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Awesome Genealogy: Military Records - Articles and links to military records online. Mainly deals with the American Revolution, War of 1812 and the American Civil War.
Ancestor Search: US Military Records - Use this guide to determine if your ancestor served in the military and learn how to send away to the proper repository for his military service and pension records.
Harrison: USA - Research repository featuring name index, deeds, wills, documents, biographies, photographs, military records and forum.
Strutton Family Connections - Strutton (Stratton) pedigrees as co-ordinated by Shirley Strutton Dalton. Features general queries, name origins, bible records, wills, land deeds, photographs, census data and military records.
Firstmom's Genealogy Resources - Military - Links to military records for genealogy or heritage purposes and for general military history knowledge.
Virginia Military Institute - Men's Track and Field - Keydets official site. News, roster, schedule, school records, and invitational and relay results.
Family Research Library - Full-time professional firm located in Boise, Idaho. Specializing in northwest American and Scottish roots; US civil war; Mayflower descendants; military service; civil records; photo restoration; and document conservation.
National Archives and Records Administration - Oregon state list, sorted alphabetically by last name of U.S. Military personnel who died (including missing and captured declared dead) as a result of the Vietnam conflict, 1957-1995. .
RootsBooks - A large online bookstore for genealogists and historians, including international research, military records, surnames, books about locations, and software.
Olive Tree Genealogy - Explore genealogical articles and tips on North American immigration, naturalization, church, land, military, and census records.
Willgoose: A Gaggle of Geese - Clearing-house for information pertaining to the name worldwide. Includes families, emigrants and military records.
Ancestral Findings - Free Genealogy Lookups - Free research of birth, census, death, land, marriage, military and state records indexes.
The Mars Records - Biofeedback meter sessions where a man regained hidden memories of military service on Mars. A 375-page free e-book.
White House releases Bush's military payroll records
A Thousand Genealogy Links; Louisiana Genealogy - Over 50 genealogy online links including , census data, military records, cemetery inscriptions for Louisiana, New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Avoyelles, Feliciana Parishes.
Ancestral Trails - Genealogy - surname search with over 50,000 links to many free sites on the web for genealogical research - excellent for beginners and experienced genealogists alike. Also contains Civil War rosters arranged by state and Civil War military records.
Alabama Archives - Located in Montgomery, Alabama. Strengths: Alabama history including an extensive collection of primary and secondary sources on the African-American experience from Reconstruction through the 1970s; genealogy; military records; and teacher resources. Research affiliation: Research Library Group.
U.S. Military Academy - Track and Field - Black Knights official site. News, schedule, results, roster, coaching staff, and school records.
CERCLA Administrative Records - Administrative records relating to the CERCLA environmental cleanup law for military Bases for a significant number of military installations, active and closed.
Getting Military Records - Obtaining military medals and records.
ILGenWeb Project: Monroe County - Offers genealogical resources associated with the county, including a mailing list, surname search, marriage and military records, obituaries, and links.
Genealogy Learning Center - Tutorials from Linda Haas Davenport cover research in census, land, courthouse, military, and U.S. federal income tax records.
Haas/Davenport - Ancestral heritage of Linda Haas Davenport. Includes land and military records, census data and research information.
Ralls Network: USA - Dedicated to history of Ralls, Rawls and related variants. Features spelling and early origins of the name, ancestry, military records, biographical profiles and associated links.
Van Slyke: The Olive Tree - Family history specializing in primary source records such as ships' passenger lists, church and military records, Dutch settlement in New York.
Saxbury Family History - Includes history, photos, obituaries, census records and military information. Information on surname Moore available.
Wingler: North Carolina, USA - Researching the Wingler families of Wilkes and Rowan Counties. Includes vital statistics, military records, newspaper articles and photographs.
Agyar Family Mailing List - Features ahnentafel reports, biographies, BDMs, cemetery and census records, church registers, reunions, wills and obituaries, webrings, land patents, military history, and tax records.
Genealogy Quest Military Collection - Military rosters, compiled service records, and searchable databases.
Halsey Family - Features ahnentafel reports, biographies, BDMs, cemetery and census records, church registers, reunions, wills and obituaries, webrings, land patents, military history, and tax records.
