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The following excerpt is from an article written by Becky McCreary for the Green Valley News. The American Red Cross led a campaign in 1917, and by 1918 print publications nationwide carried advertisements to collect peach pits. Factories in Connecticut Continue reading The U.S. Army Wants Your Peach Pits
I was alerted to the following story by my friend, Daniel Horowitz, at MyHeritage. This is really interesting! Not long ago, the MyHeritage research team encountered an extraordinary story from Karolina Jurzyk, a user who grew up in Poland. Karolina’s Continue reading MyHeritage User Finds Descendants of the Sisters Her Great-Grandfather Rescued from the Nazis
The following excerpt is from the National Archives blog. Sept. 21, 2021: Civil War era and related maps from the Army Corps of Engineers have been digitized and are available to view and download from the National Archives Catalog. The Continue reading Army Corps of Engineers Civil War Maps Are Digitized
The following is from Alex Cox at FindMyPast: The War Illustrated 1939-1947 The War Illustrated 1939-1947 was a magazine first published in 1939 following the start of the Second World War. The series was edited by Sir John Hammerton and Continue reading FindMyPast Releases 2 Million Additional Military Records
The following is from Nick Thorne at TheGenealogist: TheGenealogist has expanded its unique collection of searchable RAF Operations Record Books with the addition of 1.2 Million new records for aircrew operations. Operations Record Books (ORBs) are official air force documents Continue reading Over One Million RAF Operations Record Books Released on TheGenealogist
In honor of Memorial Day, MyHeritage offering free access to all military records on MyHeritage through May 26, 2020. Click on the illustration to the right, then click again to run the video. Search all military records on MyHeritage Many Continue reading MyHeritage is Making All Military Records at Their Site Available Free through May 26
The following is from Alex Cox at FindMyPast: Findmypast is continuing their month of Second World War releases with new photographs of fallen soldiers and records of those who served on the Home Front. Durham Home Guard 1939-1945 Did your Continue reading New WWII Records Posted at FindMyPast This Past Week
Ancestry is opening free access to: More than 550 million military records on Fold3®, covering military conflicts as early as the Revolutionary War, open May 21-25 Nearly 500 million records and images from the National Archives and Records Administration available on Ancestry, including Continue reading Free Access to Records on Fold3 (May 21-25) and NARA Records at Ancestry – Now thru June 1
Great News! The following news release was received from Mike Mansfield, FGS: January 14, 2020 – Austin, TX. and Brownsville, TX.: The Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) and the National Park Service’s Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park (NPS) announce Continue reading FGS and the National Park Service Announce Launch of U.S.- Mexican War Soldier & Sailor Database
I ran across an interesting article that put forth the idea that World War II could very well have been won by Germany, and not the Allies, if just a few changes had been made in their planning during the Continue reading WWII Could Have Had a Much Different Outcome
The following was received from FamilySearch: SALT LAKE CITY, UT — FamilySearch added new, free, historical records this week from Bolivia, Costa Rica, Germany, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Russia, Spain and the United States. Search these new records and images Continue reading New & Updated Databases Posted at FamilySearch the Week of 9 September 2019
The following teaser is from an article posted March 25, 2019 at forces.net. The voices of Second World War veterans and their relatives are being recorded to mark the 75th anniversary of some of the conflict’s most momentous battles. Their Continue reading Voices of Second World War Veterans
The following FamilySearch databases have been added since the last time I compiled a listing (February 27). They are in alphabetical order by Country, following by the United States listings in State Order. Enjoy… Database – Number of Indexed Records Continue reading New or Updated Databases Posted at FamilySearch From Feb. 28 to March 20, 2019
The following excerpt is from an article posted March 9 at the journal-news.net website. My emphasis added. SHEPHERDSTOWN — The Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture at the College of William & Mary has awarded Benjamin Bankhurst, assistant Continue reading Loyalist Letters & Petitions to be Digitized
The following FamilySearch databases have been added since the last time I compiled a listing (February 5). They are in alphabetical order by Country, following by the United States listings in State Order. Enjoy… Database – Number of Indexed Records Continue reading New FamilySearch Databases added Between February 5 & February 27, 2019