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May 24, 2020

Memorial Day: Remembering Those We Lost

My brother-in-law, Mark Sargeant, served in the United States Army for over 20 years as a Military Intelligence officer. His duties took him and his family to Arizona, Germany, Georgia, Kansas, and Nebraska. He retired in late 1999 and worked for 10 years for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, assisting with the security of missionaries in Africa...

Memories/U.S. Research
November 10, 2019

United States Military Pages in The Family History Guide

November 11 is Veterans Day, a great day to remember and thank those who have sacrificed so much for the freedom of the United States. For genealogists and family historians, military records represent a valuable source for finding and learning about ancestors who served our country. In the United States country page for The Family History Guide, there are two...

U.S. Research
May 27, 2019

Honoring the Fallen on Memorial Day

While the first commemorative Memorial Day events weren’t held in the United States until the late 19th century, the practice of honoring those who have fallen in battle dates back thousands of years. I enjoyed researching Memorial Day this week. Here is an article I found interesting about 8 things you may not know about Memorial Day. It began as Decoration Day in...

Country Research/Families/FamilySearch/Learning/Records/Research
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