Free Access to World War II Documents

In honor of the anniversary of the Pearl Harbor bombing (December 7th), Footnote.com is offering free access to its WWII records during the month of December. Records include first-hand accounts of submarine missions and reports of missing air crews.

Explore the USS Arizona Memorial. View over 80,000 photos from the US Army Air Force.

Other WWII records include:

• Japanese Air Target Analysis
• Army JAG Case Files
• Navy JAG Case Files
• Naval Press Clippings
• Allied Military Conferences
• Holocaust Records

To access Footnote’s WWII documents, copy and paste the following URL into your web browser:

<http://go.footnote.com/wwii/>

Free Access to the "Irish Times" Newspaper Digital Article Archives

You can access the Irish Times newspaper digital article archives free through December 14, 2009. The Irish Times is celebrating 150 years in publication.

For additional information, see Family Tree Magazine’s December 2nd “Genealogy Insider” blog by copying and pasting the following URL into your web browser:

<http://blog.familytreemagazine.com/insider/2009/12/02/150YearsOfTheIrishTimesFreeThroughDec14.aspx>

Free Access to Ancestry.com’s U.S. Military Collection

Ancestry.com’s U.S. Military Collection, advertised as the largest online assortment of U.S. military records, covers more than three centuries of American wars and conflicts. It includes more than 100 million names and 700 titles and databases in military records from all 50 U.S. states.

Ancestry is offering free access through November 13th. To access these records, copy and paste the following URL into your web browser:

<http://www.ancestry.com/military>