Video – April 3, 2024 QCGC presentation “Researching Military Ancestors”

A panel of highly experienced Club members discuss available Military Resources. How to best find, access, and efficiently use them in your research.  We encouraged questions and attendees contributing their own experiences.

Some references during Janice Messer’s presentation:
https://www.libertyand.co/the-history-listr

www.irelandxo.com (“Ireland Reaching Out” website)

https://qcgenealogy.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/ireland-genealogical-names-by-county.jpg (Map image)
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Slides projected during Dick Sussman’s presentation:
Club Founder, Dick Sussman’s remembrance of Uncle Armand Sussman, a WWII POW airman

To browse the websites of the 3 important war museums Dick mentions, click this:
https://qcgenealogy.com/vital-inks-to-3-different-national-war-memorials-and-museums/

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Slides projected during John Gelber’s presentation:
https://qcgenealogy.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/john-gelber-slide-deck-from-qcgc-april-3-2024-researching-military-ancestors-presentation.pdf

Here are Clickable links for those referred to in John’s slide # 8 :
https://www.archives.gov/veteran

https://historyhub.history.gov/welcome

https://www.usa.gov/military-records

https://www.myheritage/.com/records/USA/military-records

https://www.dar.org/national-society/genealogy

https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/United_States_Military_Online_Genealogy_Records

https://libguides.nypl.org/militarygenealogy

https://www.fold3.com/?group=1

If you Google “Military Records” you will find many more choices
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— This video was recorded by the QCGC Communications Committee —