Comments on: New military backgrounds and descendant books in AncestryPress http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2007/12/05/new-military-backgrounds-available-in-ancestrypress/ The official blog of Ancestry.com Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:20:50 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: tnomeralc web design toys http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2007/12/05/new-military-backgrounds-available-in-ancestrypress/comment-page-1/#comment-36885 tnomeralc web design toys Wed, 18 Mar 2009 05:49:14 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2007/12/05/new-military-backgrounds-available-in-ancestrypress/#comment-36885 This is really interesting I think i'll read more about this. ^_^ This is really interesting I think i’ll read more about this. ^_^

]]> By: mann welch http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2007/12/05/new-military-backgrounds-available-in-ancestrypress/comment-page-1/#comment-29866 mann welch Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:20:34 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2007/12/05/new-military-backgrounds-available-in-ancestrypress/#comment-29866 hi. glad to know we'll find out about world war 2. but i am hoping you can include those american soldiers, officers, volunteers and more, who were stationed in the philippines, please. specifically the ones who stayed in mindanao, particularly mambajao, camiguin island. thank you very much. hi. glad to know we’ll find out about world war 2. but i am hoping you can include those american soldiers, officers, volunteers and more, who were stationed in the philippines, please. specifically the ones who stayed in mindanao, particularly mambajao, camiguin island. thank you very much.

]]> By: colton http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2007/12/05/new-military-backgrounds-available-in-ancestrypress/comment-page-1/#comment-29682 colton Sat, 10 Jan 2009 02:56:43 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2007/12/05/new-military-backgrounds-available-in-ancestrypress/#comment-29682 Colton Colton

]]> By: Joan Johnson http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2007/12/05/new-military-backgrounds-available-in-ancestrypress/comment-page-1/#comment-15511 Joan Johnson Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:25:19 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2007/12/05/new-military-backgrounds-available-in-ancestrypress/#comment-15511 Howard Hayes My Exhusband is Thomas Micheal Hayes,they are from Idaho are you the same Hayes? Howard Hayes My Exhusband is Thomas Micheal Hayes,they are from Idaho are you the same Hayes?

]]> By: EC http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2007/12/05/new-military-backgrounds-available-in-ancestrypress/comment-page-1/#comment-9247 EC Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:00:53 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2007/12/05/new-military-backgrounds-available-in-ancestrypress/#comment-9247 I think it's great you added a number of military backgrounds as page options for the ancestry books. But what about the Korean War? My dad served as a Marine during the Korean War and when I went to create pages about his service, there weren't any military backgrounds for that. I think it’s great you added a number of military backgrounds as page options for the ancestry books. But what about the Korean War? My dad served as a Marine during the Korean War and when I went to create pages about his service, there weren’t any military backgrounds for that.

]]> By: Pauline Hoey http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2007/12/05/new-military-backgrounds-available-in-ancestrypress/comment-page-1/#comment-4935 Pauline Hoey Fri, 07 Mar 2008 12:16:44 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2007/12/05/new-military-backgrounds-available-in-ancestrypress/#comment-4935 Hi, delighted with the extra features, but disappointed that the WW2 background only features the American Flag and US soldiers. Do you know if there are any plans for a background with a British Flag for all us British Ancestry members to commemorate our relatives? Hi, delighted with the extra features, but disappointed that the WW2 background only features the American Flag and US soldiers. Do you know if there are any plans for a background with a British Flag for all us British Ancestry members to commemorate our relatives?

]]> By: Ken Kraetzer http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2007/12/05/new-military-backgrounds-available-in-ancestrypress/comment-page-1/#comment-2265 Ken Kraetzer Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:37:11 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2007/12/05/new-military-backgrounds-available-in-ancestrypress/#comment-2265 We are building a history of Pelham NY veterans. Ancestry.com has been very helpful in helping to track down what happened to a number of servicemen and women for whom we found articles from WWII era newspaper microfilm. For one soldier from Pelham, we had an article that Anthony Bertoldi was reported to have been taken prisoner in 1944 after D-Day. From Ancestry.com we found that he ahd indeed returned home from WWII and raised a family in the Hershey, PA area. I contacted the Hershey Historical Society and they were able to find his obituary from 2000. For an Army nurse we were able to find that she and her husband had settled in the Houston area and had been recognized as benefactors of a hospital there. We can use help with accessing more records from the National Archives. So many WWII era stories about veterans, especially Navy members were vague about what ships they were on or the carrier they flew from. We are planning to finalize a manuscript on this project by later this year. Any suggestions welcome. Much of the information we have accumulated so far is presented on our website under "Heros Memorial" or "Pelham Veterans". WQe are encouraging other communities to do the same exercize so purposes this is an area for your company to develop. Best regards, Ken Kraetzer Sons of American Legion Pelham NY 914-630-3457 We are building a history of Pelham NY veterans. Ancestry.com has been very helpful in helping to track down what happened to a number of servicemen and women for whom we found articles from WWII era newspaper microfilm.

