tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39734656246317211192024-02-19T22:23:09.395-08:00Genea-QuiltersIs there more to life than GENEALOGY? Yes, QUILTING!DearMYRTLEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15684472865240981715noreply@blogger.comBlogger107125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973465624631721119.post-48903382276678090652017-02-05T17:57:00.003-08:002017-02-05T17:57:56.535-08:00Star-Spangled Banner Quilt Wrap-Up, part 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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First, a huge and heartfelt <span style="color: purple;"><b>THANK YOU</b></span> to <i><u>everyone </u></i>who participated, contributed, donated their time, talent, and money to the Genea-Quilters' Star-Spangled Banner Quilt, whose initial purpose was to raise money for the "Preserve the Pensions" fund. Due to the announcement that the 1812 Pensions Preservation project was fully funded, we will soon be deciding on where to donate the money that was raised by the quilt.<br />
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Let's take a moment to appreciate just how <i><span style="color: magenta;">beautiful </span></i>it turned out:<br />
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And now for the winner of the quilt: A list of all those who participated in some way - whether by creating a block or donating directly - was created and numbered, then run through a randomizer program, to randomly re-order and re-number the list.<br />
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A trusted member of the genealogy community, completely unaffiliated with this project, was asked to pick a number, without any other information given to him. (I don't even think I told him why he was picking a number until after he'd done so!) Thomas MacEntee chose the number that was next to the name of the very, very lucky...<br />
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<i>Congratulations Diane!</i></div>
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FOR THOSE OF YOU ATTENDING ROOTSTECH:<br />The quilt will be brought and displayed at the Media Hub on Saturday, February 11, at about 12:15 p.m. Please feel free to stop by and see this beautiful quilt at that time. Photos will be posted, naturally, for those who won't be there in person.</div>
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Thank you, thank you, thank you all again for being so willing to participate in this fun project!</div>
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<i>(In case you're wondering, part 2 will be posted when we donate the money raised.)</i></div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">(c) 2016 Genea-Quilters, a consortium of genealogy quilters.</div>tami osmer glatzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16583176789385171575noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973465624631721119.post-71489768236665559162016-08-26T16:21:00.001-07:002016-08-26T16:26:00.980-07:00WHERE in the world is the Star-Spangled Banner Quilt? (5)<span style="color: red;">On half the old-timey quilt frame made by Mr. Myrt! Then it's on the road to <a href="http://www.fgs.org/" target="_blank">#FGS2016</a>.</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;">1. Submit an article</span></b> about <i><b>YOUR </b></i>War
of 1812 ancestor, or how using digitized military records has enhanced
your own genealogy research. Articles should be a minimum of 250 words,
and emailed by <b>November 1, 2016 </b>to <a href="mailto:geneaquilters1812@gmail.com">geneaquilters1812@gmail.com </a>.<br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;">2. Donate</span></b> via the <a href="http://paypal.me/1812SSBQuiltProject">Genea-Quilters PayPal</a> account. Be sure to include your contact information! You may also use the Donate button on the side of this blog article.<br />
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<b>Please share this with all of your friends, both online and off. </b>We'd love this quilt to make a big difference towards preserving the War of 1812 pensions!<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Thank-you, <a href="http://genea-quilters.blogspot.com/2016/08/star-spangled-banner-quilter-alice-allen.html" target="_blank">Alice Allen</a></b></span><b>.</b> Here's where your squares are found on the completed <span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Star-Spangled Banner Quilt:</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #cc0000;">This one is at the top toward the center.</span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>This one is along the bottom in the center. Notice how it shows off the star quilting beautifully.</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;">1. Submit an article</span></b> about <i><b>YOUR </b></i>War
of 1812 ancestor, or how using digitized military records has enhanced
your own genealogy research. Articles should be a minimum of 250 words,
and emailed by <b>November 1, 2016 </b>to <a href="mailto:geneaquilters1812@gmail.com">geneaquilters1812@gmail.com</a>.<br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;">2. Donate</span></b> via the <a href="http://paypal.me/1812SSBQuiltProject">Genea-Quilters PayPal</a> account. Be sure to include your contact information! You may also use the Donate button on the side of this blog article.<br />
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<b>The <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeneaQuilters/" target="_blank">Genea-Quilters Facebook Group</a> is proud to recognize Alice Allen's contribution to the <span style="color: red;">Star-Spangled Banner Quilt</span>. </b><br />
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This Washington state resident considers herself a traditional quilter though she also enjoys scrap quilting.<br />
<br />Alice has an veteran of the War of 1812!<br />
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<b>Andrew Millett</b>, her 4th great-grandfather was born in 1767 in Voluntown, Connecticut. He served from New York. According to <i>Military History of Wayne County, NY</i> he served in the 39th Infantry, Captain Hinckley's company, as a private. Some of his brothers also served from Allegany and Wayne counties in New York.<br />
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of 1812 ancestor, or how using digitized military records has enhanced
your own genealogy research. Articles should be a minimum of 250 words,
and emailed by <b>November 1, 2016 </b>to <a href="mailto:geneaquilters1812@gmail.com">geneaquilters1812@gmail.com</a>.<br />
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Researching-American-Ancestors-Carolina-Selected/dp/1524523542" target="_blank">A Guide to Researching African American Ancestry in Laurens County, South Carolina</a> by LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson, CG.<br />
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of 1812 ancestor, or how using digitized military records has enhanced
your own genealogy research. Articles should be a minimum of 250 words,
and emailed by <b>November 1, 2016 </b>to <a href="mailto:geneaquilters1812@gmail.com">geneaquilters1812@gmail.com</a>.<br />
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<b>It's Monday morning, so where else could we expect this gorgeous quilt to be hanging out? </b><br />
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Everyone who participated in its creation is entered in the drawing to win the quilt. But wait! There's more!<span style="color: #cc0000;"> There are still <a href="http://genea-quilters.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2015-12-15T19:30:00-08:00&max-results=4" target="_blank">opportunities </a>available to <b>WIN </b>this beautiful king-size, handmade quilt!</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;">1. Submit an article</span></b> about <i><b>YOUR </b></i>War
of 1812 ancestor, or how using digitized military records has enhanced
your own genealogy research. Articles should be a minimum of 250 words,
and emailed by <b>November 1, 2016 </b>to <a href="mailto:geneaquilters1812@gmail.com">geneaquilters1812@gmail.com</a>.<br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;">2. Donate</span></b> via the <a href="http://paypal.me/1812SSBQuiltProject">Genea-Quilters PayPal</a> account. Be sure to include your contact information! You may also use the Donate button on the side of this blog article.<br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">(c) 2016 Genea-Quilters, a consortium of genealogy quilters.</div>DearMYRTLEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15684472865240981715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973465624631721119.post-71457918580541051542016-08-06T17:27:00.000-07:002016-08-06T17:27:10.152-07:00Star-Spangled Banner Quilter: Lisa Christensen<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYVJzDeJK03BniPcO0RdLcK18c39mnfkAAuPHCTQ9FwORrzuk2d2sX-GCjtp_iJ5jt1Qu55b6wpCSHTNdGlrCmkQgtv8B95lcN5z98YyzONLR5oCVIecjQwh6wjylOm-hrTqJhsj0T2bDQ/s1600/Christensen+Lisa.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYVJzDeJK03BniPcO0RdLcK18c39mnfkAAuPHCTQ9FwORrzuk2d2sX-GCjtp_iJ5jt1Qu55b6wpCSHTNdGlrCmkQgtv8B95lcN5z98YyzONLR5oCVIecjQwh6wjylOm-hrTqJhsj0T2bDQ/s320/Christensen+Lisa.JPG" width="212" /></a><b>The <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeneaQuilters/" target="_blank">Genea-Quilters Facebook Group</a> is proud to recognize Lisa's contribution to the <span style="color: red;">Star-Spangled Banner Quilt</span>. </b><br />
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Lisa considers herself a casual quilter of traditional designs. <i>From the looks of her corners, I'd say Lisa is more than a casual quilter.</i><br />
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Lisa writes:<br />
<style type="text/css"><!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--></style><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":707,"3":{"1":0},"4":{"1":2,"2":13624051},"9":0,"10":0,"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"I may have a War of 1812 veteran in my family, but I\u2019m not sure. I have a step-great-great-great grandfather who has the same name as a man who fought with Churchill\u2019s Company of Artillery. The War of 1812 veteran\u2019s name was Chauncey Thomas, born in Connecticut. He received 160 acres of land in Knox county, Illinois via the Script Warrant Act of 1812, but was denied a pension. My Chauncey Thomas was also born in Connecticut and died in Michigan. I am eagerly awaiting the appearance of pension records for surnames beginning with T to see if my Chauncey fought in the War of 1812.\n\nThere is no doubt that the internet has changed research methods for genealogy. Digitized military records certainly would have made the search for information about Chauncey Thomas\u2019 great-grandson, George E. Thomas, much easier. George was a much beloved half brother of my grandpa, Harvey Christensen. In December 1941, George decided to join the Army. He boarded a bus in Howell, Michigan and enlisted at Fort Custer on December 5, 1941\u2013 two days before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. He was killed in action on August 17, 1944. Although my father and uncles remembered George\u2019s visits while he was on leave from the Army, they knew very little about his service in the Army, including where he died. They each confidently offered a completely different location for George\u2019s death: France, Africa and Italy. I spent many years trying to identify the unit George fought in and learn where he died. I tried the obvious route: fill out Form 180 and ask the National Archives to provide the information. Their first response said they were unable to find any information concerning my request. I tried reading the newspaper from George\u2019s home town with the hope that I would find an article about his service or death. I found a photograph of the local men who were boarding the bus to enlist and a Card of Thanks from his family when he died, but no information about his service in the war. I filled out Form 180 again, but this time I requested the information using the Freedom of Information Act. This time the response indicated that George\u2019s service records may have been destroyed by the fire of July 12, 1973. Even if the had not been destroyed, the National Archives would only give copies of his file to specific next of kin. Unfortunately, George had no next of kin. They did extract a small amount of information and provided me with a death place: France. Although that settled the dispute between my Dad and his brothers, it still didn\u2019t help me learn anything about his service.\n\nI eventually learned about a document that could provide information about the unit he fought with. The National Archives in Maryland had Headstone Application records for veterans. This was the first time I was thankful that my family was too poor to purchase a headstone for George. I visited the National Archives during a trip to the Washington D.C. area to look for his Headstone Application. After looking through several boxes containing the wrong set of applications and quickly running out of time, I finally received the correct box and found the application for George\u2019s headstone. I finally had the information I was looking for. George fought with Company I of the 142nd Infantry regiment of the 36th Infantry division. After researching the movements of this unit, I learned that George had spent time in Africa, Italy and France. That explained the confusion between my Dad and Uncles. I also learned that his unit was located in La Muy, Var, Provence-Alpes-C\u00f4te D'Azur, France on the day he was killed. At last, my search was over.