March 13, 2026 Over sixteen million American men and women served in the military during World War II. Because of this, most genealogists today will have a parent, grandparent, uncle, aunt or cousin who served during this time. Many of us will have several relatives who served. Because the second world war ended in …
Finding an Ancestor’s World War I Records
February 27, 2026 Approximately five million American men served in World War I. By the time the war ended in November of 1918, over two million of them had reached Europe. That means many genealogists today have grandfathers or great-grandfathers who served. In addition, we may have great uncles and cousins who served. Some …
Civil War Pension Files
February 20, 2026 If your ancestors were in the United States by 1860, chances are that some of them served in the Civil War. Approximately three million soldiers participated in the war with about two million serving in the Union army and approximately another million serving in the Confederate army. To find out more …