New York Times headline on 5 June 1917

Pay Attention to Those Draft Dates & Ages When Researching Draft Registration Cards

These three brothers served in Europe during the war. None appeared to be career military before or after the war. So each Flanagan brother should have registered for the draft. Try as I might, I could not find a draft registration card for the oldest brother Michael Flanagan.

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Book jacket for the World War I Genealogy Research Guide

Recommended Reading: “World War I Genealogy Research Guide” by Debra M. Dudek

I finished reading a book today that I want to recommend to anyone who is researching their U.S. World War I ancestors, including females. Although short (95 pages) the book is jam-packed with information about record collections, repositories, and search strategies.

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New FamilySearch symbology linking to a digitized collection

FamilySearch Makes it Easier to Access Unlinked Digitized Records

While doing last minute preparation on Sunday for my final lecture that the Texas State Genealogical Society’s excellent conference in San Antonio, I noticed a new feature on FamilySearch. They have rolled out an easier more direct way to access those unlinked (non-indexed, non-searchable, browsable-only) digitized collections.

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