\n\nIn less than a year Ancestry.com released an indexed, digitized database containing the Headstone Application records. Even though I had a copy of George E. Thomas\u2019 Headstone Application, I couldn\u2019t resist the urge to search for it at Ancestry.com. In less than two minutes I was able to accomplish a task that had taken me fourteen years to accomplish the old fashioned way. I am looking forward to viewing the War of 1812 pension file for Chauncey Thomas from the comfort of my home to determine if he is the same Chauncey Thomas who migrated to Michigan and was the great-grandfather of George E. Thomas.\n"}" style="text-align: left;"><i><b>"I may have a War of 1812 veteran in my family, but I’m not sure. I have a step-great-great-great grandfather who has the same name as a man who fought with Churchill’s Company of Artillery. The War of 1812 veteran’s name was Chauncey Thomas, born in Connecticut. He received 160 acres of land in Knox county, Illinois via the Script Warrant Act of 1812, but was denied a pension. My Chauncey Thomas was also born in Connecticut and died in Michigan. <span style="color: red;">I am eagerly awaiting the appearance of pension records for surnames beginning with T to see if my Chauncey fought in the War of 1812."</span></b></i></span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":707,"3":{"1":0},"4":{"1":2,"2":13624051},"9":0,"10":0,"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"I may have a War of 1812 veteran in my family, but I\u2019m not sure. I have a step-great-great-great grandfather who has the same name as a man who fought with Churchill\u2019s Company of Artillery. The War of 1812 veteran\u2019s name was Chauncey Thomas, born in Connecticut. He received 160 acres of land in Knox county, Illinois via the Script Warrant Act of 1812, but was denied a pension. My Chauncey Thomas was also born in Connecticut and died in Michigan. I am eagerly awaiting the appearance of pension records for surnames beginning with T to see if my Chauncey fought in the War of 1812.\n\nThere is no doubt that the internet has changed research methods for genealogy. Digitized military records certainly would have made the search for information about Chauncey Thomas\u2019 great-grandson, George E. Thomas, much easier. George was a much beloved half brother of my grandpa, Harvey Christensen. In December 1941, George decided to join the Army. He boarded a bus in Howell, Michigan and enlisted at Fort Custer on December 5, 1941\u2013 two days before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. He was killed in action on August 17, 1944. Although my father and uncles remembered George\u2019s visits while he was on leave from the Army, they knew very little about his service in the Army, including where he died. They each confidently offered a completely different location for George\u2019s death: France, Africa and Italy. I spent many years trying to identify the unit George fought in and learn where he died. I tried the obvious route: fill out Form 180 and ask the National Archives to provide the information. Their first response said they were unable to find any information concerning my request. I tried reading the newspaper from George\u2019s home town with the hope that I would find an article about his service or death. I found a photograph of the local men who were boarding the bus to enlist and a Card of Thanks from his family when he died, but no information about his service in the war. I filled out Form 180 again, but this time I requested the information using the Freedom of Information Act. This time the response indicated that George\u2019s service records may have been destroyed by the fire of July 12, 1973. Even if the had not been destroyed, the National Archives would only give copies of his file to specific next of kin. Unfortunately, George had no next of kin. They did extract a small amount of information and provided me with a death place: France. Although that settled the dispute between my Dad and his brothers, it still didn\u2019t help me learn anything about his service.\n\nI eventually learned about a document that could provide information about the unit he fought with. The National Archives in Maryland had Headstone Application records for veterans. This was the first time I was thankful that my family was too poor to purchase a headstone for George. I visited the National Archives during a trip to the Washington D.C. area to look for his Headstone Application. After looking through several boxes containing the wrong set of applications and quickly running out of time, I finally received the correct box and found the application for George\u2019s headstone. I finally had the information I was looking for. George fought with Company I of the 142nd Infantry regiment of the 36th Infantry division. After researching the movements of this unit, I learned that George had spent time in Africa, Italy and France. That explained the confusion between my Dad and Uncles. I also learned that his unit was located in La Muy, Var, Provence-Alpes-C\u00f4te D'Azur, France on the day he was killed. At last, my search was over.\n\nIn less than a year Ancestry.com released an indexed, digitized database containing the Headstone Application records. Even though I had a copy of George E. Thomas\u2019 Headstone Application, I couldn\u2019t resist the urge to search for it at Ancestry.com. In less than two minutes I was able to accomplish a task that had taken me fourteen years to accomplish the old fashioned way. I am looking forward to viewing the War of 1812 pension file for Chauncey Thomas from the comfort of my home to determine if he is the same Chauncey Thomas who migrated to Michigan and was the great-grandfather of George E. Thomas.\n"}" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Challenges with WWII research prompted Lisa's interest in the 1812 Pension Digitization Project.</b></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":707,"3":{"1":0},"4":{"1":2,"2":13624051},"9":0,"10":0,"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"I may have a War of 1812 veteran in my family, but I\u2019m not sure. I have a step-great-great-great grandfather who has the same name as a man who fought with Churchill\u2019s Company of Artillery. The War of 1812 veteran\u2019s name was Chauncey Thomas, born in Connecticut. He received 160 acres of land in Knox county, Illinois via the Script Warrant Act of 1812, but was denied a pension. My Chauncey Thomas was also born in Connecticut and died in Michigan. I am eagerly awaiting the appearance of pension records for surnames beginning with T to see if my Chauncey fought in the War of 1812.\n\nThere is no doubt that the internet has changed research methods for genealogy. Digitized military records certainly would have made the search for information about Chauncey Thomas\u2019 great-grandson, George E. Thomas, much easier. George was a much beloved half brother of my grandpa, Harvey Christensen. In December 1941, George decided to join the Army. He boarded a bus in Howell, Michigan and enlisted at Fort Custer on December 5, 1941\u2013 two days before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. He was killed in action on August 17, 1944. Although my father and uncles remembered George\u2019s visits while he was on leave from the Army, they knew very little about his service in the Army, including where he died. They each confidently offered a completely different location for George\u2019s death: France, Africa and Italy. I spent many years trying to identify the unit George fought in and learn where he died. I tried the obvious route: fill out Form 180 and ask the National Archives to provide the information. Their first response said they were unable to find any information concerning my request. I tried reading the newspaper from George\u2019s home town with the hope that I would find an article about his service or death. I found a photograph of the local men who were boarding the bus to enlist and a Card of Thanks from his family when he died, but no information about his service in the war. I filled out Form 180 again, but this time I requested the information using the Freedom of Information Act. This time the response indicated that George\u2019s service records may have been destroyed by the fire of July 12, 1973. Even if the had not been destroyed, the National Archives would only give copies of his file to specific next of kin. Unfortunately, George had no next of kin. They did extract a small amount of information and provided me with a death place: France. Although that settled the dispute between my Dad and his brothers, it still didn\u2019t help me learn anything about his service.\n\nI eventually learned about a document that could provide information about the unit he fought with. The National Archives in Maryland had Headstone Application records for veterans. This was the first time I was thankful that my family was too poor to purchase a headstone for George. I visited the National Archives during a trip to the Washington D.C. area to look for his Headstone Application. After looking through several boxes containing the wrong set of applications and quickly running out of time, I finally received the correct box and found the application for George\u2019s headstone. I finally had the information I was looking for. George fought with Company I of the 142nd Infantry regiment of the 36th Infantry division. After researching the movements of this unit, I learned that George had spent time in Africa, Italy and France. That explained the confusion between my Dad and Uncles. I also learned that his unit was located in La Muy, Var, Provence-Alpes-C\u00f4te D'Azur, France on the day he was killed. At last, my search was over.\n\nIn less than a year Ancestry.com released an indexed, digitized database containing the Headstone Application records. Even though I had a copy of George E. Thomas\u2019 Headstone Application, I couldn\u2019t resist the urge to search for it at Ancestry.com. In less than two minutes I was able to accomplish a task that had taken me fourteen years to accomplish the old fashioned way. I am looking forward to viewing the War of 1812 pension file for Chauncey Thomas from the comfort of my home to determine if he is the same Chauncey Thomas who migrated to Michigan and was the great-grandfather of George E. Thomas.\n"}" style="text-align: left;"><b>"There is no doubt that the Internet has changed research methods for genealogy. Digitized military records certainly would have made the search for information about Chauncey Thomas’ great-grandson, George E. Thomas, much easier.</b> George was a much beloved half brother of my grandpa, Harvey Christensen. In December 1941, George decided to join the Army. He boarded a bus in Howell, Michigan and enlisted at Fort Custer on December 5, 1941– two days before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. He was killed in action on August 17, 1944. Although my father and uncles remembered George’s visits while he was on leave from the Army, they knew very little about his service in the Army, including where he died. They each confidently offered a completely different location for George’s death: France, Africa and Italy. </span></span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":707,"3":{"1":0},"4":{"1":2,"2":13624051},"9":0,"10":0,"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"I may have a War of 1812 veteran in my family, but I\u2019m not sure. I have a step-great-great-great grandfather who has the same name as a man who fought with Churchill\u2019s Company of Artillery. The War of 1812 veteran\u2019s name was Chauncey Thomas, born in Connecticut. He received 160 acres of land in Knox county, Illinois via the Script Warrant Act of 1812, but was denied a pension. My Chauncey Thomas was also born in Connecticut and died in Michigan. I am eagerly awaiting the appearance of pension records for surnames beginning with T to see if my Chauncey fought in the War of 1812.\n\nThere is no doubt that the internet has changed research methods for genealogy. Digitized military records certainly would have made the search for information about Chauncey Thomas\u2019 great-grandson, George E. Thomas, much easier. George was a much beloved half brother of my grandpa, Harvey Christensen. In December 1941, George decided to join the Army. He boarded a bus in Howell, Michigan and enlisted at Fort Custer on December 5, 1941\u2013 two days before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. He was killed in action on August 17, 1944. Although my father and uncles remembered George\u2019s visits while he was on leave from the Army, they knew very little about his service in the Army, including where he died. They each confidently offered a completely different location for George\u2019s death: France, Africa and Italy. I spent many years trying to identify the unit George fought in and learn where he died. I tried the obvious route: fill out Form 180 and ask the National Archives to provide the information. Their first response said they were unable to find any information concerning my request. I tried reading the newspaper from George\u2019s home town with the hope that I would find an article about his service or death. I found a photograph of the local men who were boarding the bus to enlist and a Card of Thanks from his family when he died, but no information about his service in the war. I filled out Form 180 again, but this time I requested the information using the Freedom of Information Act. This time the response indicated that George\u2019s service records may have been destroyed by the fire of July 12, 1973. Even if the had not been destroyed, the National Archives would only give copies of his file to specific next of kin. Unfortunately, George had no next of kin. They did extract a small amount of information and provided me with a death place: France. Although that settled the dispute between my Dad and his brothers, it still didn\u2019t help me learn anything about his service.