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The following news release was received from FGS: November 23, 2017 – Austin, Texas – The Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) is pleased to announce new pension images available at our hosting partner, Fold3. As we detailed in August of Continue reading Preserve The Pensions Announces New Images at Fold3.com
This is great news! For reasons we won’t go into here, the conservation of documents, followed by digitization by Ancestry.com was halted over a year ago. It has been announced that work is now resuming. The following press release is Continue reading Preserve the Pensions Announces Resumption of Document Conservation at the National Archives
Wahoo! The following is from FGS: September 1, 2016: Springfield, IL – Today at its annual conference, the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) announced the receipt of a historic $500,000 anonymous contribution to the War of 1812 Preserve the Pensions Continue reading With $500K Gift, FGS Announces Completion of Fundraising for Preserve the Pensions
Explore the new record collections for Denmark Deeds and Mortgages 1572-1928, Czech Republic School Registers 1799-1953, United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records 1812-1815, and more than 7 million additions to the Find A Grave Index. Search these Continue reading New FamilySearch Database Collections Update as of March 28, 2016
Just a few weeks ago, a new Genealogy at a Glance laminate titled War of 1812 Research was published. With the Preserve the Pensions project having raised over two million dollars, and over 4 million of the 7.2 million pages Continue reading War of 1812 Bundle with 1 brand-new research guide for 20% off thru March 28
The following is from FamilySearch: There are 25 new collections updated time! Check out Denmark Deeds and Mortgages 1572-1928, Maryland Church Records 1668-1995, North Carolina Civil Marriages 1763-1868, United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records 1812-1815, United States Continue reading New FamilySearch Database Collections Update as of March 14, 2016
What can one say about the War of 1812? Oops? The reality is, neither the English nor the United State achieved any political or real advantage from the war. However, if there is an advantage to war, if we dare Continue reading Genealogy At A Glance: War of 1812 Research
The following is from FGS: Significant Milestone Reached in Landmark Project Thanks to Donors January 19, 2016 – Austin, TX. The Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) announces the $2 million dollar mark has been surpassed in 2015 with the support Continue reading FGS Announces $2 Million Dollar Mark Surpassed for Preserve the Pensions Project
To celebrate the Memorial Day weekend, Family Roots Publishing is offering a bundle of three popular American war-related research guides from the publishers of History Magazine. FRPC is discounting them 30% through Memorial Day, May 26, 2014. Regularly 29.85, the Continue reading American Wars Research Bundle on Sale for 30% Off Thru Memorial Day!
Created as a “200th Anniversary Research Special, Tracing Your War of 1812 Ancestors, covers resources for the United States, Canada, and British research. Moorshead Magazines, publishers of Family Chronicle, Internet Genealogy, and History Magazine, have published this special volume in Continue reading Tracing Your War of 1812 Ancestors
The following excerpt is from the October 22, 2013 Vancouver Sun website Canada – Travellers interested in military history usually think of Europe as the place to visit battlefields, but Canada has its fair share of them and as this Continue reading War of 1812 Bicentennial Offers a Wealth of Historic Canadian Sites to Visit This Year
The following was received from Thomas MacEntee: Have you ever wanted to take a research trip to one of the top genealogical libraries in the United States and find out more about your ancestors? Are you all packed and ready Continue reading Genealogy Road Trip Contest!
Have you watched the PBS Special, The War of 1812? It’s a very interesting documentary on the story of America’s second revolution… As with many PBS specials, it has a website to go with it, where you can learn more Continue reading Watch the PBS Special, The War of 1812, Online
The following is from Thomas McEntee: Preserve the Pensions Blog Provides Key Updates on Community Project February 1, 2013– Austin, TX. The Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) announces the creation of the Preserve the Pensions blog to assist in its Continue reading New FGS Blog for War of 1812 Fundraising
The following teaser is from an article in the January 6, 2012 edition of the Detroit Free Press. ALBANY, N.Y. — The upstate New York village that bills itself as the birthplace of the U.S. Navy hasn’t done much to Continue reading War of 1812 Ship, Ticonderoga, Deteriorating in Open-Sided Shed