Learn how to access Union and Confederate military and pension records, discover research tips and find hidden family history in archives and overlooked sources.
Best known for: Managing the Civil War Conservation Corps (CWCC), a cadre of dedicated volunteers who help the National Archives preserve Civil War records and make them accessible to the American ...
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The foundation that oversees preservation efforts at Historic Jamestowne recently received a state grant that will help it ...
The Solano County Genealogical Society (SCGS) will welcome professional genealogist Michael Willis as the featured presenter for its upcoming Speakers Series on Friday, Oct. 4, via Zoom. The virtual ...
SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - Iowa is a long way from the major battlefields of the Civil War. But, more than 76,000 Iowans served in the Union army. That was a substantial portion of the state’s population ...
A local group’s efforts to connect modern generations with the stories of their Civil War ancestors will be the focus Saturday of the Allen County Historical ...
The lock of blond hair was probably clipped when the soldier was a child, tied in a knot and placed with the photo of him as a little boy, along with a note written years later by his stricken parent.
"In our youths, our hearts were touched with fire." This quote from a speech given by Oliver Wendall Holmes demonstrates the profound effects the Civil War had on our ancestors. Up to 80% of those who ...