Exploring US Military Records: Celebrating Veterans and America250
Date: November 05, 2026 Time: 06:30 PM to 08:30 PM Location: Old Courthouse Museum - 2nd Floor

Exploring US Military Records: Celebrating Veterans and America250

To celebrate Veterans’ Day and continue our celebration of America250, come and explore U.S. military records.  This talk will illustrate the genealogical value of several types of military records, showing examples including draft records, service cards, headstone applications, and transport lists.  It will include a demonstration of how to find military records in major databases including Fold3, Ancestry and FamilySearch, which are available in the SVGS library.  

About the speaker: 

Sarah Busse Spencer is a professional genealogist specializing in immigration research and German and Russian records.  She has a PhD in Sociology and two certificates in Family History Research.  She actively lectures and conducts research for clients to find their immigrant ancestors’ origins; she is currently accepting new clients.  For more information see her website: http://wwww.researchyourroots.com or email her at sarah@researchyourroots.com. 

If you are not able to attend in person, complete the form below to register to attend virtually through Zoom. Following the program, all SVGS Members will be able to view a recording of the Zoom presentation and download the handout by going to the Members Only section of the website.

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