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Chris O’Donnell’s Ancestor’s Discharge Request 26 Aug 2013 | 09:40 pm
On August 20th’s, Who Do You Think You Are? episode, Chris O’Donnell discovered a letter on Fold3 written by his ancestor, Michael McEnnis, requesting a discharge from service in the Mexican American ...
August 2013 Content Update: Society of the War of 1812 Applications 15 Aug 2013 | 10:09 pm
The Society of the War of 1812 Applications is the newest title in Fold3’s growing War of 1812 Collection. Thousands of names, dates, and relationships are available in over three hundred membership a...
August 1963: UFO Reports in Project Blue Book 1 Aug 2013 | 09:01 pm
After the 1947 “Roswell Incident” in New Mexico, the U.S. Air Force launched Project Blue Book which ultimately investigated nearly 13,000 UFO sightings within the United States and abroad. The report...
Gettysburg 150th Anniversary 1 Jul 2013 | 06:00 pm
The Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863 What can we say today about an event as historically significant and perpetually reviewed as the Battle of Gettysburg? It is seared into our consciousness lik...
John Philip Sousa 28 Jun 2013 | 01:11 am
Before joining the Fold3 team last year, my wife and I spent twenty-four years in Oregon. There our daughter was a member of the marching band for one of our two community high schools (our sons optin...
Flag Day June 14 1 Jun 2013 | 07:00 pm
The Second Continental Congress determined the design of the American flag on Saturday, June 14, 1777. Within the Papers of the Continental Congress on Fold3, we can view the resolution in both the ro...
USCT Service Records Complete through the 138th Infantry – Free through May 31st 22 May 2013 | 12:40 am
In partnership with the National Archives, Fold3 recently finished scanning and publishing the complete set of compiled military service records of the United States Colored Troops (USCT). The collect...
This Month in History: Selective Service Act of 1917 2 May 2013 | 02:36 am
The first military conscription in the United States occurred during the Civil War, but the military draft process we are familiar with today originated with the Selective Service Act of 1917, passed ...
Confederate Civil War Records Free on Fold3 in April 3 Apr 2013 | 07:38 pm
Fun Feature: Have you noticed that the image on the Fold3 landing page for the Civil War Collection changes from “Civil War” to “War Between the States” when you move your cursor over the 150th-annive...
Oh, there’s no place like home for the holidays. 21 Dec 2012 | 11:45 pm
In an effort to bring a little “home” into their holidays, soldiers fighting on foreign shores in 20th-century wars added traditional touches to their celebrations. Please enjoy a slideshow of Christm...
