Rishi Sharma, a 19-year old from California, is traveling across the country, meeting with veterans of WWII and collecting their stories.
An article about his project on the Southern California Public Radio website is here.
His website, Heroes of the Second World War, is here.
If you have WWII experiences to share, or know someone who does, contact Rishi by clicking here.
source: ResearchBuzz and scpr.org
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
Genealogy Jamboree
The Southern California Genealogical Society and Genealogy Jamboree kicks off June 9th. There will be 14 hours of FREE genealogy presentations. You just need to register. Source: ResearchBuzz & Geneapress.
Monday, May 8, 2017
Minneapolis Newspapers
Digital issues of the Minneapolis Star, Minneapolis Tribune, and the Star Tribune (born of the 1982 merger) are available together at the paper's website. The papers go back to 1867. Access is not free, but the cost is reasonable. Source: ResearchBuzz
Monday, May 1, 2017
World War I
April marked the 100th anniversary of the U.S. entry in to World War I. The U.S. WWI Centennial Commission has a website with a page of genealogy resources. From the homepage, hover over Commemorate, then click on Genealogical Resources.
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