Free Access To Genealogy Websites for Veterans Day

Veterans day historyIn honor of Veteran’s day, some genealogy websites grant free access to online military records as well as other genealogy resources.

FindMyPast
This year, for 4 days, you can browse Findmypast's military category free in honor of Veteran’s day. Their collection of more than 70 million military records will be available starting 04:00 EST November 10th and ending 18:59 GMT November 13th.

The category on Findmypast is called “Military, Armed Forces and Conflict,” and includes 43 million US and Canadian military records, 89,000 Revolutionary War Pensions, 1.3 US Army enlistment records and more.

FamilySearch
FamilySearch is hosting a photo gallery of veterans for the holiday, submitted by users on the site. Reading through the stories of the veterans is a great way to celebrate.

As with any genealogy website that allows free access to honor holidays, may need to create a free basic registration with the site in order to view records, and downloading record images may be restricted.