\n\nI eventually learned about a document that could provide information about the unit he fought with. The National Archives in Maryland had Headstone Application records for veterans. This was the first time I was thankful that my family was too poor to purchase a headstone for George. I visited the National Archives during a trip to the Washington D.C. area to look for his Headstone Application. After looking through several boxes containing the wrong set of applications and quickly running out of time, I finally received the correct box and found the application for George\u2019s headstone. I finally had the information I was looking for. George fought with Company I of the 142nd Infantry regiment of the 36th Infantry division. After researching the movements of this unit, I learned that George had spent time in Africa, Italy and France. That explained the confusion between my Dad and Uncles. I also learned that his unit was located in La Muy, Var, Provence-Alpes-C\u00f4te D'Azur, France on the day he was killed. At last, my search was over.\n\nIn less than a year Ancestry.com released an indexed, digitized database containing the Headstone Application records. Even though I had a copy of George E. Thomas\u2019 Headstone Application, I couldn\u2019t resist the urge to search for it at Ancestry.com. In less than two minutes I was able to accomplish a task that had taken me fourteen years to accomplish the old fashioned way. I am looking forward to viewing the War of 1812 pension file for Chauncey Thomas from the comfort of my home to determine if he is the same Chauncey Thomas who migrated to Michigan and was the great-grandfather of George E. Thomas.\n"}" style="text-align: left;">I spent many years trying to identify the unit George fought in and learn where he died. I tried the obvious route: </span></span></span><ul>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":707,"3":{"1":0},"4":{"1":2,"2":13624051},"9":0,"10":0,"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"I may have a War of 1812 veteran in my family, but I\u2019m not sure. I have a step-great-great-great grandfather who has the same name as a man who fought with Churchill\u2019s Company of Artillery. The War of 1812 veteran\u2019s name was Chauncey Thomas, born in Connecticut. He received 160 acres of land in Knox county, Illinois via the Script Warrant Act of 1812, but was denied a pension. My Chauncey Thomas was also born in Connecticut and died in Michigan. I am eagerly awaiting the appearance of pension records for surnames beginning with T to see if my Chauncey fought in the War of 1812.\n\nThere is no doubt that the internet has changed research methods for genealogy. Digitized military records certainly would have made the search for information about Chauncey Thomas\u2019 great-grandson, George E. Thomas, much easier. George was a much beloved half brother of my grandpa, Harvey Christensen. In December 1941, George decided to join the Army. He boarded a bus in Howell, Michigan and enlisted at Fort Custer on December 5, 1941\u2013 two days before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. He was killed in action on August 17, 1944. Although my father and uncles remembered George\u2019s visits while he was on leave from the Army, they knew very little about his service in the Army, including where he died. They each confidently offered a completely different location for George\u2019s death: France, Africa and Italy. I spent many years trying to identify the unit George fought in and learn where he died. I tried the obvious route: fill out Form 180 and ask the National Archives to provide the information. Their first response said they were unable to find any information concerning my request. I tried reading the newspaper from George\u2019s home town with the hope that I would find an article about his service or death. I found a photograph of the local men who were boarding the bus to enlist and a Card of Thanks from his family when he died, but no information about his service in the war. I filled out Form 180 again, but this time I requested the information using the Freedom of Information Act. This time the response indicated that George\u2019s service records may have been destroyed by the fire of July 12, 1973. Even if the had not been destroyed, the National Archives would only give copies of his file to specific next of kin. Unfortunately, George had no next of kin. They did extract a small amount of information and provided me with a death place: France. Although that settled the dispute between my Dad and his brothers, it still didn\u2019t help me learn anything about his service.\n\nI eventually learned about a document that could provide information about the unit he fought with. The National Archives in Maryland had Headstone Application records for veterans. This was the first time I was thankful that my family was too poor to purchase a headstone for George. I visited the National Archives during a trip to the Washington D.C. area to look for his Headstone Application. After looking through several boxes containing the wrong set of applications and quickly running out of time, I finally received the correct box and found the application for George\u2019s headstone. I finally had the information I was looking for. George fought with Company I of the 142nd Infantry regiment of the 36th Infantry division. After researching the movements of this unit, I learned that George had spent time in Africa, Italy and France. That explained the confusion between my Dad and Uncles. I also learned that his unit was located in La Muy, Var, Provence-Alpes-C\u00f4te D'Azur, France on the day he was killed. At last, my search was over.\n\nIn less than a year Ancestry.com released an indexed, digitized database containing the Headstone Application records. Even though I had a copy of George E. Thomas\u2019 Headstone Application, I couldn\u2019t resist the urge to search for it at Ancestry.com. In less than two minutes I was able to accomplish a task that had taken me fourteen years to accomplish the old fashioned way. I am looking forward to viewing the War of 1812 pension file for Chauncey Thomas from the comfort of my home to determine if he is the same Chauncey Thomas who migrated to Michigan and was the great-grandfather of George E. Thomas.\n"}" style="text-align: left;"><b>Fill out Form 180 and ask the National Archives to provide the information.</b> <i>Their first response said they were unable to find any information concerning my request. </i></span></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":707,"3":{"1":0},"4":{"1":2,"2":13624051},"9":0,"10":0,"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"I may have a War of 1812 veteran in my family, but I\u2019m not sure. I have a step-great-great-great grandfather who has the same name as a man who fought with Churchill\u2019s Company of Artillery. The War of 1812 veteran\u2019s name was Chauncey Thomas, born in Connecticut. He received 160 acres of land in Knox county, Illinois via the Script Warrant Act of 1812, but was denied a pension. My Chauncey Thomas was also born in Connecticut and died in Michigan. I am eagerly awaiting the appearance of pension records for surnames beginning with T to see if my Chauncey fought in the War of 1812.\n\nThere is no doubt that the internet has changed research methods for genealogy. Digitized military records certainly would have made the search for information about Chauncey Thomas\u2019 great-grandson, George E. Thomas, much easier. George was a much beloved half brother of my grandpa, Harvey Christensen. In December 1941, George decided to join the Army. He boarded a bus in Howell, Michigan and enlisted at Fort Custer on December 5, 1941\u2013 two days before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. He was killed in action on August 17, 1944. Although my father and uncles remembered George\u2019s visits while he was on leave from the Army, they knew very little about his service in the Army, including where he died. They each confidently offered a completely different location for George\u2019s death: France, Africa and Italy. I spent many years trying to identify the unit George fought in and learn where he died. I tried the obvious route: fill out Form 180 and ask the National Archives to provide the information. Their first response said they were unable to find any information concerning my request. I tried reading the newspaper from George\u2019s home town with the hope that I would find an article about his service or death. I found a photograph of the local men who were boarding the bus to enlist and a Card of Thanks from his family when he died, but no information about his service in the war. I filled out Form 180 again, but this time I requested the information using the Freedom of Information Act. This time the response indicated that George\u2019s service records may have been destroyed by the fire of July 12, 1973. Even if the had not been destroyed, the National Archives would only give copies of his file to specific next of kin. Unfortunately, George had no next of kin. They did extract a small amount of information and provided me with a death place: France. Although that settled the dispute between my Dad and his brothers, it still didn\u2019t help me learn anything about his service.\n\nI eventually learned about a document that could provide information about the unit he fought with. The National Archives in Maryland had Headstone Application records for veterans. This was the first time I was thankful that my family was too poor to purchase a headstone for George. I visited the National Archives during a trip to the Washington D.C. area to look for his Headstone Application. After looking through several boxes containing the wrong set of applications and quickly running out of time, I finally received the correct box and found the application for George\u2019s headstone. I finally had the information I was looking for. George fought with Company I of the 142nd Infantry regiment of the 36th Infantry division. After researching the movements of this unit, I learned that George had spent time in Africa, Italy and France. That explained the confusion between my Dad and Uncles. I also learned that his unit was located in La Muy, Var, Provence-Alpes-C\u00f4te D'Azur, France on the day he was killed. At last, my search was over.\n\nIn less than a year Ancestry.com released an indexed, digitized database containing the Headstone Application records. Even though I had a copy of George E. Thomas\u2019 Headstone Application, I couldn\u2019t resist the urge to search for it at Ancestry.com. In less than two minutes I was able to accomplish a task that had taken me fourteen years to accomplish the old fashioned way. I am looking forward to viewing the War of 1812 pension file for Chauncey Thomas from the comfort of my home to determine if he is the same Chauncey Thomas who migrated to Michigan and was the great-grandfather of George E. Thomas.\n"}" style="text-align: left;"><b>Reading the newspaper from George’s home town</b> with the hope that I would find an article about his service or death. <i>I found a photograph of the local men who were boarding the bus to enlist and a Card of Thanks from his family when he died, but no information about his service in the war. </i></span></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":707,"3":{"1":0},"4":{"1":2,"2":13624051},"9":0,"10":0,"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"I may have a War of 1812 veteran in my family, but I\u2019m not sure. I have a step-great-great-great grandfather who has the same name as a man who fought with Churchill\u2019s Company of Artillery. The War of 1812 veteran\u2019s name was Chauncey Thomas, born in Connecticut. He received 160 acres of land in Knox county, Illinois via the Script Warrant Act of 1812, but was denied a pension. My Chauncey Thomas was also born in Connecticut and died in Michigan. I am eagerly awaiting the appearance of pension records for surnames beginning with T to see if my Chauncey fought in the War of 1812.\n\nThere is no doubt that the internet has changed research methods for genealogy. Digitized military records certainly would have made the search for information about Chauncey Thomas\u2019 great-grandson, George E. Thomas, much easier. George was a much beloved half brother of my grandpa, Harvey Christensen. In December 1941, George decided to join the Army. He boarded a bus in Howell, Michigan and enlisted at Fort Custer on December 5, 1941\u2013 two days before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. He was killed in action on August 17, 1944. Although my father and uncles remembered George\u2019s visits while he was on leave from the Army, they knew very little about his service in the Army, including where he died. They each confidently offered a completely different location for George\u2019s death: France, Africa and Italy. I spent many years trying to identify the unit George fought in and learn where he died. I tried the obvious route: fill out Form 180 and ask the National Archives to provide the information. Their first response said they were unable to find any information concerning my request. I tried reading the newspaper from George\u2019s home town with the hope that I would find an article about his service or death. I found a photograph of the local men who were boarding the bus to enlist and a Card of Thanks from his family when he died, but no information about his service in the war. I filled out Form 180 again, but this time I requested the information using the Freedom of Information Act. This time the response indicated that George\u2019s service records may have been destroyed by the fire of July 12, 1973. Even if the had not been destroyed, the National Archives would only give copies of his file to specific next of kin. Unfortunately, George had no next of kin. They did extract a small amount of information and provided me with a death place: France. Although that settled the dispute between my Dad and his brothers, it still didn\u2019t help me learn anything about his service.