So you’ve checked the Godfrey Scholar and still haven’t located a history of your ancestor’s Civil War regiment. Where else can you go to find out where he served? Veteran’s Tombstone Go to https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm. Scroll down and then click on “Regiments.” Fill in as much information as you know, and click search. Your results should […]
We have quite the eclectic mix of additions to the Scholar this week! Of particular note are records from the now closed Roberts Funeral Home in Middletown, Connecticut. The current owners of the records, the Doolittle Funeral Home, gave the Godfrey exclusive permission to host the records on the Scholar, so you will not find […]
We apologize for the delay in posting this previous week: computer issues caused an unfortunate, but thankfully temporary, roadblock. So, last week we added a selection of exciting new genealogies and biographies to the Scholar+ Digital Library, including the autobiography of businessman and entertainer extraordinaire P.T. Barnum! We’ve gotten through the backlogged Bs and are […]
At long last every book on the Godfrey Scholar, with the exception of a few miscellaneous volumes, is available in our Page Viewer and completely searchable! No more loading immense pdfs and no more painstakingly searching through every book on the off chance it mentions the person you are looking for! As an aside note […]
Working off of last week’s post about researching your Revolutionary War veteran ancestors we thought the logical next step would be to highlight how the Godfrey can help you research your Civil War veteran ancestors! More than 2.8 million men and an estimated few hundred women served on both sides of the Civil War. To […]
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