Have you ever wondered what your Dad did in the Army, or whether that loudmouth neighbor really was a Navy Seal during the Gulf War? Did you know you can often find out in about 10 days, with not much effort? The government makes certain portions of a veteran’s military records available to the general ...
Researching your lineage is not an easy task. It takes a lot of patience and time to sort through records, dates, names and so on. My mother-in-law has a binder full of photocopies, pictures and such that she gathered while researching her lineage. It has taken her years to accumulate these documents, but her hard ...
In the summer of 1973, the six-story National Personnel Record Center in St. Louis employed about 2,200 people. They were charged with maintaining and protecting 38 million sensitive military personnel records. At sixteen minutes and fifteen seconds after midnight on July 12, an alarm sounded at a nearby firehouse. The first fire trucks arrived on ...
Are you considering getting a safety deposit box for your valuables and important papers? A safety deposit box (or safe deposit box) is a great way of protecting important non-replaceable items that you’d rather not lose. Bank safety deposit boxes are fireproof metal boxes that are fitted with two separately keyed locks. Getting into these ...
Obtaining your father’s military records can help shed light on an unknown part of your father’s life. Many veteran’s do not like talking about their military service because of the trauma they experienced. Finding your father’s military records can help you understand a part of your father’s life that he may have not shared with ...
Anyone who has ever been at the mercy of a state, local or federal government entity in any form knows wholeheartedly one thing: it sucks. Imagine tax issues with the IRS. Arguing relentlessly with the DMV. Now imagine being in a foreign country, sick and possibly dying, and with no assistance. The changes to Georgia’s ...
The Freedom of Information Act and State Public Record Laws make it possible to obtain records on a person, some of which had previously not been available to the public. Getting these now-public records usually requires a written request. Further, different states may limit who can and cannot access certain records or information, even though ...
Organizing your family research documents is one of the big challenges of genealogy for me. Family history becomes more rich and interesting when you can add documentation to your research notebook. The genealogical charts and family tree really come to life when you can leaf through pages of census records, church records, immigration records, land ...
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