Military

Feb
3

Go Giants! How the football became the phenomenon it is today

Sandy on February 3rd, 2012

Everyone in the U.S. is hyped with anticipation for the Super Bowl on Sunday. Go Giants! Many people don’t realize how the game evolved to became the phenomenon that it is today. When I learned that this American pastime was shaped by the military, it wasn’t a stretch to envision a violent north eastern college [...]

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Aug
19

Footnote is now Fold3

Sandy on August 19th, 2011

The following is an announcement released yesterday, Thursday, August 18,  from Footnote.com, which has now been renamed Fold3. Going forward Fold3 will focus on producing the finest and most comprehensive collection of U.S. Military records available: “Today we announced our intention to create the finest and most comprehensive collection of U.S. Military records available on [...]

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Aug
15

Improving the way historical records are organized at findmypast

Sandy on August 15th, 2011

Here’s some interesting news from FindMyPast.co.uk about a fundamental change to be made to the way the site is organized. The changes should make it a lot easier for you to find and search the millions of new records being added to their database every month: “Findmypast has grown an awful lot since we last [...]

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