\n\nI eventually learned about a document that could provide information about the unit he fought with. The National Archives in Maryland had Headstone Application records for veterans. This was the first time I was thankful that my family was too poor to purchase a headstone for George. I visited the National Archives during a trip to the Washington D.C. area to look for his Headstone Application. After looking through several boxes containing the wrong set of applications and quickly running out of time, I finally received the correct box and found the application for George\u2019s headstone. I finally had the information I was looking for. George fought with Company I of the 142nd Infantry regiment of the 36th Infantry division. After researching the movements of this unit, I learned that George had spent time in Africa, Italy and France. That explained the confusion between my Dad and Uncles. I also learned that his unit was located in La Muy, Var, Provence-Alpes-C\u00f4te D'Azur, France on the day he was killed. At last, my search was over.\n\nIn less than a year Ancestry.com released an indexed, digitized database containing the Headstone Application records. Even though I had a copy of George E. Thomas\u2019 Headstone Application, I couldn\u2019t resist the urge to search for it at Ancestry.com. In less than two minutes I was able to accomplish a task that had taken me fourteen years to accomplish the old fashioned way. I am looking forward to viewing the War of 1812 pension file for Chauncey Thomas from the comfort of my home to determine if he is the same Chauncey Thomas who migrated to Michigan and was the great-grandfather of George E. Thomas.\n"}" style="text-align: left;"><b>I filled out Form 180 again, but this time I requested the information using the Freedom of Information Act.</b> <i>This time the response indicated that George’s service records may have been destroyed by the fire of July 12, 1973. Even if the had not been destroyed, the National Archives would only give copies of his file to specific next of kin. Unfortunately, George had no next of kin. They did extract a small amount of information and provided me with a death place: France. Although that settled the dispute between my Dad and his brothers, it still didn’t help me learn anything about his service.</i></span></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":707,"3":{"1":0},"4":{"1":2,"2":13624051},"9":0,"10":0,"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"I may have a War of 1812 veteran in my family, but I\u2019m not sure. I have a step-great-great-great grandfather who has the same name as a man who fought with Churchill\u2019s Company of Artillery. The War of 1812 veteran\u2019s name was Chauncey Thomas, born in Connecticut. He received 160 acres of land in Knox county, Illinois via the Script Warrant Act of 1812, but was denied a pension. My Chauncey Thomas was also born in Connecticut and died in Michigan. I am eagerly awaiting the appearance of pension records for surnames beginning with T to see if my Chauncey fought in the War of 1812.\n\nThere is no doubt that the internet has changed research methods for genealogy. Digitized military records certainly would have made the search for information about Chauncey Thomas\u2019 great-grandson, George E. Thomas, much easier. George was a much beloved half brother of my grandpa, Harvey Christensen. In December 1941, George decided to join the Army. He boarded a bus in Howell, Michigan and enlisted at Fort Custer on December 5, 1941\u2013 two days before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. He was killed in action on August 17, 1944. Although my father and uncles remembered George\u2019s visits while he was on leave from the Army, they knew very little about his service in the Army, including where he died. They each confidently offered a completely different location for George\u2019s death: France, Africa and Italy. I spent many years trying to identify the unit George fought in and learn where he died. I tried the obvious route: fill out Form 180 and ask the National Archives to provide the information. Their first response said they were unable to find any information concerning my request. I tried reading the newspaper from George\u2019s home town with the hope that I would find an article about his service or death. I found a photograph of the local men who were boarding the bus to enlist and a Card of Thanks from his family when he died, but no information about his service in the war. I filled out Form 180 again, but this time I requested the information using the Freedom of Information Act. This time the response indicated that George\u2019s service records may have been destroyed by the fire of July 12, 1973. Even if the had not been destroyed, the National Archives would only give copies of his file to specific next of kin. Unfortunately, George had no next of kin. They did extract a small amount of information and provided me with a death place: France. Although that settled the dispute between my Dad and his brothers, it still didn\u2019t help me learn anything about his service.\n\nI eventually learned about a document that could provide information about the unit he fought with. The National Archives in Maryland had Headstone Application records for veterans. This was the first time I was thankful that my family was too poor to purchase a headstone for George. I visited the National Archives during a trip to the Washington D.C. area to look for his Headstone Application. After looking through several boxes containing the wrong set of applications and quickly running out of time, I finally received the correct box and found the application for George\u2019s headstone. I finally had the information I was looking for. George fought with Company I of the 142nd Infantry regiment of the 36th Infantry division. After researching the movements of this unit, I learned that George had spent time in Africa, Italy and France. That explained the confusion between my Dad and Uncles. I also learned that his unit was located in La Muy, Var, Provence-Alpes-C\u00f4te D'Azur, France on the day he was killed. At last, my search was over.\n\nIn less than a year Ancestry.com released an indexed, digitized database containing the Headstone Application records. Even though I had a copy of George E. Thomas\u2019 Headstone Application, I couldn\u2019t resist the urge to search for it at Ancestry.com. In less than two minutes I was able to accomplish a task that had taken me fourteen years to accomplish the old fashioned way. I am looking forward to viewing the War of 1812 pension file for Chauncey Thomas from the comfort of my home to determine if he is the same Chauncey Thomas who migrated to Michigan and was the great-grandfather of George E. Thomas.\n"}" style="text-align: left;"></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":707,"3":{"1":0},"4":{"1":2,"2":13624051},"9":0,"10":0,"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"I may have a War of 1812 veteran in my family, but I\u2019m not sure. I have a step-great-great-great grandfather who has the same name as a man who fought with Churchill\u2019s Company of Artillery. The War of 1812 veteran\u2019s name was Chauncey Thomas, born in Connecticut. He received 160 acres of land in Knox county, Illinois via the Script Warrant Act of 1812, but was denied a pension. My Chauncey Thomas was also born in Connecticut and died in Michigan. I am eagerly awaiting the appearance of pension records for surnames beginning with T to see if my Chauncey fought in the War of 1812.\n\nThere is no doubt that the internet has changed research methods for genealogy. Digitized military records certainly would have made the search for information about Chauncey Thomas\u2019 great-grandson, George E. Thomas, much easier. George was a much beloved half brother of my grandpa, Harvey Christensen. In December 1941, George decided to join the Army. He boarded a bus in Howell, Michigan and enlisted at Fort Custer on December 5, 1941\u2013 two days before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. He was killed in action on August 17, 1944. Although my father and uncles remembered George\u2019s visits while he was on leave from the Army, they knew very little about his service in the Army, including where he died. They each confidently offered a completely different location for George\u2019s death: France, Africa and Italy. I spent many years trying to identify the unit George fought in and learn where he died. I tried the obvious route: fill out Form 180 and ask the National Archives to provide the information. Their first response said they were unable to find any information concerning my request. I tried reading the newspaper from George\u2019s home town with the hope that I would find an article about his service or death. I found a photograph of the local men who were boarding the bus to enlist and a Card of Thanks from his family when he died, but no information about his service in the war. I filled out Form 180 again, but this time I requested the information using the Freedom of Information Act. This time the response indicated that George\u2019s service records may have been destroyed by the fire of July 12, 1973. Even if the had not been destroyed, the National Archives would only give copies of his file to specific next of kin. Unfortunately, George had no next of kin. They did extract a small amount of information and provided me with a death place: France. Although that settled the dispute between my Dad and his brothers, it still didn\u2019t help me learn anything about his service.\n\nI eventually learned about a document that could provide information about the unit he fought with. The National Archives in Maryland had Headstone Application records for veterans. This was the first time I was thankful that my family was too poor to purchase a headstone for George. I visited the National Archives during a trip to the Washington D.C. area to look for his Headstone Application. After looking through several boxes containing the wrong set of applications and quickly running out of time, I finally received the correct box and found the application for George\u2019s headstone. I finally had the information I was looking for. George fought with Company I of the 142nd Infantry regiment of the 36th Infantry division. After researching the movements of this unit, I learned that George had spent time in Africa, Italy and France. That explained the confusion between my Dad and Uncles. I also learned that his unit was located in La Muy, Var, Provence-Alpes-C\u00f4te D'Azur, France on the day he was killed. At last, my search was over.\n\nIn less than a year Ancestry.com released an indexed, digitized database containing the Headstone Application records. Even though I had a copy of George E. Thomas\u2019 Headstone Application, I couldn\u2019t resist the urge to search for it at Ancestry.com. In less than two minutes I was able to accomplish a task that had taken me fourteen years to accomplish the old fashioned way. I am looking forward to viewing the War of 1812 pension file for Chauncey Thomas from the comfort of my home to determine if he is the same Chauncey Thomas who migrated to Michigan and was the great-grandfather of George E. Thomas.\n"}" style="text-align: left;">I eventually learned about a document that could provide information about the unit he fought with. The <b>National Archives in Maryland had Headstone Application </b>records for veterans. This was the first time I was thankful that my family was too poor to purchase a headstone for George. I visited the National Archives during a trip to the Washington D.C. area to look for his Headstone Application. </span></span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":707,"3":{"1":0},"4":{"1":2,"2":13624051},"9":0,"10":0,"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"I may have a War of 1812 veteran in my family, but I\u2019m not sure. I have a step-great-great-great grandfather who has the same name as a man who fought with Churchill\u2019s Company of Artillery. The War of 1812 veteran\u2019s name was Chauncey Thomas, born in Connecticut. He received 160 acres of land in Knox county, Illinois via the Script Warrant Act of 1812, but was denied a pension. My Chauncey Thomas was also born in Connecticut and died in Michigan. I am eagerly awaiting the appearance of pension records for surnames beginning with T to see if my Chauncey fought in the War of 1812.