by AGS Member Lark M. Robart
First, I want to give a shout-out to our upcoming program on military records by AGS President Philip Spivey. The topic is Military Records: A Wealth of Information on Those Who Served. Watch your email in the next few days for the Zoom link. The program is scheduled for Wednesday November 10th at 10:00 AM MST.
I have no doubt that Phil’s presentation will whet your appetite to learn more about your Veteran ancestor(s), so here are some additional resources to help you along.
YouTube
On YouTube alone, I found these videos . . .
- U.S. Military Records at the Genealogy TV channel (Connie Knox)
- Finding Your Ancestors and Relatives with Military Records at the BYU Family History Library channel
- Basic Training: U.S. Military Records at the FamilySearch channel
- Family Records of the Great War 1914-1918 with James Tanner at the MyHeritage channel
- Military Service Records with Michael Strauss, Accredited Genealogist at the Family Locket channel
Legacy Family Tree Webinars
If you have a subscription to Legacy Family Tree Webinars, you can do a deep dive into some interesting topics, such as . . .
- Death and Burial Practices in WWI and WWII by Rick Sayre
- Dissecting a Civil War Pension Packet – Union and Confederate by Jill Morelli
- Tracing a World War I Soldier from US to Europe and Back Again by Craig R. Scott
- Accessing National Archives Military Records from Start to Finish by Rick Sayre
- African Americans in the US Revolutionary War by Janice Lovelace, Ph.D.
Again, there are many more military records programs to choose from at Legacy Family Tree Webinars. And now for a quick pitch . . . If you haven’t already subscribed to this website, you might want to give it some consideration. The cost is $49.95 per year and you get unlimited, on-demand access to all webinars, including the handouts. And you can always give it a try before you commit to a full year by registering for upcoming webinars (FREE!).
Other Webinars
There are also some upcoming (FREE) webinars around the Country . . .
- Monday, Nov 8th, 7:00 pm EST –> Finding Your 19th Century Ancestors on Fold3 – Is There a Better Way?, presented by Brian Rhinehart on behalf of the Ohio Genealogical Society. This online program is open to members and the public. If you are interested in attending, contact meetings@loraincoogs.org to be added to the invitation list and receive the online link.
- Thursday, Nov 11th, 6:30 pm EST –> Fireside Chat – Military Records, presented by The Genealogy Center at The Allen County Public Library. “Do you have an ancestor that served in the military? If so, join us for an informal Fireside Chat where we will answer questions about the many different types of military records and where to find them!”Register in advance by clicking here.
For more presentations on how to research the Veterans in your family, or other topics, the ConferenceKeeper Calendar is a great resource.
Did you know?
On a side note, did you know that Veterans Day wasn’t always celebrated on November 11th?
The Uniforms Holiday Bill (Public Law 90-363 (82 Stat. 250)), signed on June 28, 1968, designated that four national holidays, including Veterans Day, were to be celebrated on Mondays. “It was thought that these extended weekends would encourage travel, recreational and cultural activities and stimulate greater industrial and commercial production.”1
But there was just one problem. Most states did not agree with the decision and there was a great deal of confusion on the first Veterans Day under the new law, scheduled to be celebrated on October 25, 1971.
Ultimately, President Gerald R. Ford signed Public Law 94-97 (89 Stat. 479) on September 20, 1975, which returned the annual observance of Veterans Day to its original date of November 11, beginning in 1978.
- “Veterans Day History“. Veterans Affairs. Retrieved November 5, 2021. [↩]
