This Memorial Day weekend, find details about your family’s military history with free access from home to more than 200 million military records. Get to know the men and women who answered when duty called:
Showing posts with label Military records. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Military records. Show all posts
Thursday, May 21, 2015
ANCESTRY.COM MILITARY RECORDS FREE WEEKEND
This Memorial Day weekend, find details about your family’s military history with free access from home to more than 200 million military records. Get to know the men and women who answered when duty called:
Thursday, May 15, 2014
SHE ALSO SERVED!
If one of the women in your family served in the military, this reference book in the Stacks at Central Library may prove useful!
Link to SLPL Catalog
WWII RECORDS: A FAMILY HISTORIAN'S GUIDE
One of the many reference books available for consultation in the Genealogy Room at Central Library.
Link to SLPL Catalog
SEARCHES FOR SOLDIER ANCESTORS
SLPL provides access to Ancestry.com for our customers at Central Library and our branches. You may be surprised to find that Ancestry offers access to numerous collections of military records. This access can take the form of:
1. Index only
2. Abstract of a record
3. Digitized version of a register or other publication
4. Link to a third-party database (signified by [WEB])
You can attempt to find a military record by doing an overall search of Ancestry.com, but I suggest that you try a search of Ancestry’s Card Catalog. Keywords to use will vary depending on the nationality of the soldier and the war in question. Following are the results of searches done with the keywords noted:
Note: Case does not matter.
military [587 hits]
military world war I [233 hits]
military world war II [89 hits]
military vietnam [44 hits]
military colonial [7 hits]
military indian [7 hits]
military 1812 [61 hits]
military mexican [5 hits]
military civil war [134 hits]
military confederate [34 hits]
military spanish [11 hits]
military militia [20 hits]
military officers [38 hits]
military navy [37 hits]
military army [66 hits]
military marine [38 hits]
Do keywords used really matter? You betcha! Here are the results of a search for Revolutionary War soldiers:
military revolution [29 hits]
military revolutionary [56 hits]
Ancestry also has some collections that deal with soldiers who served in the armies of other countries.
military UK [58 hits]
military Canada [42 hits]
military Australia [51 hits]
military Germany [45 hits]
Good luck in your military ancestor searching!
1. Index only
2. Abstract of a record
3. Digitized version of a register or other publication
4. Link to a third-party database (signified by [WEB])
You can attempt to find a military record by doing an overall search of Ancestry.com, but I suggest that you try a search of Ancestry’s Card Catalog. Keywords to use will vary depending on the nationality of the soldier and the war in question. Following are the results of searches done with the keywords noted:
Note: Case does not matter.
military [587 hits]
military world war I [233 hits]
military world war II [89 hits]
military vietnam [44 hits]
military colonial [7 hits]
military indian [7 hits]
military 1812 [61 hits]
military mexican [5 hits]
military civil war [134 hits]
military confederate [34 hits]
military spanish [11 hits]
military militia [20 hits]
military officers [38 hits]
military navy [37 hits]
military army [66 hits]
military marine [38 hits]
Do keywords used really matter? You betcha! Here are the results of a search for Revolutionary War soldiers:
military revolution [29 hits]
military revolutionary [56 hits]
Ancestry also has some collections that deal with soldiers who served in the armies of other countries.
military UK [58 hits]
military Canada [42 hits]
military Australia [51 hits]
military Germany [45 hits]
Good luck in your military ancestor searching!
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
FOLD3.COM'S CIVIL WAR COLLECTION
Note: You can access Fold3.com anytime at Central or our branches, but for the next two weeks you can access their Civil War Collection for free from home:
To remember the commencement of the Civil War in April 1861, Fold3 invites you to explore all records in its Civil War Collection for free April 14–30.
Explore Civil War documents featuring everything from military records to personal accounts and historic writings. Soldier records include service records, pension index cards, “Widows’ Pension” files, Navy survivors certificates, Army registers, and much more. Other record types include photographs, original war maps, court investigations, slave records, and beyond. Items such as the Lincoln Assassination Papers, Sultana Disaster documents, letters to the Adjutant General and Commission Branch, and the 1860 census are also contained in the Civil War Collection.
Confederate-specific records include Confederate service records, amnesty papers, casualty reports, and citizens files, as well as Confederate Navy subject files and Southern Claims Commission documents.
Join Fold3 in its commemoration of the Civil War. Discover information on famous participants as well as your own Civil War ancestors through documents, photos, and images that capture the experiences and vital information of those involved in America’s deadliest conflict. Then commemorate your ancestors by creating or expanding memorial pages for them on Fold3’s Honor Wall. Get started searching the Civil War Collection here.
To remember the commencement of the Civil War in April 1861, Fold3 invites you to explore all records in its Civil War Collection for free April 14–30.
Explore Civil War documents featuring everything from military records to personal accounts and historic writings. Soldier records include service records, pension index cards, “Widows’ Pension” files, Navy survivors certificates, Army registers, and much more. Other record types include photographs, original war maps, court investigations, slave records, and beyond. Items such as the Lincoln Assassination Papers, Sultana Disaster documents, letters to the Adjutant General and Commission Branch, and the 1860 census are also contained in the Civil War Collection.
Confederate-specific records include Confederate service records, amnesty papers, casualty reports, and citizens files, as well as Confederate Navy subject files and Southern Claims Commission documents.
Join Fold3 in its commemoration of the Civil War. Discover information on famous participants as well as your own Civil War ancestors through documents, photos, and images that capture the experiences and vital information of those involved in America’s deadliest conflict. Then commemorate your ancestors by creating or expanding memorial pages for them on Fold3’s Honor Wall. Get started searching the Civil War Collection here.
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