\n\nThere is no doubt that the internet has changed research methods for genealogy. Digitized military records certainly would have made the search for information about Chauncey Thomas\u2019 great-grandson, George E. Thomas, much easier. George was a much beloved half brother of my grandpa, Harvey Christensen. In December 1941, George decided to join the Army. He boarded a bus in Howell, Michigan and enlisted at Fort Custer on December 5, 1941\u2013 two days before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. He was killed in action on August 17, 1944. Although my father and uncles remembered George\u2019s visits while he was on leave from the Army, they knew very little about his service in the Army, including where he died. They each confidently offered a completely different location for George\u2019s death: France, Africa and Italy. I spent many years trying to identify the unit George fought in and learn where he died. I tried the obvious route: fill out Form 180 and ask the National Archives to provide the information. Their first response said they were unable to find any information concerning my request. I tried reading the newspaper from George\u2019s home town with the hope that I would find an article about his service or death. I found a photograph of the local men who were boarding the bus to enlist and a Card of Thanks from his family when he died, but no information about his service in the war. I filled out Form 180 again, but this time I requested the information using the Freedom of Information Act. This time the response indicated that George\u2019s service records may have been destroyed by the fire of July 12, 1973. Even if the had not been destroyed, the National Archives would only give copies of his file to specific next of kin. Unfortunately, George had no next of kin. They did extract a small amount of information and provided me with a death place: France. Although that settled the dispute between my Dad and his brothers, it still didn\u2019t help me learn anything about his service.\n\nI eventually learned about a document that could provide information about the unit he fought with. The National Archives in Maryland had Headstone Application records for veterans. This was the first time I was thankful that my family was too poor to purchase a headstone for George. I visited the National Archives during a trip to the Washington D.C. area to look for his Headstone Application. After looking through several boxes containing the wrong set of applications and quickly running out of time, I finally received the correct box and found the application for George\u2019s headstone. I finally had the information I was looking for. George fought with Company I of the 142nd Infantry regiment of the 36th Infantry division. After researching the movements of this unit, I learned that George had spent time in Africa, Italy and France. That explained the confusion between my Dad and Uncles. I also learned that his unit was located in La Muy, Var, Provence-Alpes-C\u00f4te D'Azur, France on the day he was killed. At last, my search was over.\n\nIn less than a year Ancestry.com released an indexed, digitized database containing the Headstone Application records. Even though I had a copy of George E. Thomas\u2019 Headstone Application, I couldn\u2019t resist the urge to search for it at Ancestry.com. In less than two minutes I was able to accomplish a task that had taken me fourteen years to accomplish the old fashioned way. I am looking forward to viewing the War of 1812 pension file for Chauncey Thomas from the comfort of my home to determine if he is the same Chauncey Thomas who migrated to Michigan and was the great-grandfather of George E. Thomas.\n"}" style="text-align: left;"><b>After looking through several boxes containing the wrong set of applications and quickly running out of time, I finally received the correct box and found the application for George’s headstone.</b> I finally had the information I was looking for. George fought with Company I of the 142nd Infantry regiment of the 36th Infantry division. After researching the movements of this unit, I learned that George had spent time in Africa, Italy and France. That explained the confusion between my Dad and Uncles. I also learned that his unit was located in La Muy, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, France on the day he was killed. At last, my search was over.</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":707,"3":{"1":0},"4":{"1":2,"2":13624051},"9":0,"10":0,"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"I may have a War of 1812 veteran in my family, but I\u2019m not sure. I have a step-great-great-great grandfather who has the same name as a man who fought with Churchill\u2019s Company of Artillery. The War of 1812 veteran\u2019s name was Chauncey Thomas, born in Connecticut. He received 160 acres of land in Knox county, Illinois via the Script Warrant Act of 1812, but was denied a pension. My Chauncey Thomas was also born in Connecticut and died in Michigan. I am eagerly awaiting the appearance of pension records for surnames beginning with T to see if my Chauncey fought in the War of 1812.\n\nThere is no doubt that the internet has changed research methods for genealogy. Digitized military records certainly would have made the search for information about Chauncey Thomas\u2019 great-grandson, George E. Thomas, much easier. George was a much beloved half brother of my grandpa, Harvey Christensen. In December 1941, George decided to join the Army. He boarded a bus in Howell, Michigan and enlisted at Fort Custer on December 5, 1941\u2013 two days before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. He was killed in action on August 17, 1944. Although my father and uncles remembered George\u2019s visits while he was on leave from the Army, they knew very little about his service in the Army, including where he died. They each confidently offered a completely different location for George\u2019s death: France, Africa and Italy. I spent many years trying to identify the unit George fought in and learn where he died. I tried the obvious route: fill out Form 180 and ask the National Archives to provide the information. Their first response said they were unable to find any information concerning my request. I tried reading the newspaper from George\u2019s home town with the hope that I would find an article about his service or death. I found a photograph of the local men who were boarding the bus to enlist and a Card of Thanks from his family when he died, but no information about his service in the war. I filled out Form 180 again, but this time I requested the information using the Freedom of Information Act. This time the response indicated that George\u2019s service records may have been destroyed by the fire of July 12, 1973. Even if the had not been destroyed, the National Archives would only give copies of his file to specific next of kin. Unfortunately, George had no next of kin. They did extract a small amount of information and provided me with a death place: France. Although that settled the dispute between my Dad and his brothers, it still didn\u2019t help me learn anything about his service.\n\nI eventually learned about a document that could provide information about the unit he fought with. The National Archives in Maryland had Headstone Application records for veterans. This was the first time I was thankful that my family was too poor to purchase a headstone for George. I visited the National Archives during a trip to the Washington D.C. area to look for his Headstone Application. After looking through several boxes containing the wrong set of applications and quickly running out of time, I finally received the correct box and found the application for George\u2019s headstone. I finally had the information I was looking for. George fought with Company I of the 142nd Infantry regiment of the 36th Infantry division. After researching the movements of this unit, I learned that George had spent time in Africa, Italy and France. That explained the confusion between my Dad and Uncles. I also learned that his unit was located in La Muy, Var, Provence-Alpes-C\u00f4te D'Azur, France on the day he was killed. At last, my search was over.\n\nIn less than a year Ancestry.com released an indexed, digitized database containing the Headstone Application records. Even though I had a copy of George E. Thomas\u2019 Headstone Application, I couldn\u2019t resist the urge to search for it at Ancestry.com. In less than two minutes I was able to accomplish a task that had taken me fourteen years to accomplish the old fashioned way. I am looking forward to viewing the War of 1812 pension file for Chauncey Thomas from the comfort of my home to determine if he is the same Chauncey Thomas who migrated to Michigan and was the great-grandfather of George E. Thomas.\n"}" style="text-align: left;"></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":707,"3":{"1":0},"4":{"1":2,"2":13624051},"9":0,"10":0,"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"I may have a War of 1812 veteran in my family, but I\u2019m not sure. I have a step-great-great-great grandfather who has the same name as a man who fought with Churchill\u2019s Company of Artillery. The War of 1812 veteran\u2019s name was Chauncey Thomas, born in Connecticut. He received 160 acres of land in Knox county, Illinois via the Script Warrant Act of 1812, but was denied a pension. My Chauncey Thomas was also born in Connecticut and died in Michigan. I am eagerly awaiting the appearance of pension records for surnames beginning with T to see if my Chauncey fought in the War of 1812.\n\nThere is no doubt that the internet has changed research methods for genealogy. Digitized military records certainly would have made the search for information about Chauncey Thomas\u2019 great-grandson, George E. Thomas, much easier. George was a much beloved half brother of my grandpa, Harvey Christensen. In December 1941, George decided to join the Army. He boarded a bus in Howell, Michigan and enlisted at Fort Custer on December 5, 1941\u2013 two days before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. He was killed in action on August 17, 1944. Although my father and uncles remembered George\u2019s visits while he was on leave from the Army, they knew very little about his service in the Army, including where he died. They each confidently offered a completely different location for George\u2019s death: France, Africa and Italy. I spent many years trying to identify the unit George fought in and learn where he died. I tried the obvious route: fill out Form 180 and ask the National Archives to provide the information. Their first response said they were unable to find any information concerning my request. I tried reading the newspaper from George\u2019s home town with the hope that I would find an article about his service or death. I found a photograph of the local men who were boarding the bus to enlist and a Card of Thanks from his family when he died, but no information about his service in the war. I filled out Form 180 again, but this time I requested the information using the Freedom of Information Act. This time the response indicated that George\u2019s service records may have been destroyed by the fire of July 12, 1973. Even if the had not been destroyed, the National Archives would only give copies of his file to specific next of kin. Unfortunately, George had no next of kin. They did extract a small amount of information and provided me with a death place: France. Although that settled the dispute between my Dad and his brothers, it still didn\u2019t help me learn anything about his service.\n\nI eventually learned about a document that could provide information about the unit he fought with. The National Archives in Maryland had Headstone Application records for veterans. This was the first time I was thankful that my family was too poor to purchase a headstone for George. I visited the National Archives during a trip to the Washington D.C. area to look for his Headstone Application. After looking through several boxes containing the wrong set of applications and quickly running out of time, I finally received the correct box and found the application for George\u2019s headstone. I finally had the information I was looking for. George fought with Company I of the 142nd Infantry regiment of the 36th Infantry division. After researching the movements of this unit, I learned that George had spent time in Africa, Italy and France. That explained the confusion between my Dad and Uncles. I also learned that his unit was located in La Muy, Var, Provence-Alpes-C\u00f4te D'Azur, France on the day he was killed. At last, my search was over.\n\nIn less than a year Ancestry.com released an indexed, digitized database containing the Headstone Application records. Even though I had a copy of George E. Thomas\u2019 Headstone Application, I couldn\u2019t resist the urge to search for it at Ancestry.com. In less than two minutes I was able to accomplish a task that had taken me fourteen years to accomplish the old fashioned way. I am looking forward to viewing the War of 1812 pension file for Chauncey Thomas from the comfort of my home to determine if he is the same Chauncey Thomas who migrated to Michigan and was the great-grandfather of George E. Thomas.\n"}" style="text-align: left;">In less than a year Ancestry.com released an indexed, digitized database containing the Headstone Application records. Even though I had a copy of George E. Thomas’ Headstone Application, I couldn’t resist the urge to search for it at Ancestry.com. <b>In less than two minutes I was able to accomplish a task that had taken me fourteen years to accomplish the old fashioned way."</b></span></span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":707,"3":{"1":0},"4":{"1":2,"2":13624051},"9":0,"10":0,"12":0}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"I may have a War of 1812 veteran in my family, but I\u2019m not sure. I have a step-great-great-great grandfather who has the same name as a man who fought with Churchill\u2019s Company of Artillery. The War of 1812 veteran\u2019s name was Chauncey Thomas, born in Connecticut. He received 160 acres of land in Knox county, Illinois via the Script Warrant Act of 1812, but was denied a pension. My Chauncey Thomas was also born in Connecticut and died in Michigan. I am eagerly awaiting the appearance of pension records for surnames beginning with T to see if my Chauncey fought in the War of 1812.