Civil War Resources and More: Episode 6


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Nov 01 2008 36 mins   1
This episode is all about Civil War Research, including a look at the Soldiers and Sailors Database from the National Park Service.

Ep. 6: November 2008

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In this episode:

The Editor’s Desk with Allison Stacy

Lisa and Allison dive into the Tool Kit section of the magazine.

News from the Blogosphere with Diane Haddad

Lisa and Diane chat about her recent blog articles on:

Ancestry.com partnership with JewishJen & American Jewish Joint Distribution Website.

WorldHistory.com from Family Link (formerly WorldVitalRecords.com).

Footnote partnership with NARA and FamilySearch for digitization of civil war pension records. First release this week: Widows Pension Applications.

Top Tips: Genealogy on Your Lunch Break

Lisa chats with David Fryxell contributing editor at Family Tree Magazine and author of the article “14 Genealogy Tasks You Can Do On Your Lunch Break” from the upcoming January 2009 issue. 

Best Websites: Civil War Soldier & Sailors System Website

Lisa takes a tour of the Civil War Soldier & Sailors System Website.

Key Areas of the Website:

* Soldiers* Sailors  * Regiments  * Battles In the CWSS  * Prisoners * Cemeteries  * Medal of Honor 

Best of Family Tree Magazine: Fabulous Free Resources