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Treasures in a Random War of 1812 Pension File

Posted on May 15, 2011 by

Footnote.com recently released the first 1,400 images of the War of 1812 pension files, as part of its partnership with the Federation of Genealogical Societies and the National Archives. (You can read the full announcement here.) As promised, these images … Continue reading →

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Digitizing War of 1812 Pension Files

Posted on April 13, 2011 by

From the 12 April 2011 press release by the Federation of Genealogical Societies and iArchives: “iArchives today announced a collaboration with the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) to digitize 180,000 pension applications, or an estimated 7.2 million pages of War of … Continue reading →

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