\n\nThere is no doubt that the internet has changed research methods for genealogy. Digitized military records certainly would have made the search for information about Chauncey Thomas\u2019 great-grandson, George E. Thomas, much easier. George was a much beloved half brother of my grandpa, Harvey Christensen. In December 1941, George decided to join the Army. He boarded a bus in Howell, Michigan and enlisted at Fort Custer on December 5, 1941\u2013 two days before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. He was killed in action on August 17, 1944. Although my father and uncles remembered George\u2019s visits while he was on leave from the Army, they knew very little about his service in the Army, including where he died. They each confidently offered a completely different location for George\u2019s death: France, Africa and Italy. I spent many years trying to identify the unit George fought in and learn where he died. I tried the obvious route: fill out Form 180 and ask the National Archives to provide the information. Their first response said they were unable to find any information concerning my request. I tried reading the newspaper from George\u2019s home town with the hope that I would find an article about his service or death. I found a photograph of the local men who were boarding the bus to enlist and a Card of Thanks from his family when he died, but no information about his service in the war. I filled out Form 180 again, but this time I requested the information using the Freedom of Information Act. This time the response indicated that George\u2019s service records may have been destroyed by the fire of July 12, 1973. Even if the had not been destroyed, the National Archives would only give copies of his file to specific next of kin. Unfortunately, George had no next of kin. They did extract a small amount of information and provided me with a death place: France. Although that settled the dispute between my Dad and his brothers, it still didn\u2019t help me learn anything about his service.\n\nI eventually learned about a document that could provide information about the unit he fought with. The National Archives in Maryland had Headstone Application records for veterans. This was the first time I was thankful that my family was too poor to purchase a headstone for George. I visited the National Archives during a trip to the Washington D.C. area to look for his Headstone Application. After looking through several boxes containing the wrong set of applications and quickly running out of time, I finally received the correct box and found the application for George\u2019s headstone. I finally had the information I was looking for. George fought with Company I of the 142nd Infantry regiment of the 36th Infantry division. After researching the movements of this unit, I learned that George had spent time in Africa, Italy and France. That explained the confusion between my Dad and Uncles. I also learned that his unit was located in La Muy, Var, Provence-Alpes-C\u00f4te D'Azur, France on the day he was killed. At last, my search was over.\n\nIn less than a year Ancestry.com released an indexed, digitized database containing the Headstone Application records. Even though I had a copy of George E. Thomas\u2019 Headstone Application, I couldn\u2019t resist the urge to search for it at Ancestry.com. In less than two minutes I was able to accomplish a task that had taken me fourteen years to accomplish the old fashioned way. I am looking forward to viewing the War of 1812 pension file for Chauncey Thomas from the comfort of my home to determine if he is the same Chauncey Thomas who migrated to Michigan and was the great-grandfather of George E. Thomas.\n"}" style="text-align: left;"></span></span></span><br />
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I have a step-great-great-great grandfather who has the same name as a man who fought with Churchill\u2019s Company of Artillery. The War of 1812 veteran\u2019s name was Chauncey Thomas, born in Connecticut. He received 160 acres of land in Knox county, Illinois via the Script Warrant Act of 1812, but was denied a pension. My Chauncey Thomas was also born in Connecticut and died in Michigan. I am eagerly awaiting the appearance of pension records for surnames beginning with T to see if my Chauncey fought in the War of 1812.\n\nThere is no doubt that the internet has changed research methods for genealogy. Digitized military records certainly would have made the search for information about Chauncey Thomas\u2019 great-grandson, George E. Thomas, much easier. George was a much beloved half brother of my grandpa, Harvey Christensen. In December 1941, George decided to join the Army. He boarded a bus in Howell, Michigan and enlisted at Fort Custer on December 5, 1941\u2013 two days before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. He was killed in action on August 17, 1944. Although my father and uncles remembered George\u2019s visits while he was on leave from the Army, they knew very little about his service in the Army, including where he died. They each confidently offered a completely different location for George\u2019s death: France, Africa and Italy. I spent many years trying to identify the unit George fought in and learn where he died. I tried the obvious route: fill out Form 180 and ask the National Archives to provide the information. Their first response said they were unable to find any information concerning my request. I tried reading the newspaper from George\u2019s home town with the hope that I would find an article about his service or death. I found a photograph of the local men who were boarding the bus to enlist and a Card of Thanks from his family when he died, but no information about his service in the war. I filled out Form 180 again, but this time I requested the information using the Freedom of Information Act. This time the response indicated that George\u2019s service records may have been destroyed by the fire of July 12, 1973. Even if the had not been destroyed, the National Archives would only give copies of his file to specific next of kin. Unfortunately, George had no next of kin. They did extract a small amount of information and provided me with a death place: France. Although that settled the dispute between my Dad and his brothers, it still didn\u2019t help me learn anything about his service.\n\nI eventually learned about a document that could provide information about the unit he fought with. The National Archives in Maryland had Headstone Application records for veterans. This was the first time I was thankful that my family was too poor to purchase a headstone for George. I visited the National Archives during a trip to the Washington D.C. area to look for his Headstone Application. After looking through several boxes containing the wrong set of applications and quickly running out of time, I finally received the correct box and found the application for George\u2019s headstone. I finally had the information I was looking for. George fought with Company I of the 142nd Infantry regiment of the 36th Infantry division. After researching the movements of this unit, I learned that George had spent time in Africa, Italy and France. That explained the confusion between my Dad and Uncles. I also learned that his unit was located in La Muy, Var, Provence-Alpes-C\u00f4te D'Azur, France on the day he was killed. At last, my search was over.\n\nIn less than a year Ancestry.com released an indexed, digitized database containing the Headstone Application records. Even though I had a copy of George E. Thomas\u2019 Headstone Application, I couldn\u2019t resist the urge to search for it at Ancestry.com. In less than two minutes I was able to accomplish a task that had taken me fourteen years to accomplish the old fashioned way. I am looking forward to viewing the War of 1812 pension file for Chauncey Thomas from the comfort of my home to determine if he is the same Chauncey Thomas who migrated to Michigan and was the great-grandfather of George E. Thomas.\n"}" style="text-align: left;">Lisa chose to participate in this fundraising effort to support the War of 1812 Pension Digitization Project. <span style="font-size: large;">"<b>I am looking forward to viewing the War of 1812 pension file for Chauncey Thomas from the comfort of my home to determine if he is the same Chauncey Thomas who migrated to Michigan and was the great-grandfather of George E. Thomas."</b></span></span></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;">2. Donate</span></b> via the <a href="http://paypal.me/1812SSBQuiltProject">Genea-Quilters PayPal</a> account. Be sure to include your contact information! You may also use the Donate button on the side of this blog article.<br />
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<b>Please share this with all of your friends, both online and off. </b>We'd love this quilt to make a big difference towards preserving the War of 1812 pensions!<br />
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Everyone who participated in its creation thus far is entered in the drawing to win the quilt. But wait! <br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">There are still <a href="http://genea-quilters.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2015-12-15T19:30:00-08:00&max-results=4" target="_blank">opportunities </a>available to <b>WIN </b>this beautiful<br /> king-size, handmade quilt!</span></h3>
<b><span style="color: blue;">1. Submit an article</span></b> about <i><b>YOUR </b></i>War
of 1812 ancestor, or how using digitized military records has enhanced
your own genealogy research. Articles should be a minimum of 250 words,
and emailed by <b>November 1, 2016 </b>to <a href="mailto:geneaquilters1812@gmail.com">geneaquilters1812@gmail.com</a>.<br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;">2. Donate</span></b> via the <a href="http://paypal.me/1812SSBQuiltProject">Genea-Quilters PayPal</a> account. Be sure to include your contact information! You may also use the Donate button on the side of this blog article.<br />
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<b>Please share this with all of your friends, both online and off. </b>We'd love this quilt to make a big difference towards preserving the War of 1812 pensions!<br />
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cent donated will go to the Preserve the Pensions fund. All costs
related to making this gorgeous quilt were generously donated. The
PayPal donation links are direct via geneaquilters1812@gmail.com.</span></span></div>
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Everyone who participated in its creation thus far is entered in the drawing to win the quilt. But wait! There's more!<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">There are still <a href="http://genea-quilters.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2015-12-15T19:30:00-08:00&max-results=4" target="_blank">opportunities </a>available to <b>WIN </b>this beautiful king-size, handmade quilt!</span></h2>
<b><span style="color: blue;">1. Submit an article</span></b> about <i><b>YOUR </b></i>War of 1812 ancestor, or how using digitized military records has enhanced your own genealogy research. Articles should be a minimum of 250 words, and emailed by <b>November 1, 2016 </b>to <a href="mailto:geneaquilters1812@gmail.com">geneaquilters1812@gmail.com</a>.<br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;">2. Donate</span></b> via the <a href="http://paypal.me/1812SSBQuiltProject">Genea-Quilters PayPal</a> account. Be sure to include your contact information! You may also use the Donate button on the side of this blog article.<br />
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<b>Please share this with all of your friends, both online and off. </b>We'd love this quilt to make a big difference towards preserving the War of 1812 pensions!<br />
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the Federation of Genealogical Societies Convention for display!</div>
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Everyone who participated in its creation thus far is entered in the drawing to win the quilt. But wait! There's more!<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">There are still <a href="http://genea-quilters.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2015-12-15T19:30:00-08:00&max-results=4" target="_blank">opportunities </a>available to <b>WIN </b>this beautiful king-size, handmade quilt!</span></h2>
<b><span style="color: blue;">1. Submit an article</span></b> about <i><b>YOUR </b></i>War of 1812 ancestor, or how using digitized military records has enhanced your own genealogy research. Articles should be a minimum of 250 words, and emailed to <a href="mailto:geneaquilters1812@gmail.com">geneaquilters1812@gmail.com</a>.<br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;">2. Donate</span></b> via the <a href="http://paypal.me/1812SSBQuiltProject">Genea-Quilters PayPal</a> account. Be sure to include your contact information! You may also use the Donate button on the side of this blog article.<br />
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<b>Please share this with all of your friends, both online and off. </b>We'd love this quilt to make a big difference towards preserving the War of 1812 pensions!<br />
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Our fund-raising <b><span style="color: blue;">Star-Spangled Banner Quilt</span></b> is finished, and heading to</div>
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the Federation of Genealogical Societies Convention for display!</div>
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Everyone who participated in its creation thus far is entered in the drawing to win the quilt. But wait! There's more!<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">There are still <a href="http://genea-quilters.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2015-12-15T19:30:00-08:00&max-results=4" target="_blank">opportunities </a>available to <b>WIN </b>this beautiful king-size, handmade quilt!</span></h2>
