Where can you find help understanding the abbreviations on a military headstone? For example, what does “Regt.” mean? Military Headstone The National Cemetery Administration has made it easy. Its website (part of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs) includes a list of abbreviations commonly used on government-furnished headstones and markers. The abbreviations include branch of […]
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 […]
Military histories are amazing resources. They can tell you if your ancestor served, where, and for how long. Even better, a number of military histories have been digitized and are available online for members through Godfrey Scholar. Wondering how to access them? Check out our video. click on button
What can a gravestone tell you about an ancestor’s military service? As it turns out, quite a lot. It might tell you where your ancestor served, when, and with whom. Enjoy the below video to get some ideas about how gravestones can help you research your veteran ancestor. click on button
We did it! We now have 1000 digitized books on Godfrey Scholar+! Over the last year we’ve added: 293 Biographies 132 volumes of original Funeral Home Records from 1882 to 1980 including records from the Hallahan Funeral Home featured in the movie A Haunting in Connecticut 234 Genealogies 146 volumes pertaining to the Revolutionary, Civil […]
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 […]
These past six months Godfrey staff and volunteers have been busy bringing all sorts of new content to the Godfrey Scholar. Updates have gotten so frequent that we’ve decided the best way to let people know is through weekly posts on Genealogy from the Godfrey and the Godfrey Facebook page! Welcome to the first installment […]
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