Smithart - Research includes the variants Smithhart, Smitheart, Smithert, Smithard, Smithiard. Features obituaries, census and military records plus a message board and associated links.
Census Online - Links to Online Census Records - A comprehensive directory of links to online census records and indexes, tax lists, voter lists, military pensioner lists, and other family data.
Virginia Military Institute - Women's Track and Field - Keydets official site. News, roster, schedule, school records, and invitational and relay results.
National Archives and Records Administration - U.S. Military personnel who died from hostile action (including missing and captured) in the Korean War 1950-1957 from Oregon.
Old Homestead Historic Publishing - Cemetery, military, death, marriage, burial, pension records for Lavaca, Wharton, Aransas County, Texas.
Walker Family History Project - Researching the name and its application including births, deaths, marriages, criminal/military/trade records and education.
Prologue: Quarterly Journal of the National Archives - Detailed articles relating to using the records of NARA, especially military records, for genealogical research.
Blue Roses Publishing Company - Entire U.S. census records including military and Native American census data on CD-ROMs, and United States census records from 1790 through 1920 available on CDRom.
McCullough, Michael - Based in Harford County, Maryland with access to the National Archives in Washington, DC. Specializing in US census, military, and immigrant arrival records.
Dueling military records
TheValley of the Shadow - Civil War reference materials, including; letters, diaries, newspapers, public and military records.
Bayou Genealogy.com - Dedicated to the preservation of the Cajun and Acadian Heritage. Genealogical records including military, civil war, war 1812 and various ships lists.
Illinois Trails History & Genealogy: Monroe County - Portal for research and information such as census records, church histories, military records, marriages, naturalization, newspaper articles, along with research help and tips.
Braswell Library - Researching the name including soundex variants. Includes database, census, military rosters, DNA, associated sites, court records and marriages.
Online Searchable Military Indexes - Links to free and fee based online military records from the Revolutionary War to Vietnam.
Hanks Family History - Research study including references and resources for ENG, AUS and the USA. Features census indexes; publications; cemetery, marriage, BDM and civil registrations; gaol and military records; LDS Film Numbers; and various pedigrees.
Singleton: USA - Researching the name and its application across America. Includes BDM records; photographs; military history; biographies; census and tax data; wills, deeds and obituaries; cemetery listings; and research register.
DistantCousin.com - Free genealogical databases, including cemetery transcriptions, city directories, military records and alumni lists.
Military Department in the Archives Division - The Archives Division has records of the Military Department dating from 1847 until 1986.
American Family Heritage - Specializing in U.S. census, military, and passenger arrival records. Located in Washington D.C. metro area.
Bush releases his Vietnam-era military files
Access Genealogy - Civil War Resource Center - Civil War regimental rosters, muster rolls, and histories for all states including battlefield maps and weekly articles. How to determine if your ancestor was in the Civil War and instructions to order his pension records. What happened this day in Civil War History.
Eddy Family Mailing List - Features ahnentafel reports, biographies, BDMs, cemetery and census records, church registers, reunions, wills and obituaries, webrings, land patents, military history, and tax records.
US Military Resource Center - Links to information and records for the US military researcher.
Valentines - Resource to find US and UK military friends or relatives with over 450 links to genealogy records, message boards, news groups, phone books, email directories, and other personnel locators.
Pennsylvania Volunteers of the Spanish-American War - Searchable rosters of the PA Spanish American War soldiers. Learn how to locate your Spanish American War ancestor and order his military service and pension records from NARA.
Bayou Genealogy.com - Dedicated to the preservation of the Cajun and Acadian Heritage. Genealogical records including military, civil war, war 1812 and various ships lists.
NC-USCT - For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in the US Colored Troops formed in North Carolina during the American Civil War including soldiers, battles, regimental histories and military and pension records for the 35th, 36th, 37th & 135th US Colored Infantries and the 14th US Colored Heavy Artillery.
GA GenWeb Project - Part of the USGenWeb Project. Provides a myriad of information for genealogical researchers, including military documents, cemetery records, Confederacy records, native Americans, and registered surnames.
