The Genealogy Blog Party: Honoring Veterans and Military
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Due to the popularity of last year’s Genealogy Blog Party theme of “Veterans and Military,” I decided to bring it back again this year. It seems that you all have so many military ancestors that you wish to honor, so let’s do it again!
Share Your Stories of Veterans and Military Ancestors
Suggested topics include (but are not limited to):
- Ancestors who served in the military
- Military family life
- Photos, letters, diaries detailing military service
- Veterans reunion groups
- Regimental histories
- Military grave markers
- Obituaries and newspaper articles mentioning military service
- Military medals, awards, and ephemera
- Lineage societies that honor military service
- Resources for military research
You are welcome to share up to 4 blog or social posts. Off-topic posts will be removed without notice.
This linkup closes at midnight PDT on 30 November 2020.
Image of the 8th New York State Militia engineers, 1861, from the U.S. National Archives (slightly retouched).
Image of Fred Claybrooke, 1861, from the Tennessee Virtual Archive.
Genealogy Blog Party Reminders
- Please include a backlink to this blog somewhere in your post.
- Posts must be relevant to the topic. Off-topic posts will be deleted without notice.
- Share the love: Tell your friends and social followers about the Genealogy Blog Party.
- Visit and comment on other blogs in the party. Try to share 1 blog comment for each post you submit.
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This Month’s Posts
Image of an unidentified Civil War veteran and unidentified World War I soldier from the Library of Congress (Flickr Commons).
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Have looked all over the page several times but cannot see any way to share a blog. I’ve put the link in below if you can do it.
Hi Melody! Underneath the collection (the little tiles with links to blog posts in them) is a blue button that says “Add Links.” Click that and you’ll get the form to add your link. You can get more information about how to add links in our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) section.