UNUSUAL MILITARY RECORDS IN THE 20TH-CENTURY By Karen Lamberton To Be Held At Orange County Genealogical Society 1841 Historic Courthouse, 101 Main Street Goshen, NY 10924 Saturday, April 5, 2003 So, Dad was in WWII. You grew up listening to the stories. Finding his records should be easy, right? Not if his "jacket" was in the 1973 fire in St. Louis. Your uncle was in the Navy and you have all of his letters home. But where were they sent from? APOs (military post office box addresses) won't tell you and neither would the censor who probably looked at those letters before uncle's wife! And if your grandfather served in the Merchant Marine (the invisible service) the government may deny that he served at all! Learn how to get around these and other impasses in 20th-Century military records. Who knows, your next research letter may just be to the KGB! Yes, that is a legitimate research venue, although not the easiest! We will look at three case studies and the sources they revealed. About our speaker Karen Lamberton has been a Quality Control Manager for 25 years, and a Technical Writer for the past five. During the last 15 years, she has also pursued her family's history in Germany, Scotland, Ireland, and the United States. The majority of her time has been spent tracing nineteenth century immigrants to America and twentieth century military records. In her presentation "Non-traditional sources for 20th-Century Military Records", Ms. Lamberton discusses what records are available (briefly) through the military's record section; then delves into other ways and means for filling in records when the official "jacket" is AWOL. If you ever wanted to feel like a spy, without the physical danger, here's your chance!   Ms Lamberton is a member of the Genealogical Society of Rockland County, the German Genealogy Group, and the Chicago Genealogy Society.   For more information or if you have any questions please contact Marilyn Terry at (845) 562-2749 or via email at mvtgrterry@aol.com MEETING AND PROGRAM ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC