The Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War (DUVCW) announced at its annual convention this weekend that their book project on ancestors who belonged to the GAR has become a web site. (Frankly, online publication is a much better idea than a print book.) Members are encouraged to share information - and if possible a photograph - of their soldier ancestor, including the GAR unit to which he belonged. What they have online right now just begins to scratch the surface in terms of the soldier ancestors of the group's current 4,000 members, but the idea is probably for members to get a better idea of what they need to submit and see that it is not difficult at all to contribute. The site is searchable by name and by place and visitors are encouraged at this stage to offer feedback about the site itself. The URL is duvcwgar.org; check it out today.
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