Follow along with Family Tree University and host Lisa Louise Cooke as we cover the essentials of researching your ancestors’ military service.

Ep. 97: June 2016

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In this episode:

News from the Blogosphere with Diane Haddad

Diane’s talks about 12 free websites to search for your fallen military ancestors.

Top Tips: Preserve Military Memorabilia

In our Top Tips segment the Family Curator, Denise Levenick, returns to the show to talk about how to preserve military memorabilia such as flags, medals and uniforms.

101 Best Websites

David Fryxell shares a sneak peek at the military sites included in the upcoming 2016 list:

• American Battle Monuments Commission – www.abmc.gov
• Civil War Soliders & Sailors System – www.itd.nps.gov/cwss
• Daughters of the American Revolution – www.dar.org
• Fold3 – www.fold3.com
• National Archives and Records Administration – www.archives.gov
• Nationwide Gravesite Locator – gravelocator.cem.va.gov
• Family Relatives.com – www.familyrelatives.com

Family Tree University Crash Course

Nancy Hendrickson returns to give us a crash course on military records based on her on-demand video webinar How to Find Ancestor Military Records.

The Publisher’s Desk with Allison Dolan

Lisa and Allison talk about the latest resources to trace your military ancestors from Family Tree Magazine.

Your Host: Lisa Louise Cooke

Listen to Lisa Louise Cooke’s Genealogy Gems and Genealogy: Family History Made Easy podcasts in iTunes and visit her website for great research ideas, podcast episodes and videos.

Have fun climbing your family tree!