Fold3 was the focus of this week's workshop. Fold3 is a subscription website that concentrates on military records. It is possible to access a free one-week trial, you can purchase a month's subscription for $7.95 and a full year costs $79.95.
The site contains records from the United States, Canada, the British Isles, Australia and New Zealand. Fold3 provides helpful videos to explain how to use the site.
Search and Browse are the two main ways to access information. The search field should be used for the name of the conflict, a location and your ancestor's name. Choosing the "browse" option allows you to see all of the different databases that are part of the website.
Part of our session involved searching for ancestors of members who were in attendance. We had various levels of success looking for veterans of the Civil War, Vietnam War, World War II and the Revolutionary War.
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