For one soldier from Pelham, we had an article that Anthony Bertoldi was reported to have been taken prisoner in 1944 after D-Day. From Ancestry.com we found that he ahd indeed returned home from WWII and raised a family in the Hershey, PA area. I contacted the Hershey Historical Society and they were able to find his obituary from 2000.

For an Army nurse we were able to find that she and her husband had settled in the Houston area and had been recognized as benefactors of a hospital there.

We can use help with accessing more records from the National Archives. So many WWII era stories about veterans, especially Navy members were vague about what ships they were on or the carrier they flew from.

We are planning to finalize a manuscript on this project by later this year. Any suggestions welcome. Much of the information we have accumulated so far is presented on our website under “Heros Memorial” or “Pelham Veterans”.

WQe are encouraging other communities to do the same exercize so purposes this is an area for your company to develop.

Best regards,

Ken Kraetzer
Sons of American Legion
Pelham NY
914-630-3457

]]> By: Terry Watson http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2007/12/05/new-military-backgrounds-available-in-ancestrypress/comment-page-1/#comment-1891 Terry Watson Tue, 08 Jan 2008 17:20:21 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2007/12/05/new-military-backgrounds-available-in-ancestrypress/#comment-1891 wat is this new family tree for 2008 just herd about it do we have do anything terry wat is this new family tree for 2008
just herd about it
do we have do anything terry

]]> By: Donna Martin-Netherton http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2007/12/05/new-military-backgrounds-available-in-ancestrypress/comment-page-1/#comment-1828 Donna Martin-Netherton Sun, 06 Jan 2008 21:45:52 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2007/12/05/new-military-backgrounds-available-in-ancestrypress/#comment-1828 I produced 4 ancestry books so far ( 2 have already been printed and are terrific & 2 in progress)....EXCEPT in the cumbersome method of trying to proofread the pages in portions-- since no full screen is available- doesn't work very well! I overlooked that a few of the pages were not re-numbered after I had moved them...this was very disappointing since I tried to be so careful and proofread several times. Also, It is VERY time-consuming to manually add the page numbers......PLEASE, PLEASE add auto page numbering as an option...preferably in the middle at the bottom of the page. Thank you for a wonderful product!! PLEASE add auto page numbering !!!! Preferably in the center of the page> Thanks for a great product!! I produced 4 ancestry books so far ( 2 have already been printed and are terrific & 2 in progress)….EXCEPT in the cumbersome method of trying to proofread the pages in portions– since no full screen is available- doesn’t work very well!
I overlooked that a few of the pages were not
re-numbered after I had moved them…this was very disappointing since I tried to be so careful and proofread several times.
Also, It is VERY time-consuming to manually add the page numbers……PLEASE, PLEASE add auto page numbering as an option…preferably in the middle at the bottom of the page.
Thank you for a wonderful product!!

PLEASE add auto page numbering !!!! Preferably in the center of the page>
Thanks for a great product!!

]]> By: Jen http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2007/12/05/new-military-backgrounds-available-in-ancestrypress/comment-page-1/#comment-1386 Jen Sat, 22 Dec 2007 18:34:17 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2007/12/05/new-military-backgrounds-available-in-ancestrypress/#comment-1386 I love the descendant book format, but I was wondering if the 3 generation limit will be expanded? I want to do a descendant book that starts with my great-grandparents. I know that I could manually add in pages for the 4th and 5th generations, but it would be so much easier if Ancestry Press would auto fill the pages from my tree. I love the descendant book format, but I was wondering if the 3 generation limit will be expanded? I want to do a descendant book that starts with my great-grandparents. I know that I could manually add in pages for the 4th and 5th generations, but it would be so much easier if Ancestry Press would auto fill the pages from my tree.

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