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Tuesday’s Winners in the Genealogy Road Trip Contest
Congratulations to the Tuesday, May 21st winners in the Genealogy Road Trip Contest at Preserve the Pensions: Beth Witham won a $50 gift certificate from Maia’s Books. Janet Brooks won a one-year...
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Wednesday’s Winners in the Genealogy Road Trip Contest
Congratulations to the Wednesday, May 22nd winners in the Genealogy Road Trip Contest at Preserve the Pensions: Kathleen Maca won a set of Heirloom Registry stickers. Jana Last won a FamilyTreeDNA...
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Thursday’s Winners in the Genealogy Road Trip Contest
Congratulations to the Thursday, May 23rd winners in the Genealogy Road Trip Contest at Preserve the Pensions: Jeanne Raines won a prize bundle from RootsMagic which includes RootsMagic, Personal...
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And the Grand Prize Winner in the Genealogy Road Trip Contest Is . . .
Congratulations to the Grand Prize winner in the Genealogy Road Trip Contest at Preserve the Pensions. Pam Donahue has won her choice of the following research trips: Salt Lake City Genealogy Research...
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Steve Young, NFL Quarterback, is Proud of his War of 1812 Ancestor
[Editor's Note: Elaine E. Hasleton, Deputy, Chief Genealogical Officer at FamilySearch, offers this War of 1812 ancestor portrait of Truman Leonard, 3rd great-grandfather of NFL quarterback Steve...
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Actor Chris O’Donnell’s War of 1812 Ancestor Featured on WDYTYA
On a recent episode of Who Do You Think You Are? on TLC, actor Chris O’Donnell discovers that he has a War of 1812 ancestor, George McNeir who was his 4th great-grandfather. McNeir served as a...
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Battle of Lake Erie: We Have Met The Enemy and They Are Ours
Two hundred years ago on the 10th of September 1813, Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry (United States Navy) met and decisively defeated a British Royal Navy squadron in the Battle of Lake Erie (also...
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Donny and Marie Osmond Share Two War of 1812 Ancestors
Two ancestors in the family tree of Donny and Marie Osmond served in the War of 1812! They are: Samuel Beeler (1757-1840) who served in the military from Ohio, and Elisha Cragun (1786-1847) who served...
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Defenders’ Day – The Star-Spangled Banner Weekend!
Preserve the Pensions was recently represented by Rebecca Koford at the Defenders’ Day event held at Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland on September 14th. Dressed in period costume, she spent the day...
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Victory at the Thames – War of 1812
Two hundred years ago on 5 October 1813, the Battle of the Thames was fought near present-day Chatham, Ontario, Upper Canada. The United States Army under the leadership of future U.S. President...
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Summer of Decision 1814
It is the third year of the War of 1812, and in early April 1814, the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte has been defeated by a coalition of European Nations headed by Great Britain. He is forced to...
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Preserve the Pensions – Try a Matching Fund Campaign
An excellent way for a genealogical society to raise funds for the Preserve the Pensions Campaign is to create a matching-donor program within your own society. Instead of just raising funds to donate...
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The Phoenix that is Washington D.C.
It is 24 August 1814, and our nation’s capital is ablaze! British forces are systematically torching every government building save three: The US Patent Office, the U.S. Marine and Navy Barracks, and...
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BillionGraves and The Federation of Genealogical Societies partner to image...
The Federation of Genealogical Societies also launches a major fundraising campaign for the Preserve the Pensions Project to honor the memory of these veterans in the month of July Effort will...
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Celebrate the Second Revolution!
July is a month for celebration across the United States. As our families gather for picnic’s and parades, the Preserve the Pensions War of 1812 Committee is inviting you to celebrate the Second...
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Elisha Cragun at the Battle of New Orleans
Last year, we introduced you to Elisha Cragun, Donny and Marie Osmond’s 4th great-grandfather. A veteran of the War of 1812, he served under Andrew Jackson in the Battle of New Orleans, which was a...
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Raising an Army: We Need You
“AN ACT To Raise an Additional Military Force. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate & House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That there be immediately ratified, ten...
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Dear Friends
This email was originally composed by Paula Stuart-Warren, CG, and is reprinted here with her permission. Dear Minnesota and Wisconsin friends, I hate for us to be left out of great projects and would...
View ArticleAn Exciting Change of Plans
Thank you Judy Russell. Your promotion of the Fun Walk and the generous offers of sponsorship you have received have inspired us. We are changing things up! Instead of a group walk, we have four...
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FGS2014 Celebrity Fun Walk Success
No question about it! The FGS 2014 Celebrity Fun Walk was a resounding success. We here at the Preserve the Pensions committee are proud and humbled by your generosity. The power of the community and...
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