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Our search utilizes the major online indexes and some other exclusive resources but it is far from comprehensive. If we are unable to find the records that you want, we recommend that you hire a professional genealogist for the most complete search possible. You may want to choose a genealogist who specializes in the geographic
These are popular web sites, each of which contain millions of records that are of interest to genealogists. FamilySearch.org is a free site that is made available by the LDS Church (i.e., the Mormons). No credit card or religious affiliation is required but you will be required to create a free account in order
We can retrieve records regarding any 19th-century war but the most popular records requests by far are for the Civil War. For that reason, most of our blog posts use those records in their examples. The same issues typically apply to the other wars, however. If you have a question about records for a different
Yes, you can! If you live close to Washington, D.C., then you can go there yourself and get your hands on the original documents. It can be thrilling to have your ancestor’s pension file in your hands, knowing that he held those same documents, some of which bear his signature. You can then take photos
Yes, you can! You can submit a request that the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) pull and copy the files for you. This is typically much more expensive and has been known to take many weeks and often many months to get the documents. And while we deliver color copies of the documents, NARA’s
Our principal service is to pull records from the National Archives and duplicate them for you. If you don’t know if your ancestor was a soldier or you don’t know what records you want us to duplicate, then there are still some things that we can do to help you. First, we recommend that you
If you haven’t yet determined if your ancestor was a soldier, we recommend that you start with this blog post. It will direct you to the most common sources in order to help identify your ancestor’s service. If you know the unit in which your ancestor served but you haven’t found any records for him,
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