<b><span style="color: blue;">1. Submit an article</span></b> about <i><b>YOUR </b></i>War of 1812 ancestor, or how using digitized military records has enhanced your own genealogy research. Articles should be a minimum of 250 words, and emailed to <a href="mailto:geneaquilters1812@gmail.com">geneaquilters1812@gmail.com</a>.<br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;">2. Donate</span></b> via the <a href="http://paypal.me/1812SSBQuiltProject">Genea-Quilters PayPal</a> account. Be sure to include your contact information! You may also use the Donate button on the side of this blog article.<br />
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<b>Please share this with all of your friends, both online and off. </b>We'd love this quilt to make a big difference towards preserving the War of 1812 pensions!<br />
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Everyone who participated in its creation thus far is entered in the drawing to win the quilt. But wait! There's more!<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">There are still <a href="http://genea-quilters.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2015-12-15T19:30:00-08:00&max-results=4" target="_blank">opportunities </a>available to <b>WIN </b>this beautiful king-size, handmade quilt!</span></h2>
<b><span style="color: blue;">1. Submit an article</span></b> about <i><b>YOUR </b></i>War of 1812 ancestor, or how using digitized military records has enhanced your own genealogy research. Articles should be a minimum of 250 words, and emailed to <a href="mailto:geneaquilters1812@gmail.com">geneaquilters1812@gmail.com</a>.<br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;">2. Donate</span></b> via the <a href="http://paypal.me/1812SSBQuiltProject">Genea-Quilters PayPal</a> account. Be sure to include your contact information! You may also use the Donate button on the side of this blog article.<br />
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<b>Please share this with all of your friends, both online and off. </b>We'd love this quilt to make a big difference towards preserving the War of 1812 pensions!<br />
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Our fund-raising <b><span style="color: blue;">Star-Spangled Banner Quilt</span></b> is finished, and heading to</div>
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the Federation of Genealogical Societies Convention for display!</div>
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Everyone who participated in its creation thus far is entered in the drawing to win the quilt. But wait! There's more!<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">There are still <a href="http://genea-quilters.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2015-12-15T19:30:00-08:00&max-results=4" target="_blank">opportunities </a>available to <b>WIN </b>this beautiful king-size, handmade quilt!</span></h2>
<b><span style="color: blue;">1. Submit an article</span></b> about <i><b>YOUR </b></i>War of 1812 ancestor, or how using digitized military records has enhanced your own genealogy research. Articles should be a minimum of 250 words, and emailed to <a href="mailto:geneaquilters1812@gmail.com">geneaquilters1812@gmail.com</a>.<br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;">2. Donate</span></b> via the <a href="http://paypal.me/1812SSBQuiltProject">Genea-Quilters PayPal</a> account. Be sure to include your contact information! You may also use the Donate button on the side of this blog article.<br />
<b><br /></b>
<b>Please share this with all of your friends, both online and off. </b>We'd love this quilt to make a big difference towards preserving the War of 1812 pensions!<br />
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Our fund-raising <b><span style="color: blue;">Star-Spangled Banner Quilt</span></b> is finished, and heading to</div>
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the Federation of Genealogical Societies Convention for display!</div>
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Everyone who participated in its creation thus far is entered in the drawing to win the quilt. But wait! There's more!<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">There are still <a href="http://genea-quilters.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2015-12-15T19:30:00-08:00&max-results=4" target="_blank">opportunities </a>available to <b>WIN </b>this beautiful king-size, handmade quilt!</span></h2>
<b><span style="color: blue;">1. Submit an article</span></b> about <i><b>YOUR </b></i>War of 1812 ancestor, or how using digitized military records has enhanced your own genealogy research. Articles should be a minimum of 250 words, and emailed to <a href="mailto:geneaquilters1812@gmail.com">geneaquilters1812@gmail.com</a>.<br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;">2. Donate</span></b> via the <a href="http://paypal.me/1812SSBQuiltProject">Genea-Quilters PayPal</a> account. Be sure to include your contact information! You may also use the Donate button on the side of this blog article.<br />
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<b>Please share this with all of your friends, both online and off. </b>We'd love this quilt to make a big difference towards preserving the War of 1812 pensions!<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">How are all your blocks coming along for the Star-Spangled Banner Quilt project, to benefit the Preserve the Pensions fund? Remember we'd like to have received all of the blocks by February 20th!</span><br />
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> a) your experience as a quilter, b) information about your 1812 pensioner, include name and service unit etc., or why this project is important to you (if you haven't found an 1812 pensioner in your research yet) and C) why you decided to participate in this quilt project.</span></li>
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We've received some more photos of Genea-quilters and their blocks for the Star-Spangled Banner quilt. This is really going to be a beautiful quilt, with such a wonderful variety of block styles, yet all echoing the same beautiful colors.<br />
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Remember we are trying to have all blocks to our quilt finisher by the last week in February! You'll need to be sure to fill out the Google form, and email us a photo of you with your block/s, to geneaquilters1812@gmail.com. Once those tasks are complete, we'll give you the address to send your blocks to.<br />
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I hope everyone is as excited as I am now, after seeing the fabrics and the center panel! This is really going to be a beautiful quilt. I'm really looking forward to all of your War of 1812 ancestor and research stories, and I think the commemorative book will be inspirational! (Everyone who participates will get a copy of the book in PDF form.)<br />
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A few things to remember as you work on your quilt blocks - Every block submission will also need to include the Google form and a photo, preferably digital, of you holding your completed quilt block. And while the deadline for finishing the quilt blocks isn't until late February 2016, we've received the first photo from <b>Lorraine Kish</b>, of the two blocks that she's already completed. Aren't they beautiful!!!<br />
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If you are interested in participating in the <b>Star-Spangled Banner Quilt </b>project, this post summarizes the requirements for blocks submissions to be considered for the quilt.</h4>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The center panel of the quilt is a single piece of custom-made fabric, designed by Pat Richley-Erickson, with technical assistance using Photoshop Elements 13 from Teri Chaffin and Terri Kallio.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">For your pieced squares to be considered for the quilt, they must use all or any combination of the following fabrics <i><b>without exception</b></i>:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span id="ctlProductDetail_lblProductName" itemprop="name"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Marble-Cotton-Quilt-Fabric-Cardinal/dp/B0050DPPC0" target="_blank">Moda Marbles 9881 12 Cardinal Red</a></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span id="ctlProductDetail_lblProductName" itemprop="name"> </span></span></b></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span id="ctlProductDetail_lblProductName" itemprop="name" style="font-size: small;">10 inch squared-up final size, pressed, per </span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://genea-quilters.blogspot.com/2015/10/be-part-of-1812-star-spangled-quilt.html">Be part of the 1812 Star-Spangled Quilt Project</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span id="ctlProductDetail_lblProductName" itemprop="name" style="font-size: small;">Blocks must be made using the any combination from the fabrics listed above, using only traditional, old-fashioned block patterns. </span></span><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">To keep with the historical theme of the quilt, no modern design blocks will be accepted. </span><span itemprop="name" style="font-size: small;">Do not embellish the blocks in any way - no embroidery, paints, applique, beads, charms. For suggestions with links to free patterns, see <a href="http://genea-quilters.blogspot.com/2015/10/resources-for-free-traditional-quilt.html" target="_blank">Resources for Free Traditional Quilt Patterns</a></span></span><br />
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<li><a href="http://genea-quilters.blogspot.com/2015/10/resources-for-free-traditional-quilt.html"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Resources for free traditional quilt patterns</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://genea-quilters.blogspot.com/2015/10/you-are-cordially-invited-to.html"><span style="font-family: inherit;">You are cordially invited to participate our Star-...</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://genea-quilters.blogspot.com/2015/10/be-part-of-1812-star-spangled-quilt.html"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Be part of the 1812 Star-Spangled Quilt Project</span></a></li>
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<b>You might want to check out the following websites for quilt pattern ideas. </b>Keep in mind if you wish to participate in the <a href="http://genea-quilters.blogspot.com/2015/10/you-are-cordially-invited-to.html" target="_blank">Star-Spangled Banner Quilt Project</a>, starting Nov 2016, you must use some or all of the selected project fabric <i>(nothing from your stash.)</i> Also, the finished, squared-up block size must be 10" to be included in the quilt. Be sure to read:<br />
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Thinking of Carol Petranek, here are two color schemes <i>(think light and dark and red, white and blue) </i>for a pattern known as Greek Cross from About.com.<br />
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Maybe one of these About.com patterns will strike your fancy: <br />
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<li><a data-component="link" data-ordinal="6" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" href="http://quilting.about.com/od/blockofthemonth/ss/grandma_favorit.htm">Grandma's Favorite Quilt Block</a> </li>
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<li>and the very popular <a data-component="link" data-ordinal="12" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" href="http://quilting.about.com/od/blockofthemonth/ss/round_corner.htm">Round the Corner Quilt Block Pattern</a> </li>
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AllPeopleQuilt.com has some great patterns including <a href="http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/quilt-patterns/quilt-blocks/sisters-choice" target="_blank">Sister's Choice .</a> </div>
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<li><a href="http://www.patchworksquare.com/index.php?function=DisplaySheet&sheet=baton-rouge-square-quilt-block&links=2&id=&link1=60&link2=57" target="_blank">Baton Rouge Square</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.patchworksquare.com/index.php?function=DisplaySheet&sheet=by-the-sea-quilt-block&links=2&id=&link1=60&link2=57" target="_blank">By The Sea</a></li>
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<span class="c14" style="font-size: 18pt; font-weight: bold;">THE DETAILS:</span></div>
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The <span class="c20" style="font-weight: bold;">Genea-Quilters</span> group will be creating a quilt themed to honor Francis Scott Key’s “Star-Spangled Banner”. The purpose of this project is to raise awareness and donate funds to the <span class="c18 c20" style="color: #1155cc; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;"><a class="c1" href="http://www.preservethepensions.org/" style="text-decoration: inherit;" target="_blank">War of 1812 Preserve the Pensions Fund,</a></span> supporting efforts to digitize the War of 1812 Pension Applications held by the US National Archives.</div>
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The quilt will be awarded at the completion of the project period by a random drawing from the names of those who have participated in the project in any, or all, of the following three ways:</div>
