbury, a veteran of the American Revolutionary War, by searching in GenealogyBank’s Historical Newspaper Archives. He died on 15 July 1836. He was a pensioner. He was in the Siege of Fort Johns in Newfoundland, Canada – 17 September 1775 to 3 November 1775, and was in the... (Read More)
Veterans Day Special: How to Trace Your Veteran Ancestors
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on November 11, 2013
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to help fill in the story of an ancestor’s military service during World War I... (Read More)
