RootsTech: Sources to Research Confederate Soldiers Online

March 3, 2018 Posted by Nicole Dyer Research Tips No Comments

Today at RootsTech I’ll be teaching about Confederate soldiers and how to learn about them with online collections and articles.

The online syllabus with links to collections is available here:

Sources to Research Confederate Soldiers Online – RootsTech syllabus with additional resources

After the class today, I will also share the slides from the presentation.

I started researching my Confederate soldiers when I taught my children about Memorial Day last year. My 7-year-old son wanted to learn about members of our family who died while serving in the military. I needed to discover more about our Confederate relatives before I was ready to teach him about that part of our heritage. I’ll be sharing what I discovered and what I taught him today in the class.

*Update*

Here is a link to the presentation slides in PDF form for your reference:

Sources to Research Confederate Soldiers Online – RootsTech 2018 Presentation

Thank you, everyone who came and discussed Confederate soldier research with me. It was a fascinating time and I learned from all of your stories.

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Nicole Dyer is a genealogist, lecturer, and creator of FamilyLocket.com. She is the author of "Find Names for the Temple: A Step-by-Step Method for Success" and co-author of "Research Like a Pro: A Genealogist's Guide." Nicole speaks regularly at genealogy conferences and local events. She is the publicity chair and a steering committee member at the Pima County Genealogy Society. She specializes in Southern United States and Confederate soldier research. She holds a bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University in History Teaching and taught middle school for one year before her children were born. She and her husband, Lance, live in Tucson, Arizona with their three children, ages 7, 4, and 1. Nicole teaches family history storytime for preschool age children at the Tucson Family History Center and consults in local middle schools during units on family history.