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-Bill Barrett presented the first of two classes this month on using military records in genealogy. He also provided extensive handouts of all his slides with commentary which are on the Classes webpage. Be sure to check out these handouts for lots of colorful examples and useful information.
+Bill Barrett presented the first of two classes this month on how to use military records in genealogy.
-Barrett explained how military records are useful for genealogy. Most of us will have at least one ancestor who served in the military, and several types of military records will have an abundance of information. For example, pension records include the application for a pension which often includes narratives of events during service, marriage certificates, birth records, death certificates, pages from family Bibles, family letters, depositions of witnesses, affidavits, discharge, and other supporting papers.
+Barrett began by saying that most of us will have at least one ancestor who served in the military, and several types of military records will have an abundance of information. For example, pension records include the application for a pension which often includes narratives of events during service, marriage certificates, birth records, death certificates, pages from family Bibles, family letters, depositions of witnesses, affidavits, discharge, and other supporting papers.
 For more information on using military records, Barrett recommended the Family History Guide website: [https://www.thefhguide.com/ www.thefhguide.com]. He considers this website the best-in-class learning resource for family history in general, but to learn more about military records, follow these steps: From the homepage, select ''Countries'', then ''United States'', and finally ''E. Military 1. Records''.