NCUV - For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in the North Carolina Union Volunteers formed during the American Civil War including soldiers, battles, regimental histories, and military and pension records.
Ralls Network: USA - Dedicated to history of Ralls, Rawls and related variants. Features spelling and early origins of the name, ancestry, military records, biographical profiles and associated links.
NCUV - For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in the North Carolina Union Volunteers formed during the American Civil War including soldiers, battles, regimental histories, and military and pension records.
GA GenWeb Project - Part of the USGenWeb Project. Provides a myriad of information for genealogical researchers, including military documents, cemetery records, Confederacy records, native Americans, and registered surnames.
WorldWar2 - For those who are researching the genealogy and service records of family members who served in the armed services during World War II (1939-1945) and the history of the units and organizations in which they served.
Tennessee Military Department - State cabinet-level department that includes the Tennessee Army National Guard, Air National Guard, and Emergency Management Agency (TEMA). Includes war records information, FAQ, recruiting pages, and other topics.
TelehealthNet Resource Links Data Base - Categories include: Application Service Providers, Articles, Audio Projects and Networks, Books, Consulting and Evaluation, Correctional Telemedicine, Education, Ethical Issues, Federal Agency and Government Programs (Including Funding), Glossaries, Hardware and Software, Health Education, HIPAA, Home Care, Internet Discussion, Legal Issues, Medical Records, Military Telemedicine, Organizations, Reports and Publications, Research, U.S. Government and Vendors
Colorado State Military Records - Describes the historical military Service and Administrative records available.
Rootsweb - PA Records Database - Databases of biographies, military records, and passenger lists with guides to online census, maps, local genealogy and historical societies, and vital records.
Clay County Genealogy - Includes cemetery transcriptions, biographies, military records and other related resources.
The Federation of Family History Societies - Detailed information on tracing the military careers of your forebears, using various official records. Also has a directory of useful contacts.
Veterans Agency - Ministry of Defence agency responsible for veterans' affairs, including war and service pensions, service records, military graves, medals and welfare issues.
Ohio State Archives - Provides information on the state's Electronic Records Committee, and Digitization Projects. Also includes information on marriage, military, and naturalization records.
Obtaining Military Service Records - Features articles on obtaining service records, and medals and awards.
Connecticut Research at The Records Room - Resource and links for locating records, including birth certificates, military, census information, social security, cemetery, and death certificates.
Public Record Office Bookshop - Selling military-related books published by the UK's Public Records Office.
Anderson - Family history of Slade Anderson, NC USA. Includes pedigree, photographs, military records and a link to the Anderson, Harrison, Slade and Wilkerson online cemetery.
Women in Vietnam - The military, which prided itself on the records it kept in Vietnam, counting the enemy number of weapons captured, cannot to this day say with certainty how many women served. The army that sent them never bothered to count them.
Point Lookout, Md., Prison Camp Records - In the two years during which the camp was in operation, August, 1863, to June, 1865, Point Lookout overflowed with inmates, surpassing its intended capacity of 10,000 to a population numbering between 12,500 and 20,000. In all, over 50,000 men, both military and civilian, were held prisoner there.
Bandleader Records Index - Military music catalogue.
Missouri State Archives - The repository for state records of permanent value and serves as a central facility for historical research. Its holdings date from 1770 and include: executive, legislative and judicial records; records of state departments and agencies; land records; military records; state publications; and manuscript, photograph and reference collections.
ILGenWeb - Coles County - Genealogy information, county history, maps. Military records, and unidentified pictures.
Illinois Trails Project: Gallatin County - Provides historical and genealogical resources including queries, birth and death records, cemeteries, and military.
Berrien County GenWeb - Genealogy information about past and present residents. Records include marriages, deaths, census records, and military information.
Marion County GenWeb Project - Genealogy resource center for the county's history, queries and surnames, records of churches, military, marriage licenses and related papers.
ILGenWeb Project: Pulaski County - Features genealogical resources and information for the county and surrounding areas, including birth/death records, marriages, military and links.
Midland County MIGenWeb - Genealogical societies, histories, census transcripts, plat maps, biographies, vital records, military service, local histories, obituaries and cemeteries.
