Treasures in a Random War of 1812 Pension File
Footnote.com recently released the first 1,400 images of the War of 1812 pension files, as part of its partnership with …
Tag Archives: Military
Digitizing War of 1812 Pension Files
From the 12 April 2011 press release by the Federation of Genealogical Societies and iArchives: “iArchives today announced a collaboration …
Presenting Civil War topics at Allen County
I am thrilled to be the featured speaker at the ACPL Genealogy Center’s Military Symposium this year. With the upcoming …
Celebrating the 2nd War for Independence
While celebrating Independence Day this weekend, think about not only the American Revolution but also the 2nd War for Independence: …
Our Military Heritage – An Update
You are probably familiar with the fantastic genealogical collection at the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana. What …
Tombstone Tuesday: Veterans Day
I considered writing a post about military burials, but I think I’ll let this photo from Green Lawn Cemetery in …
Tombstone Tuesday: Friendship, Love and Truth
This tombstone for George H. Boggs is in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Newark, Licking County, Ohio. It shows membership in two …
Waymarking the Revolution
I haven’t written very much lately about Waymarking. Here’s a brief recap: Waymarking is a game played with GPS units. …
More military resources
From the latest issue of Genealogy Gems, published by the Genealogy Center at the Allen County Public Library in Fort …
OhioWarStories.org
With the advent of Ken Burns’ new WWII documentary, The War, we are certain to see more and more projects …
