Tuesday, April 26, 2011

NGS Booth - New Educational Offering, Introduction to Civil War Records

The National Genealogical Society proudly announces the release of its newest educational course, Introduction to Civil War Records, developed by renowned military expert Craig R. Scott, CG at the NGS Family History Conference in Charleston, South Carolina.

Craig R. Scott is a nationally recognized lecturer, educator, and genealogical and historical researcher with more than thirty years experience. He is a member of the Company of Military Historians and specializes in the diverse military records at the National Archives.

Now Craig brings his military expertise to NGS with the Introduction to Civil War Records. In this course, he focuses on current genealogical practices of research.

In this six-chapter course, he will teach you strategies to identify and locate information on an ancestor living at the time of the Civil War. You will learn about numerous records created for, during, and after the war, such as compiled service records, prisoners of war record, pension files and indexes, and post-war records to name a few.

This course is available on CD-ROM as a PDF file for $35.00. Craig will make a personal appearance on Saturday, 14 May, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. for questions and autographs.



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