Tag Archives: Research

‘Citizen Archivists’ and Civil War Documents

Posted on May 9, 2018 by KellyDMezurek

When I began my research on an Ohio African American Civil War regiment, the 27th United States Colored Troops (USCT), the only option I had if I wanted to read the soldier’s compiled military service records and pension files was … Continue reading →

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Those Seconds Repay Hours Of Research

Posted on August 8, 2017 by Sarah Kay Bierle

Earlier this year, I arrived at a genealogy society to give a presentation on Civil War Medicine. I set up my laptop and PowerPoint, projecting my presentation cover image on the large screens. While waiting for the meeting to come … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Historical Person: Changing Favorites?

Posted on June 22, 2017 by Sarah Kay Bierle

As we were working on this series and chatting about favorite historical figures, it prompted memories of how my “favorite historical person” has changed through the recent years. I thought it might be worthwhile to share that saga and conclusions … Continue reading →

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ECW Weekender: The Virginiana Collection at the Central Rappahannock Regional Library

Posted on November 26, 2016 by Chris Mackowski

Usually, our ECW Weekenders profile battlefields and historic sites to visit. This weekend, I want to share word about a groovy little spot to do some research. This past week, I had the opportunity to our through some of the … Continue reading →

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Sheldon Appleby Among the Archives

Posted on August 30, 2016 by Chris Mackowski

I have known Sheldon Appleby, my great-great-great grandfather, only through his handwriting—and only that through a single letter handwritten from February 1863, and only that through a photocopy of a photocopy. The great aunt who’d given me a copy of … Continue reading →

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“Finding” Sandie Pendleton

Posted on August 27, 2016 by Sarah Kay Bierle

He wasn’t really lost. But I love a good challenge…and good surprises. Did you see the blog post last month about my difficult lesson? I had tunnel vision eight years ago and missed the opportunity to see (and photograph) a … Continue reading →

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Discovering Your Civil War Past: V

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Daniel Welch

Welcome back to our much-delayed next installment of this interactive blog series on researching your Civil War ancestor or individual soldiers of interest.

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Discovering Your Civil War Past: Part IV

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Daniel Welch

Welcome back to our next installment of this exciting, interactive blog series on discovering your Civil War ancestry or how to better research individual soldiers from both the Union and Confederate armies.  By now I hope you have had an … Continue reading →

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Question of the Week: 2/22-2/28/16

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Emerging Civil War

What would you like to see ECW bloggers/authors tackle or research during 2016?

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Discovering Your Civil War Past: Part II

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Daniel Welch

Welcome back to the next post in our Discovering Your Civil War Past.  It was great to see the diversity in all of your Civil War ancestry, from different branches of services to different armies and theaters, as well as … Continue reading →

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