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23 March 2017

Photogrammar Creates Easy Access to FSA-OWI Photographs From 1935-1945

Photogrammar Creates Easy Access to FSA-OWI Photographs From 1935-1945

Photogrammar is a web-based platform for organizing, searching, and visualizing the 170,000 photographs from 1935 to 1945 created by the United States Farm Security Administration and Office of War Information (FSA-OWI).

Today housed at the Library of Congress, the archive primarily depicts life in America during the Great Depression and World War II.

A neat feature is that you can search via a map. The images with this post are a map showing the 1935 images in the collection and then those found for Wake County (NC) for that year.

Do visit the site and let the images tell you their story …

Know of other new ways to access historical online images?

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06 December 2016

Holiday Gifts to You -- Genealogy Style -- 15 Free and (Relatively) New Family History Resources -- Part 1

Part 1

The holiday season is a period of gift giving. My gift to you is another series of editions of FREE and (Relatively) New Genealogy and Family History Resources, the 2016 Holiday Version ...

Check out Re-cap – 20 Free and (Relatively) New Genealogy and Family History Resources, 2016 Version – 5 parts post (March 2016) where I did a recap of the 2015 and early 2016 editions.

CANADA

1. Digitization of Canadian Expeditionary Force Service Files

2. Nova Scotia Records (Halifax Funeral Home, vital stats from “The Colonial Patriot” and more)

IRELAND

3. Civil Records -- The General Record Office (GRO) of Ireland has made their civil registers of birth, marriage and death available on the website IrishGenealogy.ie. Currently includes: Births: 1864 to 1915, Marriages: 1882 to 1940, Deaths: 1891 to 1965

4. Property Losses (Ireland) Committee -- The Property Losses (Ireland) Committee (PLIC) was established in June 1916 to assess claims for damages to buildings and property as a result of the destruction caused by the 1916 Rising.

MALTA

5. DigiVault (Digital Archives of Malta)

UNITED KINGDOM

6. Plot your 1945 trip route

UNITED STATES

7. New Amsterdam Stories (New York City)

8. The Georgetown Slavery Archives (Washington DC)

9. Methodist Episcopal Church Congregations and other related collections (Louisiana and East Texas)

10. Early Auto Registrations, 1905-1917 (Florida)

11. Gallatin (MT) County Genealogical Society databases (divorce index, funeral home records, naturalization petitions, obituaries, vital records)

12. Works Progress Administration (WPA) Images and Documents (University of Kentucky)

13. Missouri Death Certificates (1910-1965)

14. Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Library Alliance Digital Collection

15. World War II Secret Mustard Gas Testing -- a database of more than 3,900 American servicemen exposed to mustard gas in secret military experiments during World War II.

Editor’s Note: As of today, each of the above links worked. Now, whether the links in any of the identified articles work, I cannot vouch for that. And, armed with the information provided, it should be relatively easy to get to determine where the discussed database currently resides. If you get really stuck, drop me an email and I’ll try to ferret out the recalcitrant link or cross out my entry in the above list!

Editor’s Note: Know of a neat resource that you think might be a hidden gem? Drop an email to UpFront@ngsgenealogy.org.

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02 December 2016

FREE Access to Fold3 WWII Collections During Month of December – Commemoration of Pearl Harbor 75th Anniversary

FREE Access to Fold3 WWII Collections During Month of December – Commemoration of Pearl Harbor 75^th Anniversary

From Fold3 …

To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Ancestry researched the lives of 12 Pearl Harbor survivors, including four USS Arizona veterans, to uncover details about their family history, military service, and genetic diversity.

Fold3, an Ancestry company, is offering free access to 113 million WWII records during the entire month of December in addition to AncestryDNA and Fold3 subscription discounts.

LEHI, Utah, Dec. 01, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- December 7th will mark the 75th anniversary of the attacks on Pearl Harbor, and the nation will pause to remember that tragic day in 1941. Fold3 will honor those who served at Pearl Harbor during the attack by showcasing the family and military history of 12 Pearl Harbor veterans. Everyone has a unique story of what led to them, and the heroes at Pearl Harbor are no exception …

… To learn about all 12 featured survivors, visit www.fold3.com/pearlharbor. Anyone visiting the site can view the Fold3 USS Arizona interactive virtual memorial and receive free access to more than 113 million WWII records during the month of December. Fold3 hopes these resources can help each user discover their own military ancestors and the brave lives they led.

The WWII collections contain 35 million WWII draft registration cards, including over 11 million young men’s draft cards available only on Fold3. Also included are the Pearl Harbor Muster Rolls with more than 1.7 million records of personnel assigned to ships based at Pearl Harbor for the years 1939-1947. A few of the WWII records available to view for free in December include:

1) WWII Missing Air Crew Reports
2) WWII Navy Muster Rolls
3) World War II War Diaries
4) WWII “Old Man’s Draft” Registration cards
5) WWII Captured German Records
6) WWII European Theater Army Records

Visitors to the site can also receive $10 off AncestryDNA, and $30 off a Fold3 annual membership.

