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Thursday, August 20, 2020

We are still providing support from the Brigham Young University Family History Library

 


Because of the pandemic, physical access to the Brigham Young University Family History Library has been severely limited since March of 2020. With the continuation of the restrictions, the staff and missionary/volunteers at the Library have been organized to provide online or telephonic support to anyone who needs help with their genealogy or family history. You can find out about our virtual classes every Sunday, our regularly scheduled webinars, other virtual classes, and virtual support from our website. If you call or email the Library, the staff will forward your inquiry to one of the missionaries who can best help you. 

https://fh.lib.byu.edu/

Personally, I have been helping a few people every week with research questions. You are welcome to contact the library or me directly. Leave a comment on my blog or contact me by email or through Facebook. Here is the contact information for the Library. 

Family History Assistance (Missionary Volunteers)

For family history help by email or phone, or to schedule a virtual family history consultation or group instruction.*

Email: byufhlmissionaries@gmail.com, Phone: (801) 422-3766

*Although we cannot currently host groups in person, we can schedule YSA or other groups for virtual classes or other group instruction.

If you leave a comment on my blog with your question and contact information, I will not publish the comment but I can then contact you about your question.  

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5 comments:

  1. CarrieAugust 21, 2020 at 10:47 AM

    Dear James, How would I go about finding out if a person was baptized as a child in the church records around the 1950's? How would I access a form E?

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    1. James TannerAugust 27, 2020 at 1:05 PM

      Privacy rules would prevent you from finding that information unless the person had already died. If they died some time ago, it is likely they will show up in the FamilySearch Family Tree with the ordinances completed. Otherwise, I suggest calling the Church and asking for help from Church membership.

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  2. K DawsonOctober 12, 2020 at 11:31 AM

    I am looking at a man who died at Jefferson Barracks in January of 1835. Source:
    National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Returns from Regular Army Infantry Regiments, June 1821 - December 1916; Microfilm Serial: M665; Roll: 65

    Description
    Military Year: 1833-1843

    Source Information
    Ancestry.com. U.S. Returns from Regular Army Infantry Regiments, 1821-1916 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
    Original data:Returns from Regular Army Infantry Regiments, June 1821–December 1916. NARA microfilm publication M665, rolls 1–244, 262-292, 297–300 of 300. Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1780's–1917, Record Group 94, and Records of United States Regular Army Mobile Units, 1821–1942, Record Group 391. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.

    https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2229/images/31637_218302-00079?pId=13957492

    Would there be any other military records for this time frame? I asked the NARA for a pension, but they couldn't find one. I found the enlistment records at Ancestry but there's no mention of any family. Any ideas? Thank you in advance!

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    1. James TannerOctober 12, 2020 at 5:53 PM

      If he died at Jefferson Barracks was he buried in the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis. If so, there will likely be burial records. See also Jefferson Barracks -- St. Louis Public Library owns the portion of the NARA microfilm set, Returns From U.S. Military Posts, 1800-1916, that includes Jefferson Barracks. Textual records of this fort, 1827-1909, including registers, reports, and correspondence, are in the National Archives and are described in Records of United States Army, Continental Commands, 1821-1920, under the section entitled Records of Posts, 1820-1940 (Record Group 393.7).https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Missouri_Military_Records#Introduction. Let me know if you need more help. genealogyarizona@gmail.com

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    2. K DawsonOctober 19, 2020 at 8:04 AM

      Thanks for your help. Looks like I'm on hold until after things open up again.

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