Military records

When researching family, it’s best to keep detailed records. Use these free forms to make sure you don’t miss anything that may be helpful.

When researching family, it’s best to keep detailed records. Use these free forms to make sure you don’t miss anything that may be helpful.

The veterans in your family tree are unique like every other ancestor and relative. So this year, instead of an attempt at a semi-comprehens...

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Compiled Military Service Records are core genealogical documents for your ancestors’ military service for the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Indian Wars, Mexican Wars, Civil War and the Spanish-American War. Expert Michael Strauss tells us what’s in them and how to find them.

Anyone engaged in writing family histories will understand the challenges in uncovering supporting documents. But, the bigger challenge we face, as amateur family historians, is finding the hidden …

Learn how to find the military service records for your American ancestors, then mine the records for genealogy clues.

Learn how to find your ancestors’ Civil War, WWI and WW2 draft records and the genealogical clues these old military records hold.

The National Personnel Records Center suffered a fire in 1973 that destroyed millions of military service records from 1916 to 1964. Here's what happened.

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