ILGenWeb Project: Scott County - Offers genealogical research, information and tools including surname search, census, marriage and military records.
ILGenWeb Project: Stark County - Includes historical and genealogical resources, queries, cemetery records, land records, military and veterans, census and church records for review. Part of the USGenWeb Project.
Marquette Co. MIGenWeb - Free access to data and records provided online by volunteers. Deaths, births, marriages, military, school records, historical articles and family group sheets. Area included for visitors to submit their family records.
Saginaw Co. MIGenWeb - Data and records online for researchers. Births, deaths, marriages, school records, military records, census data. Cemetery data on site and linked.
Isabella County, Michigan Genealogy and History - Isabella County genealogy and history. Transcriptions of census, vital records, query boards, military service, histories, obituaries and cemeteries.
Houghton Co. MIGenWeb - Genealogy records and data online. Large site that is adding new births, deaths, marriages, school records, obituaries, military records, and many historical articles on mining and immigration.
R. and G. Wood Bible Studies, 20 Rural Cemeteries - Includes a cemetery photo album, genealogical record such as indexes of names, places and military service, also cemetery transcription records in Rainy River District.
Veterans Agency - Ministry of Defence agency responsible for veterans' affairs, including war and service pensions, service records, military graves, medals and welfare issues.
Army Baseball - Home of U.S. Military Academy Baseball. Schedule, roster, news, statistics, history, and records.
Australian War Memorial - One of the great military museums of the world. Covers Australian involvement in conflicts since the Maori Wars of the 1860s. Contains online databases of all official and private records, art, sound recordings, film and photographs held by the memorial. Visits to the memorial and / or its research section may be planned, and items ordered either from this section or from the museum's shop.
Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1739-1799) - Arataria Records biographical essay with musical, revolutionary, and military history.
The Imperial War Museum - Founded in 1917. Occupies the former site of Bedlam Mental Hospital. Records Commonwealth military operations since the First World War.
Judgment Day Information Services - Military records status search for judgments and process servers.
Tennessee Books We Own Site (RootsWeb) - Lists books owned by RootsWeb volunteers. Provides look-ups from various Tennessee genealogy resources including newspapers, vital records, and military information.
Judgment Day Information Services - Military records status search for judgments and process servers.
Army Baseball - Home of U.S. Military Academy Baseball. Schedule, roster, news, statistics, history, and records.
Australian War Memorial - One of the great military museums of the world. Covers Australian involvement in conflicts since the Maori Wars of the 1860s. Contains online databases of all official and private records, art, sound recordings, film and photographs held by the memorial. Visits to the memorial and / or its research section may be planned, and items ordered either from this section or from the museum's shop.
Common Dreams - Two Candidates, Two Military Records, Two Standards - Explores a huge double standard of putting Kerry's wartime service under a microscope while nearly ignoring Bush's statements and inconsistancies in his disappearances while in the Texas Air National Guard.
SCGenWeb: Berkeley - Find resources for tracing ancestors from the region; includes cemetary lists, maps, military records, and related links.
KYGenWeb - Carter County, Kentucky - Find vital records, photos, surnames, obituaries, a military page, and census records. Request a volunteer lookup or subscribe to the county mail list.
National Archives Northeast Region - Extensive microfilm holdings, including federal population censuses, military service records, ship passenger arrival records, Canadian border entry records, World War I draft registration cards and naturalization records.
Pentagon chiefs' records reflect modern military
Kerry posts military records online
Macomb County Clerk/Register of Deeds - Official Macomb County repository of birth records, death records, military discharges, business registrations, marriage licenses, concealed weapon licensing permits, notary public commissions and documentation relating to real property located in Macomb County.
German Old Script Translation Service - Specialize in church records, letters, civil and military documents in the Old German Scripts.
Baker, Garry - Experienced ancestral consultant specialising in BDMs; wills, military and land records; photograph restoration; charting; and family reports. Based in Childers, QLD.
Orleans County, GenWeb Page - Census data, mailing list, family histories, military records, queries and lookups, and other resources for Orleans County, New York.
