Document Your Family’s Service
In the good ol’ days, genealogists had to write physical letters to archives in order to acquire military records–often waiting weeks for a response. However, the Digital Age has no patience for antiquated delays, and neither should you. Now the same records are only a click away, making it possible to document your ancestors’ military service–from the War of 1812 to World War II–in a single evening.
SESSION STATUS: Digital Recording (Download Here)
DATE: On-Demand
LENGTH: 1 hour
PRICE: $39.99
PRESENTER: David Fryxell, Family Tree Magazine founder and contributing editor
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:
- How to track ancestors through draft registrations, even if they never served in the military
- Revolutionary War service records, land bounties and DAR records
- Finding Civil War ancestors’ units and downloading service records
- Civil War and other pension records
- Unlocking the secrets in World War I draft registrations
- Identifying veterans’ burial sites
