9 Nov 2017

Accessing National Archives Burned Records

By |9 Nov 2017|Military Records, World War I, World War II|3 Comments

In honor of Veterans Day, a post on accessing National Archives burned records. On July 12, 1973, a disastrous fire at the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in St. Louis destroyed approximately 16-18 million [...]

19 Apr 2017

Researching Civilian Conservation Corps Relatives

By |19 Apr 2017|Archives, Great Depression, Primary Sources|8 Comments

Interested in researching Civilian Conservation Corps relatives? Try the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Enrollee Records at the National Archives. The CCC provided jobs for young men, while improving and conserving U.S. open space and parklands. [...]

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