Military Research Help on FamilyTreeMagazine.com
Over the years, Family Tree Magazine has published a slew of articles on researching your military ancestors. To help you learn more about your forebears' service this Veterans Day, I put together a sampling of what’s available on our website. To find more articles, just type the name of the...
Over the years, Family Tree Magazine has published a slew of articles on researching your military ancestors. To help you learn more about your forebears’ service this Veterans Day, I put together a sampling of what’s available on our website.
To find more articles, just type the name of the war into the search box in the upper-right corner of any FamilyTreeMagazine.com page or browse our Military Records category.
General Military
- At Your Service: Military records research guide
- 10 Best Web sites for Military Researchers
- Timeline of US Military Campaigns
- Decoding Common Military Abbreviations
- Military Records Toolkit
- NARA microfilmed records for lesser-known wars
- Wars your ancestor may have served in
Specific Wars
- Revolutionary War Web Resources
- War of 1812 Online Resources
- Civil War on the Web
- Civil War Genealogy Toolkit
- WWI Genealogy Resources
- WWII Ancestors Websites
Military research articles exclusively for Family Tree Plus members include:
- Military Records for 10 Lesser-Known Wars from the December 2010 Family Tree Magazine
- Online Military Records Guide from the November 2008 Family Tree Magazine
- A House Divided: Civil War research guide from the July 2007 Family Tree Magazine
- Over There: WWI research guide from the November 2007 Family Tree Magazine
- Deep Roots: Colonial ancestors research guide from the February 2006 Family Tree Magazine
- Conflicting Information: Military records resources from the September 2005 Family Tree Sourcebook
- Photo Detective: Clues in military photos from the December 2004 Family Tree Magazine
You can find print copies and/or digital downloads of the Family Tree Magazine issues mentioned above at Family Tree Shop.
Leave a Reply