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<span class="c11" style="color: #cc0000; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">1.</span><span class="c19" style="color: #cc0000; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span class="c11" style="color: #cc0000; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">Create a block for the Star-Spangled Banner quilt.</span></div>
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<span class="c26" style="font-style: italic;">To maintain a consistent look for the overall quilt, participants </span><span class="c17" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">must</span><span class="c26" style="font-style: italic;"> follow the following recommendations for fabric choice, size, and block style.</span></div>
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§<span class="c13" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span class="c20" style="font-weight: bold;">FABRIC</span>: Once the center panel has been created, fabric guidelines and recommendations including colors and manufacturers, will be displayed on the <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://genea-quilters.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span class="c18" style="text-decoration: underline;">Genea-Quilters </span>Blog</a></span>. <i>(Please check back around Nov 10th - notification will be made on Facebook and on the blog when the fabric guidelines are available. Thank you for your patience!)</i></div>
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§<span class="c13" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span class="c20" style="font-weight: bold;">SIZE</span>: Finished trimmed block size must be squared to 10”.</div>
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§<span class="c13" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span class="c20" style="font-weight: bold;">PATTERN</span>: Please choose any traditional-style block pattern. Suggestions and website links to block patterns will be available on the<b> </b><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://genea-quilters.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span class="c18" style="text-decoration: underline;">Genea-Quilters </span>Blog</a></span>.</div>
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Blocks will not be accepted for inclusion in the quilt if they contain applique or embellishment of any kind, such as paints, beads, charms, etc.</div>
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In order to be included in the final quilt, all block submissions must be accompanied by BOTH a completed official submission form, and a photograph of the entrant holding their quilt block. Submission forms will be available on the <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://genea-quilters.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span class="c18" style="text-decoration: underline;">Genea-Quilters </span>Blog</a></span>.. Additional photographs are welcome. Submission forms and photographs are to be submitted with the quilt block, or sent digitally to <span style="color: blue;"><span class="c18" style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="mailto:GeneaQuilters1812@gmail.com">GeneaQuilters1812@gmail.com</a></span></span>. If a quilter has not returned their submission form, the quilt block may not be included in the final quilt.</div>
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<span class="c11" style="color: #cc0000; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">2.</span><span class="c19" style="color: #cc0000; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span class="c11" style="color: #cc0000; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">Submit an article for the accompanying e-book.</span></div>
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Submit an original article of no less than 250 words about your ancestor that participated in the War of 1812 in some way, OR how using digitized military records has enriched your own genealogy research. Articles should be typed with minimal formatting, and may (but are not required to) include up to four photographs.</div>
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A dedicated Pay-Pal account has been set up to accept donations which will be given to the <span class="c20" style="font-weight: bold;">Preserve the Pensions </span>Fund at the close of the <span class="c20" style="font-weight: bold;">Star-Spangled Banner Quilt Project</span>. All monetary donations to this account will go directly to the <span class="c20" style="font-weight: bold;">Preserve the Pensions </span>fund at the completion of the Star-Spangled Banner Quilt Project. Donations may be made at <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://tinyurl.com/QuiltDonate" target="_blank"><span class="c18 c20 c15 c16 c32" style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;">http://tinyurl.com/QuiltDonate</span></a></span></div>
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All submissions to the <span class="c20" style="font-weight: bold;">Star-Spangled Banner Quilt Project</span>, including all quilt blocks, articles, and monetary or material donations, will become the property of Genea-Quilters. Any written submissions will be given appropriate credit and attribution to the author, along with permission for that author to post or publish all or any part of their original work in any other form.</div>
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Any costs associated with the creation and promotion of the <span class="c20" style="font-weight: bold;">Star-Spangled Banner Quilt </span>will be handled with separate donations made by arrangement with the <span class="c20" style="font-weight: bold;">Star-Spangled Banner Quilt </span>coordinators. Possible additional expenses may include quilt construction, machine quilting, transportation, as well as memorial book and other printing expenses, if any.</div>
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Monies received will be reported monthly via the <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://genea-quilters.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span class="c18" style="text-decoration: underline;">Genea-Quilters </span>Blog</a></span>. Project progress and any additional notifications or information will also be updated regularly on the <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://genea-quilters.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span class="c18" style="text-decoration: underline;">Genea-Quilters </span>Blog</a>. </span>All contributions made to the Genea-Quilters Star Spangled Banner Quilt Project PayPal account will be donated to the <span style="color: blue;"><span class="c18 c20" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;"><a class="c1" href="http://www.preservethepensions.org/" style="text-decoration: inherit;" target="_blank">War of 1812 Preserve the Pensions Fund</a></span></span> at the completion of the project time period.</div>
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Participants may participate as much as they would like, however only one entry will be submitted per individual.</div>
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Everyone who contributes in at least one of the three ways listed above will receive a PDF copy of the Memorial book.</div>
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Winner will be chosen at random and the decision of the judges is final.</div>
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<span class="c20" style="font-weight: bold;">Timeline of Events</span></h4>
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The timeline for the creation, display, and awarding of the quilt is tentatively set as follows:<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">10/1/2015</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">Project officially begins</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">All Genea-Quilters</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">The Genea-Quilters will create a
quilt in honor of Francis Scott Key and his creation of the Star Spangled
Banner during the bombardment of Ft. McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland during
the War of 1812. Monies raised will be donated to the Federation of
Genealogical Societies for their "Preserve The Pensions" project.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">10/15/2015</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">Voting on center panel design
BEGINS</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">All Genea-Quilters</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">The quilt blocks will frame a
central theme block. The final size of the quilt will depend on the number of
blocks received.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">10/25/2015</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">Voting on center panel design ENDS
at midnight Eastern Standard Time</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">All Genea-Quilters</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">Be sure to vote!</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">10/26/2015</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">Details posted on the
Genea-Quilters blog</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">All Genea-Quilters</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">Fabric, block size and pattern
guidelines will be available.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">Ongoing</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">Updates</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">All participants</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">Pictures and project updates will
be posted on the Genea-Quilters Facebook page and blog.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">2/25/2016</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">Absolute final cut-off for receiving quilt
blocks</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">Tami Osmer Mize</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">All block submissions MUST be
received by February 25, 2016. Please allow for adequate delivery time
depending on how you send them.</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">5/1/2016</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">Deadline for articles for Memorial
Book</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">All Genea-Quilters</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">In addition to the
required "1812 Ancestor" form to be submitted with any quilt
block, participants must also submit photographs of themselves holding
their block submission. Additional 1812 Ancestor stories and information
will be accepted up to this date as well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">5/1/2016</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">Quilting</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">To be determined</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">Finished quilt will be sent out
for final stitching.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">8/31/2016</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">Memorial book available</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">Tami Osmer Mize</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">PDF copy of memorial book emailed
to all participants.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">8/31 - 9/3/2016</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">Quilt and Memorial Book On Display</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">FGS attendees</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">The final quilt will be on display
at the 2016 FGS Conference in Springfield, Illinois, at the FGS booth.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">2/8 - 2/11/2017</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">Quilt and Memorial Book On Display</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">RootsTech 2017</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">The final quilt will be on display
at the FGS booth.</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">2/11/2017</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">Presentation of Quilt</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">RootsTech 2017</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b><span style="color: red; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">Drawing will be done at
RootsTech 2017, date to be determined.</span></b></span></div>
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The coordinators for the <span class="c20" style="font-weight: bold;">Star-Spangled Banner Quilt Project </span>are
Tami Osmer Mize, Gena Philibert Ortega, and Pat Richley-Erickson.
Additional details, or any changes to these will be noted on the <b><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://genea-quilters.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span class="c18" style="text-decoration: underline;">Genea-Quilters </span>Blog</a></span></b> and the<a class="c1" href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeneaQuilters/&sa=D&usg=AFQjCNEv6vi4MgcpMO7uApvNH0DoJkJaQQ" style="text-decoration: inherit;"> </a><span class="c18 c20" style="color: #1155cc; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;"><a class="c1" href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeneaQuilters/" style="text-decoration: inherit;" target="_blank">Genea-Quilters Facebook Group</a></span>. Please email any questions to <a href="mailto:GeneaQuilters1812@gmail.com"><span class="c18" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: underline;">GeneaQuilters1812@gmail.com</span></a>.</div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">(c) 2016 Genea-Quilters, a consortium of genealogy quilters.</div>tami osmer glatzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16583176789385171575noreply@blogger.com0