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02 February 2017

Explore the Fold3 Black History Collection for FREE (Feb 2017)

Explore the Fold3 Black History Collection for FREE (Feb 2017)

Fold3 invites you to explore its Black History Collection for FREE. The collection is divided into Slavery, The Civil War, Reconstruction & Jim Cro Laws, World Wars, and Civil Rights Movement.

Of the more than one million rare photos and documents in this collection, which one really caught your attention?

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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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13 October 2016

NYPL Digitizes New York City Directories + Where We Can Find Directories For Other Locales

NYPL Digitizes New York City Directories + Where We Can Find Directories For Other Locales

We love city directories. They can tell us so much about a family – where they lived, their occupation, and sometimes when a person died. The FamilySearch wiki piece, City Directories, shares even more reasons why you might want to consult city directories, assuming you are not already doing so.

The New York Public Library shares …

New York Public Library is digitizing its collection of New York City Directories, 1786 through 1922/3, serving them free through the NYPL Digital Collections portal. The first batch—1849/50 through 1923—have already been scanned, and the 1786–1848/9 directories are right now being scanned …

If you are seeking city directories for where your ancestors lived, besides local resources (such as DigitalNC, North Carolina City Directories, Historic Pittsburgh City Directories, Seattle City Directories, and Indianapolis City Directory Collection), two places that I check are Internet Archive and HathiTrust, both of which have massive city directory collections. Additionally, the Online Historical Directories Website provides links to directories online for Canada, Ireland, Thailand, United Kingdom, and the United States. You will also find city directory collections at Ancestry.com ($) and Fold3 ($). Google Books also has a large collection of directories where it’s easiest to just search it using city directory + locale of interest.

Where else might we find online collections of historic city directories?

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04 April 2016

FREE Access -- Fold3 Civil War Collection [ends 15th April 2016]

Civil War research has just gotten easier, at least for the next 10 days or so. Do you have ancestors who served in the Civil War? Fold3 will be allowing free access to its Civil War collection to remember the commencement of the Civil War and commemorate Confederate History Month.

The Fold3 Civil War Records collection includes:

“.. paying tribute to those who fought in the bloody war—both North and South—and discover information about famous participants as well as your own Civil War ancestors through documents, photos, and images that capture the experiences of those involved in America’s deadliest conflict.”

Did you find something new about a Civil War era ancestor?

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02 February 2016

FREE Database Access in February -- Fold3 and American Ancestors

To continue celebrating African American (aka Black) History Month, we know of two options for FREE access to relevant databases.

1. Fold3 is making its Black History Collection free during the month of February

2. American Ancestors (New England Historic Genealogical Society) has several databases available for FREE to celebrate Black history month.

Do you know of any other FREE access options as we celebrate African American History Month?

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02 November 2015

FREE Access to Fold3 Native American Collection (1-15 November 2015)

Think you have Native American ancestry? Check out the Native American Collection at Fold3. FREE access through November 15^th2015!

... Then explore Fold3’s Native American Collection for free November 1-15.

Titles in this collection include:

§ Ratified Indian Treaties (1722-1869): Ratified treaties that occurred between the United States government and American Indian tribes. Also included are presidential proclamations, correspondence, and treaty negotiation expenses.

§ Indian Census Rolls (1885-1940): Census rolls submitted annually by agents or superintendents of Indian reservations as required by an 1884 Act of Congress. Only persons who maintained a formal affiliation with a tribe under Federal supervision are listed on these census rolls.

§ Dawes Packets: Applications between 1896 and 1914 from members of the Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole tribes to establish eligibility for an allotment of land in return for abolishing their tribal governments and recognizing Federal law.

§ Dawes Enrollment Cards (1898-1914): Enrollment cards, also referred to as “census cards,” prepared by the staff of the Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes, commonly known as the Dawes Commission. The cards record information provided by applications submitted by members of the same family group or household and include notations of the actions taken.

§ Eastern Cherokee Applications (1906-1909): Applications submitted for shares of the money that was appropriated for the Eastern Cherokee Indians by Congress on June 30, 1906.

§ Enrollment of Eastern Cherokee by Guion Miller (1908-1910): The Guion Miller Roll is perhaps the most important source for Cherokee genealogical research. There are an estimated 90,000 individual applicants from throughout North America included within this publication.

§ Cherokee Indian Agency, TN (1801-1835): The records of the agent of Indian Affairs in Tennessee, including correspondence, agency letter books, fiscal records, records of the Agent for the Department of War in Tennessee, records of the Agent for Cherokee Removal, and miscellaneous records.

§ Rinehart Photos – Native Americans (1898): Photographs of over 100 Native Americans taken by Frank A. Rinehart, a commercial photographer in Omaha, Nebraska. Rinehart was commissioned to photograph the 1898 Indian Congress, part of the Trans-Mississippi International Exposition.

Did you find something neat?

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24 September 2015

FREE War of 1812 Pension Access -- Have you supported this effort?

Preserve the Pensions is all about preserving the War of 1812 pensions. These are invaluable documents rapidly deteriorating with use.

Did you know that you benefit and for FREE from this effort? Yes – the digitized pensions are FREE for you to access as soon as they become available.

Did you know that Ancestry.com provides dollar for dollar matching? Make a donation and the impact is immediately doubled!

More support is needed to see the entire collection digitized (aka preserved)!

We bring this up now as this project has recently again been in the news due to some recent fundraising efforts which were reported on at the recent New York Family History Conference. There was an individual (Mike Hall) fundraising effort with matching contributions (The Legal Genealogist and her readers) as well as real-time contributions (literally cash on the table) which further supported the effort, enough that over 70,000 further pages will now be preserved! You can read more about these efforts here, Thank you, New York! (includes a video) and The last quarter mile (The Legal Genealogist).

Additionally, the FamilySearch Blog recently posted You Can Help Save the War of 1812 Pension Records which gives a nice and quick summary about this effort. Digitization efforts are now working on the Ms (or so I have heard) and the project is about 65% complete.

You can access (for FREE) the War of 1812 Pension Application Files on fold3.

Are you or a local society seeking a charitable donation to make before the end of the year? Is your society planning a fund-raising activity in support of family history research? If you answered YES, consider the Preserve the Pensions project. It will keep these invaluable documents available for future generations (and provide us easy and FREE access right now!)

Editor’s Note: We’ve previously posted about this effort which has been occurring for several years!

+ War of 1812 $10,000 Match Challenge -- The Indiana Genealogical Society (Jan 2011)

+ ISGS Announces $10,000 War of 1812 Pension Match Challenge (June 2012)

+ Preserve the Pensions -- War of 1812 -- Digitized and online FREE FOREVER! (Sept 2012)

+ Preserve the Pensions [War of 1812] -- Genealogy Road Trip Contest -- Enter NOW! (May 2013)

Editor’s Note: Related post about the War of 1812 and its records.

+ War of 1812: Privateers (2012)

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