More than 100 Civil War-era letters written by a Union Army soldier to his wife have been digitized and made available online ...

Learn how to access Union and Confederate military and pension records, discover research tips and find hidden family history in archives and overlooked sources.

Scott County Iowa Genealogical Society’s p resentation of “Just Before the Battle, Mother: A Visit from a Civil War Soldier” by O.J. Fargo will be 1 p.m. Saturday,Nov. 1 at the Davenport American ...

Jonathan W. White was in California on another book project when he happened across the diaries of George Buswell. In the online catalog it said Buswell had served in Memphis, which he was researching ...

Dan Mason in 1864 Credit: Courtesy of Glover Historical Society On a 2007 outing to the Northeast Kingdom, Tyler Alexander stopped by the Westlook Cemetery in Glover to visit his grandfather’s grave.

Sep. 26—The Solano County Genealogical Society (SCGS) will welcome professional genealogist Michael Willis as the featured presenter for its upcoming Speakers Series on Friday, Oct. 4, via Zoom. The ...

How to get involved The George A. Cribbs Camp 276 meets at noon on the first Saturday of each month at St. John's Harrold Reformed United Church of Christ, located at 103 St. John's Church Road in ...

On a farm in Simpsonville, Kentucky, Jake Bryan starts each morning the same way his father, grandfather and great-grandfather before him.But the history of the Bryan family farm dates back more than ...

The city of Beaufort is developing six acres of prime property along Battery Creek into a park to honor the unsung story of a remarkable group of Civil War soldiers known as the 1st South Carolina ...

"In our youths, our hearts were touched with fire." This quote from a speech given by Oliver Wendall Holmes demonstrates the profound effects the Civil War had on our ancestors. Up to 80% of those who ...