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(AUDIO ONLY PODCAST) Join me and professional forensic genealogist and military research expert Michael Strauss in this new podcast episode for a guided tour through military records. Michael will unpack draft registration records, compiled military service records, enlistment types, and the different branches of the military (Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard). Learn how to follow your ancestor from civilian life into uniform with confidence. Dive even deeper into women in the military and on the home front, and how to find photos and ephemera related to military personnel. Along the way, Michael shares research adventures and practical tips that help you recognize the clues that point you to additional collections online and at the National Archives.
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military records, genealogy, draft registrations, military photographs, women in military, Civil War, World War I, World War II, military branches, ephemera