World War I genealogy webinar April 10

World War I genealogy webinar April 10

On Friday, April 10, the Doughboy Foundation will present the latest in its World War I webinar series: "Finding Your WWI Ancestors." Author Debra Dudek will lead this introduction to World War I genealogy research for American military and noncombatant forebears starting at 1 p.m. Eastern. Topics include resources, tips and tricks, and more. The webinar will close with a special screening of the seven-minute educational short "They Deserve to be Remembered” on the war and those who fought it, narrated by Gary Sinise.

Participants will receive a digital copy of the 100-page "WWI Genealogy Research Guide,” authored last year by Dudek with a foreword by Col. Gerald York, grandson of Medal of Honor recipient Alvin York. It is provided courtesy of the Doughboy Foundation and the World War One Centennial Commission (WW1CC).

Register for the webinar here. If you cannot participate, "WWI Genealogy Research Guide” is available for sale in book form. Click here to see more of WW1CC’s communications menu, from weekly podcasts to a video library and more.