The genealogy research site Fold3 is currently offering a whopping 40% off their annual membership fees to celebrate their 8th anniversary. That brings the price of a 1 year membership down to $47.95 from the normal $79.95 fee. This price is good through Jan 31st.
A subscription to Fold3’s military records and other resources can be a nice complement to other memberships you might already have–especially if you’re researching ancestors that served.
More about Fold3:
Fold3 provides convenient access to US military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served.
The Fold3 name comes from a traditional flag folding ceremony in which the third fold is made in honor and remembrance of veterans who served in defense of their country and to maintain peace throughout the world.
Original records at Fold3 help you discover and share stories about these everyday heroes, forgotten soldiers, and the families that supported them. On Fold3, you can combine records found on the site with what you have in your own albums and shoeboxes to create an online memorial for someone who served.
If you’re interested, you can grab a discounted subscription here.
Featured Image: Civil War Soldier John Alexander McClernand from Fold3’s Honor Wall
I have been told that some of my male Ancestors were married to French Quebec Indian women. How do I find out?
This is part of Ancestry.com, an organization that got 90% of its records FREE from people who had submitted them to RootsWeb. Their search engines are notoriously screwed up, you get a list of thousands of people when you search for one. There is absolutely no rhyme or reason to their results. Fold3, being a part of Ancestry.com, SHOULD be free to Ancestry’s users, but it is just another gimmick to get more money from users. I wrote e-mails and letters to Ancestry complaining about search engines but NEVER received an answer. Their object is to make money, period. They have no obligation to help you find your ancestors and you will find just as much, and maybe more, through the LDS search sight. My advice: Stay away from it. Rates will keep going up and service will keep going down.