First World War letters, emotive recordings and more released online this Findmypast Friday · Millions of Findmypast records are free to explore until 14 November · Plus, see what Findmypast members have uncovered about their family heroes Prisoners of War Sound Recordings 1916-1918 The first collection of its kind, this new set includes 56 audio …
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Veteran’s Day
November 11, 2022 Today is Veteran’s Day. A great time to spend some time researching your ancestors who served in America’s various wars. Even if you’re like me and don’t have a military-oriented family, the chances are that at least some of your ancestors have served. In its two hundred plus year history, the …
This Is the First List of Japanese Americans Incarcerated in Internment Camps in WWII
From an article by Line Sidonie Talla Mafotsing published in the Atlas Obscura web site: In 2019, Tsuru For Solidarity, a social justice organization led by Japanese Americans, wanted to organize a rally in Washington DC to protest the separation of migrant children from their families at the US-Mexico border. Because many in Tsuru for …