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Finding Evidence of Kinship in Military Records

Rick Sayre, CG, CGL, FUGA
Sep 20, 2016
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Introduction
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CMSR
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Pensions
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Bounty Land
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General Law System
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Pension Availability
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Soldiers Homes
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Pension Payment Records
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General Land Office
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About this webinar

With the ever expanding digital resources available today we can find evidence of kinship in military records often neglected. Records such as pensions, service records, medical records, and even pension payment records are increasingly available. However, our need to ensure that we conduct “reasonably exhaustive research” required by the Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS) will often times require research in original textual records. This webinar will focus on finding kinship information in both online and textual military records.

 

This webinar is hosted and sponsored by the Board for Certification of Genealogists.

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Rick Sayre, CG, CGL, FUGA
Rick Sayre, CG, CGL, FUGA, a retired colonel who served 31 years in the U.S. Army, is a long-time researcher and instructor in genealogical topics. Rick is a past president and current board member of BCG. He coordinates the Advanced Land course
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