Family Heritage Consulting

My last few genealogy research projects have been wide in scope but always seem to gain the most information in military records. Many of our veterans of the Revolutionary War, War of 1812 and the Civil War submitted paperwork to receive a pension if they were fortunate enough to survive. Some of the information found in a veterans pension packet can be very insightful. There will probably be personal information about the soldier and his family such as birth, marriage and death certificates which give researchers great leads about those hard to find family members. But sometimes you will find amazing items such as letters written home while the soldier was on the front or testimonies of the soldier of what it it was like while he (or she) was in the service.

Soldier

During the summer, I am offering discounts for my research work especially if some of the work involves military research. Please mention that you are interested in whether or not your ancestors were in any of the early wars our country was involved in. I will also give discounts to any veterans or any men or woman serving our country presently. All of my estimates for research inquiries are free. Just give me some information to get started such as names and approximate dates and places your ancestors lived in. It need not be too involved but enough information to give me a head start. I will get back to you within a day or so with an estimate for further research and possibly creating a “family book”
I look forward to hearing from you and hopefully working with you. Just email Ronald (Ron) Kolb at klbmarlene@aol.com
Happy researching Ron

I want to add some thoughts about why military research can be so revealing and interesting.  In many genealogy research projects I have worked on  (including my own family research), inside our ancestors’ pension packets I have found some items which can only be considered family heirlooms. I have located old copies of family photographs taken during the Civil War, copies of pages from family bibles, and letters written by soldiers  to members of the family still at home.

Finding such items is like hitting the “genealogical jackpot”  There are other areas where to locate such treasures such as some library archives and even in old courthouse records but if you are lucky enough and honored enough to have a Civil War veteran in the family, it is definitely worth the effort to see if your veteran received a pension.  I can help you locate your ancestors in various records such as census and vital records (birth, marriage and death) and then determine if your family lines had any veterans in any of our countries earlier wars.  It would be my honor.

Best regards,  Ron Kolb

klbmarlene@aol.com

www.familyheritageconsulting.com