Wrap up the Second Lives series with reflections on tracing veterans’ lives after war. Learn why...
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Rekindling a Forty-Year Quest for Family Origins
“Many thanks, Will. You have rekindled my 40-year quest to find my family origins. Your weekly...
Morgantown’s Futuristic Ride | Postcards from the Past
Some postcards capture landscapes or landmarks; others capture a moment of pride. This one from...
Lost to History: Veterans Who Vanished After Service
You find them in a draft card, a pension file, or a service roster—and then nothing. No census...
Post-War Professions: Careers That Came from Military Skills
Some families have stories that begin with war but continue through decades of work that followed...
Marrying After the War: Tracing Families That Began in Peace
War has a way of pausing life. Plans are put on hold. Relationships are delayed. Young people grow...