posted by Military Records on Mar 31
- The Indiana Genealogical Society (IGS) will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a special four-track conference at the Indianapolis Marriott East at 7202 E. 21st Street from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 25. Learn how to honor and research your family’s ancestors who served the military from national and state genealogists.
posted by Military Records on Mar 28
- Every now and then genealogists need to order documents from the National Archives . To make your order or to download necessary forms, just go to the Ready to Order? Have a Comment? page at the National Archives and Records Administration website and make your request. The following forms can currently be downloaded in pdf format from the site. You can also make your order online on the same line (faster than using an actual form - and trackable): Ship Passenger Arrival Records (NATF F
posted by Military Records on Mar 21
If you want to find out information about a person, there are many places to get this info. Many courthouses are open to the public during regular business hours and anyone can go and peruse the records there. You will find tax information about people and the property they own, deeds, birth, death, and marriage certificates, and in some cases, military records as well. Most of this information is in the public domain and can be looked at by anyone. It is public knowledge and can be requested in
posted by Military Records on Mar 14
(Rushville Republican) - For many local residents, finding branches in their family tree is more than a hobby. To help those folks, and anyone else interested in genealogy, the Rushville Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution has donated a subscription to HeritageQuest Online to Rushville Public Library.
posted by Military Records on Mar 10
(The Standard-Times) - It was a long time coming, but Rene L’Heureux finally can display the Distinguished Flying Cross that he was awarded for his military service during World War II.
posted by Military Records on Mar 9
(The Gadsden Times) - A Purple Heart medal was placed on the pillow next to Thomas Steakley as he lay wounded in a hospital 40 years ago. Of all of the awards and recognitions for his service in Vietnam, it was the Purple Heart medal that made him most proud.
posted by Military Records on Mar 8
- From Lowestoft, UK : 07 March 2009
After soldier Walter Thomas Baker was killed during the Battle of the Somme in 1916, a medal commemorating his brave sacrifice was sent to his widow. Now more than 90 years later, the medal - known as the Dead Man’s Penny - has been returned to his closest living relative in Lowestoft after being hidden in an attic on the other side of the Atlantic for decades. The saucer-sized bronze gunmetal medal was sent home to Mr Baker’s widow, living in Canada,
posted by Military Records on Mar 5
Can employers look into veterans’ military records (in detail)?
I heard the only thing they can check is what type of discharge you have. Is this true?
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posted by Military Records on Mar 3
(Glenwood Springs Post Independent) - RIFLE, Colorado - Mike Malone did a little thinking before parachuting down into a war zone in south Vietnam.
posted by Military Records on Mar 2
(Montgomery Advertiser) - Complaints from veterans and from a high-profile commission that the services routinely were “low-balling” disability ratings for military members found medically unfit spurred Congress last year to take action.
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