The West Virginia Genealogy Guide - Links to genealogical data for West Virginia counties. Includes census records, births, deaths and obituaries, marriages, military records, and biographies.
SCGenealogy.com - Search or locate marriage, death, tax, and, military records by county.
Fort Erie and The War of 1812 - Relives the War of 1812 events, with enactments and details of Fort Erie's contribution. Includes information about the fort, other military history and also 1812 genealogy records.
Cape Breton Land Petitions and Other Material Series - A searchable database maintained by Nova Scotia Archives Records Management of petitions seeking land, with supporting details such as family size and military service. The records range in date from 1787 to 1864.
Newton County Historical Commission - Information concerning Newton County, including archeology, mailing list archives, cemeteries, death records, Newton County family GEDCOM files, genealogy, government, historical markers, military, museum, oral history, photos, publications, and a tour of Newton.
The Pennsylvania Genealogy Guide - Includes information on marriages, births, deaths, obituaries, biographies, military records and cemetery inscriptions.
Adams County, Pennsylvania - Free Genealogy Databases - Provides biographies, military records, census records, genealogy and historical societies, and vital records.
Genealogy Quest New York Collection - Census records, Military rolls, Quakers, and Naturalizations.
ILGenWeb - Crawford County - Genealogy information for the county. Census and military records, surname lookups, old newspaper articles. Part of the USGenWeb Project.
History of Lamesley - Small village on the edge of Gateshead. Details of census information plus church, local and military records.
Coryell County Archives - Provides biographical sketches, census and tax lists, cemetery information, land deeds and grants, historical records, military records, obituaries, pensions, wills and vital records. Part of the TXGenWeb and USGenWeb Archives Project.
Washington Headquarters Services (WHS) - Provides operational and support services including financial management and accounting services, directives and records management, civilian and military human resource management, personnel security services, information technology and data systems support, facilities management, office services, physical and information security services, law enforcement and protection and legal services.
Navy Locator - Search and find old Navy buddies. Searches Military.com's Locator and DoD records.
Sumner County, TN USGenWeb Project - Sumner County, Tennessee genealogy and history site, includes online census records, early tax lists, community histories, bible records, military records, and early church membership records.
Flagler County USGenWeb Project - Cemetary records, history, military records, churches, and mailing list.
ILGenWeb: Edgar County - County history and genealogy information, military records. Part of the USGenWeb Project.
Illinois Trails Project: Kendall County - Offers resources for area history and genealogy research, including marriage and death records, military, cemetery, and archives.
These Men Wore Grey, Volume II, Habersham County - Genealogical, military, and interment records for Confederate soldiers of Habersham County, Georgia.
Bacon County, GA - Contains information on surnames, lineages, queries, vital records, and military records.
Glynn County Ancestors - Susan Gay-Peterson hosts this part of the USGenWeb Project and the GA GenWeb Project. Cemetery listings, census records, military records.
Barrow County, Georgia Genealogy Page - Contains information on county census, cemeteries, geography, churches, land lotteries, genealogy books, vital records, military and Confederate units.
Jefferson County GA GenWeb - Jefferson county history, queries and lookups, surname registry, wills and probate, cemeteries, census records, slave population records, military records, and links to other genealogy resources.
Bleckley Co., GAGenWeb - Bleckley county history, deeds, cemeteries, obituaries, surname registry, military pension records, queries, maps, and other links to county genealogical resources.
Dawson County, Georgia Roots - Dawson county history, queries and lookups, military records, state archives, and other links to county and state resources.
Chattahoochee County, Georgia - USGenWeb - Chattahoochee county cemeteries, churches, land records, military records, queries, history, and links to other county resources.
Marion County, GA GenWeb - The table of contents contains information about census, land, legal, military, and early church records. A query board is also offered.
Picton Press - Specializes in publishing genealogical and historical manuscripts, particularly transcripts of original church records, tax lists, court records, town vital records, tombstone inscriptions and early military records.
New Jersey Loyalists - Site of Online Institute for Advanced Loyalist Studies. Articles, period papers and other records related to the history of the New Jersey Volunteers in the American Revolution.

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