Researching Your World War I History (Hybrid)

Mon, Aug 26 2024

2:00pm - 3:00pm

Midwest Genealogy Center Programming Room

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Subjects

Genealogy

Age Group

For adults

Presenter

Haley Sherriff

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With over 55,000 digitized documents and objects in its online collections database, more than 10,000 library titles and onsite access to databases like Ancestry and Fold3, the National WWI Museum and Memorial offers a trove of resources for all who are interested in researching the Great War. Learn more about finding information about specific WWI topics for any academic or personal project in a panel discussion with the Museum and Memorial research volunteers, moderated by Learning and Engagement Specialist Haley Sheriff.

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