12/13/2015
How do I add these to my Amazon wishlist?
If you're paying a visit to Santa this weekend, go ahead and add these items to your wish list—it's really not asking too much.
Arborea Genealogy Chicago
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Arborea Genealogy Chicago is the creation of Michael Hovar, an independant genealogist with over fifteen years of experience.
Arborea Genealogy provides family history solutions, including conducting and compiling research, Chicago-area document lookups, family history publishing, digitizing photos & documents, and more. Michael has been intensely engaged in researching his own family, traveling around the country and even to Europe to uncover the branches of his tree. He is also well-versed in the growing field of moder
12/13/2015
11/13/2015
Happy Veteran's Day! In light of my soon-to-come trip to the US National Archives facility in St. Louis, here are 5 facts you may not know about the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC):
1) Official Military Personnel Files (OMPFs) are considered federal archive material and are available to the public 62 years after the discharge of the veteran. This includes anyone discharged before 1953.
2) To the great dismay of many genealogists, a devastating fire in 1973 destroyed 16-18 million OPMF records dated from 1912 to 1964 (discharge date). This included approximately 80% of US Army personnel records from World War II.
3) The good news: the fire was not the end of the road. The NPRC has compiled several other record sets that can help you piece together your ancestor's service record. These include unit muster rolls, military hospital records, and selective service records.
4) In addition to military records, the NPRC also holds personnel files (called Official Personnel Folders - OPFs) for over 100 federal agencies, such as the Census Bureau, the Food and Drug Administration, and the State Department.
5) Many records can be requested online or in writing, however a rather steep copy fee is enforced. If you are able to make a trip, the NPRC has a research room open to the public where you can request records, see them in person, and make copies (for a much smaller fee). Just be sure to make an appointment!
Learn more at https://www.archives.gov/st-louis/
The National Personnel Records Center (NPRC Information about the National Archives, National Personnel Records Center, St. Louis, Missouri
11/05/2015
Had a great time last weekend at the annual Fall Conference of the Illinois State Genealogical Society! They have announced a free webinar series taking place throughout 2016 - 12 months, 12 free webinars. Looking forward to it!
Illinois State Genealogical Society Announces 2016 FREE Webinar Lineup!
http://ilgensoc.blogspot.com/2015/10/the-illinois-state-genealogical-society.html
03/20/2013
One of our services is digital photo restoration. See if you can spot all the fixes in this photo.
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