*Tuesday, 27 March 2018*, 7:30 pm, Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 West Huguenot Road, Richmond *The Great War: Researching Your World War I Ancestors* Michael L. Strauss, AG Researching World War I ancestors can be challenging. Records were lost in the 1973 fire at the National Personnel Record Center in St. Louis. Privacy laws have been strengthened. Family memories dim. Mr. Strauss will focus on ways to reconstruct military service for family who served their country including records of draft registrations, war casualties, troop manifests, and many other related records. Michael L. Strauss, AG, is a nationally recognized genealogical lecturer residing in Utah. He is a forensic investigator and qualified expert witness in Court in NY, NJ, PA, and VA where he testifies on kinship matters. Strauss is a faculty member at SLIG (Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy), GRIP (Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh), and IGHR (Institute of Genealogical & Historical Research) where he is the Coordinator for the Military Course. He has a BA in history and is a U.S. Coast Guard veteran and have been involved in Civil War reenacting for more than 25 years. [log in to unmask] ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html This list is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).