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"Was My William Smith in the Civil War?"

Find out if your ancestors fought in the Civil War

2023-04-04 19:00:00 2023-04-04 20:00:00 America/New_York "Was My William Smith in the Civil War?" Reed Memorial Library - Jenkins Room

Tuesday, April 04
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-04-04 19:00:00 2023-04-04 20:00:00 America/New_York "Was My William Smith in the Civil War?" Brian Rhinehart from civilwarrecords.com shares tips and advice for locating military ancestors. Limited to 20 people. Reed Memorial Library - Jenkins Room

Reed Memorial Library

Jenkins Room

Brian Rhinehart from civilwarrecords.com shares tips and advice for locating military ancestors. Limited to 20 people.

Over ten percent of the US population fought in the Civil War in the 1860s. Using (mostly) free resources, learn some tips on how to determine if your ancestor was in the war, and how to differentiate among those common named soldiers.

Brian Rhinehart is a professional genealogist and speaker and is the owner of CivilWarRecords.com.  He is a graduate of Boston University’s Certificate of Genealogy Research and his work has been featured in the PBS television show "Finding Your Roots."  A direct descendant of six Civil War soldiers, Brian specializes in research and record retrieval for Civil War and War of 1812 soldiers at the National Archives in Washington DC and has retrieved military files for hundreds of clients there.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Local History |

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