Read the pull press release here.

Did a member of your family serve at Pearl Harbor? What’s their story?

Editor’s Note: Read past posts on Upfront with NGS regarding WWII records are found here.

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05 November 2016

FREE Access to Fold3 WWII Collections (Ends 8 Nov 2016)

FREE Access to Fold3 WWII Collections (Ends 8 Nov 2016)

Veteran’s day is just around the corner. In honor of those who served during WWII, Fold3 is providing FREE access to its WWII collection through 8 November.

Which family member who served in WWII do you honor?

Editor’s Note: Read past posts on Upfront with NGS regarding WWII records are found here.

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08 September 2015

U.S. Marine Casualty Card Databases

The U.S. Marine Corps History Division has Casualty Card Databases

... for World War II, War Dogs, Interwar Period 1946-50, Korea, Interwar Period 1955-1965, and Vietnam. Casualty cards were issued when a Marine was wounded, missing, killed or deemed a prisoner of war.

In an effort to increase patron usage and preserve the historic cards, the branch has digitized them and created a database of the information. The cards and corresponding database are NOT COMPREHENSIVE as there are often gaps or omissions. This does not mean that the event (KIA, WIA, etc.) did not happen, just that the branch did not have a card. The Marine Corps History Division is NOT the official repository* for Marine Corps casualty information and cannot create new additions to our inhouse collection of casualty cards nor the online databases.

While the cards for World War II through Korea are not classified, they can often be very graphic. Therefore, to maintain the dignity and honor of the Marines, the individual cards will only be released, upon request, on a case by case basis. To request a card, please send an email to history.division@usmc.mil or a request in writing to:

United States

Marine Corps History Division
Attn: Reference Branch

3078 Upshur Avenue

Quantico, Virginia 22134.

The cards are organized by conflict and by last name (surname) within each conflict.

NARA in its Military Records collection has online resources for War Casualties (WWII) for those who served in the Marine Corps as well as Navy and Coast Guard Personnel. These are organized by state and then separated into Dead and Wounded, organized alphabetically by surname. Next of kin are included. There are comparable lists for the Army and Army Air Force which are organized by state and then by county and then alphabetical by surname. Less information is provided with these entries.

There are other war/conflict casualty databases online such as the American Battle Monuments Commission (Burials and Memorializations) which would also provide information on casualties.

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12 May 2015

Veterans History Project -- Let's Make Sure That No More of Their Stories are Lost!

As the Library of Congress reminds us, “with Memorial Day approaching, you can help us save the story of a veteran you might know, through our Veterans History Project.”

The Veterans History Project of the American Folklife Center collects, preserves, and makes accessible the personal accounts of American war veterans so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand the realities of war.

The Project collects first-hand accounts of U.S. Veterans from the following wars:

· World War I (1914-1920)

· World War II (1939-1946)

· Korean War (1950-1955)

· Vietnam War (1961-1975)

· Persian Gulf War (1990-1995)

Afghanistan

and Iraq conflicts (2001-present)

If you or a veteran you know would like to participate, details can be found here. If you want to see if a particular veteran’s recollections are already included you can search the database. If there is a digital collection available that will be indicated with a box stating “View Digital Collection.” The digital collections can include audio of an interview, photographs, letters written, diaries, and so much more.

Even if you don’t have a veteran in your family, the collective history assembled here is just incredible and invaluable to us as a nation.

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04 May 2015

FREE WWII Records Access at Fold3 (through 15 May)

Through 15 May you can have FREE access to the World War II collection at Fold3.

Visit http://www.fold3.com/ for details.

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06 February 2015

Drone Over Auschwitz ...

The BBC Flew a Drone Over Auschwitz — And the Result Is Haunting

The title of this post on World.Mic really says it all. Do read the article and click on the video link provided ...

It is haunting ...

It reminded me that back in 1982 I back-packed solo through Europe for 4 weeks. It was my gift to myself using money saved from a college scholarship stipend. As you can imagine, I visited many cities and numerous countries, all of it candy for the senses and yet three things have always remained steadfast in my memories – a rainy trip to a castle, a train announcement misunderstood leading to an all day odyssey (both stories for another day) and visiting Dachau.

I really cannot explain the feelings of that day. It was an experience that my few photos cannot and could not begin to tell – it was too visceral. And, I don’t have any ancestors who were imprisoned there or elsewhere during WWII. This was not personal to me in terms of my family, it was personal in the sense of a citizen of the world.

This drone video of Auschwitz, even more so than the movies made depicting concentration camps and their historic legacy and the stories of heroism, sacrifice and more, re-created for me how it felt when I stepped foot inside Dachau over 30 years ago. An eerie and hard to verbalize experience ...

Have you come across footage or images that you feel have really made a bit of history feel “real” to you in a way that nothing else has?

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