April 12, 2019 by Jenny Ashcraft | Comments Off on Search Updates
At Fold3, we’ve recently launched powerful new updates to our search engine. Our updates are designed to help you navigate through more than 500 million records with a series of filters including name, date, place, military (including branch, conflict, service … Continue reading
April 1, 2019 by Jenny Ashcraft | 133 Comments
As a member of the Fold3 team, I’m always looking for ways to personalize a story to show how our military records are much more than just records. They represent lives, sacrifice, and service. When I started researching this month’s … Continue reading
March 22, 2019 by Jenny Ashcraft | 38 Comments
Do you have an ancestor that fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War? Our Confederate Letters, 1861-1865, is a collection of letters received in the Office of the Confederate Adjutant and Inspector General from April 1861 – April 1865. … Continue reading
March 14, 2019 by Jenny Ashcraft | 168 Comments
Military records are a rich resource for genealogical and historical research. They are advanced records, meaning that unlike vital records that push the door wide open with a neatly packaged birth and death dates, military records sometimes require you enter … Continue reading
March 1, 2019 by Jenny Ashcraft | 147 Comments
In 1941, Representative Edith Nourse Rogers of Massachusetts introduced a bill to create the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC). Rogers had witnessed first-hand the contributions of women during WWI, and the lack of government benefits available to them. She intended … Continue reading
February 21, 2019 by Jenny Ashcraft | 57 Comments
Do you have a family member who was held POW during WWII? Throughout the war, hundreds of thousands of Allied troops were captured and taken Prisoner of War. They were held in POW camps in Europe and Asia. Some died … Continue reading
February 15, 2019 by Jenny Ashcraft | 5 Comments
For more Fold3 tips, search our Fold3 Training Center. Did you find a military record that pieces together the story of your ancestor? It’s easy to attach Fold3 records to your Ancestry Tree. Just follow these steps: Click the green … Continue reading