Patriots of the Past: How to Research Revolutionary War Records

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Patriots of the Past: How to Research Revolutionary War Records

Wednesday, 3/11/15 11:00 pm - Thursday, 3/12/15 12:00 am

Event Type

Genealogy Workshop
The Historical Society of Pennsylvania
1300 Locust St.
19107 Philadelphia , PA
Pennsylvania

Many in Philadelphia and beyond have ancestors who fought during the American Revolution. But the difficulties of researching Revolutionary War military records are numerous. Join Sydney Cruice Dixon  tonight at HSP to discover new techniques and strategies to help identify, locate, and access these materials both online and off.


Speaker's Bio: Sydney Cruice Dixon is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists.  She has been actively researching family genealogies since 1995.  She conducts genealogy research for clients as well as providing genealogy coaching for those clients who want to do their own family research.   She currently teaches both beginner and intermediate level genealogy courses.   In addition, Sydney lectures regularly throughout the tri-state area – on topics including: Using the Internet for Genealogy Research; Vital Records and Their Substitutes; Researching U. S. Military Records; Mastering Ancestry.com; A Union Soldier’s Story – Joseph W. Clifton; and The Importance of Capturing Oral History.  She is a member of the planning committee for the Main Line Genealogy Club.