It reads like a story taken from a best-selling crime novel, yet it is a true criminal case of a jewel heist staged in a castle in the 1940s, starring U.S. military officers, German royalty, and $2.5 million in treasure. … Continue reading
Author Archives: Laura
Women’s History Month
In 1987, Women’s History Week became Women’s History Month. Since then, March has been observed as a month-long tribute to women and their significant contributions in American history. Numerous records and stories on Fold3 make these contributions more evident. Women … Continue reading
Index to Compiled Service Records of Union Soldiers
February 23, 2012 by Laura | 8 Comments
As Fold3 continues to add valuable content to the Civil War Collection, we have started placing online the alphabetical card index to compiled service records of Union troops. The first four states to go live are Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, … Continue reading
Explore the Black History Collection
February 1, 2012 by Laura | Comments Off on Explore the Black History Collection
In 1976, President Ford designated February as Black History Month to highlight the achievements of African Americans in U.S. history. He encouraged the nation to “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of black Americans in every area … Continue reading
Numbered Record Books
January 19, 2012 by Laura | Comments Off on Numbered Record Books
The title, Numbered Record Books, doesn’t reveal much about this significant new collection of Revolutionary War documents on Fold3. Yet, anyone familiar with these military records—oaths of allegiance, supply records, orderly books, letters, account ledgers—knows they contain revealing and rather … Continue reading
The Battle of Cowpens
Nine months before the victory at Yorktown successfully ended what we now call the Revolutionary War, a critical turning point in the southern campaign occurred at the Battle of Cowpens in South Carolina. On January 17, 1781, General Daniel Morgan … Continue reading
Mexican War Service Records
November 16, 2011 by Laura | Comments Off on Mexican War Service Records
The US-Mexican War determined the southwest border of the United States as we know it today. Fighting began after the 1845 annexation of Texas and ended with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo on February 2, 1848. The territory gained would … Continue reading