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Military Records and the Fire of 1973 |
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If you’re looking for military service records for anyone who served in the U.S. Army or Air Force between 1912 and 1964, you may have a difficult time. It all depends on the person. Their record may or may not still exist. That is because those military records were
stored at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri, and the floor on which they were stored suffered a devastating fire on July 12, 1973...
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The Top Online Resources for Researching Your French Ancestors |
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The French have been coming to North America even before the English. Back in the mid to late 1500’s, French fur traders began coming to the North American continent to trap animals and bring back their pelts to sell or trade in France. These early French visitors spent time getting to know the Native American population, and even lived and
worked among them as friends and equals. Their good relations with the Natives led to many intermarriages, much more than among any other nationality that came to North America in subsequent decades...
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When Vermont Was a Nation: A Closer Look at Our 14th State |
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Vermont is our 14th state. It was the first state to join the union after the American Revolution, and residents of Vermont fought for both the British and the Americans in that war. However, Vermont was not officially
recognized as a state until after the war was over. For a brief period of time, it was the Vermont Republic, an independent nation. Here is its story...
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Latest Podcast from Ancestral Findings
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AF-008: Who Are The Black Dutch? Were you told you have Black Dutch ancestry, but don’t know what it means? It means a lot of different things. Here is what you need to know about these people…
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Latest Hard To Find Surnames |
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Here are some sources you should be using in your genealogical research. Some are free and some are fee-based. I’ll continue to make updates to this page so you may want to bookmark for future reference and convenience. |
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