That Splendid Little War: Researching Your Spanish American War Ancestors

Michael L. Strauss, MA, AG®, AGL™
Dec 18, 2018
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About this webinar

The end of the nineteenth century witnessed the transformation of the United States from a developing nation into a global power. Discover your ancestors that served in the war with Spain along with records of the Boxer Rebellion (1900) and the Philippine Insurrection (1899-1902) in which United States troops participation on land and sea. This lecture focuses on the many records at the National Archives and other research facilities covering all three military conflicts.

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About the speaker

Michael L. Strauss, MA, AG®, AGL™, is a military historian and professional genealogist. His research expertise is recognized in the judicial systems of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virgini...
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  1. LT
    Legacy Family Tree
    7 years ago

    +++\n\n10 stars! Excellent materials and enthusiasm! \n\nAbsolutely excellent!\n\namazing \n\nAmazing webinar\n\nAmazing! This makes me want to find a Spanish-American veteran and follow the records. \n\nAs always, another great webinar from Michael Looking forward to Korea and Vietnam in 2019, Vietnam was my war! Thanks for top quality presentations!\n\nAwesome presentation\n\nAwesome Webinar!!\n\nAwesome! Can't wait to look at the syllabus & his other (previous) webinars!\n\nBest Christmas present ever - now to check out those bookmark notations.\n\nexcellent\n\nExcellent\n\nExcellent data examples. Makes clear the difference between the Spanish American War and the followup outbracks with Spain. Thanks for all the wonderful webinars.\n\nExcellent presentation. Strauss' enthusiasm is contagious. \n\nEXCELLENT! One of the best presentations. Will look for others by Michael.\n\nExcellent! So much good, useful information! Michael’s enthusiasm is infectious! Thank you!\n\nExcellent++++++\n\nFantastic presentation!! My grandfather supposedly fought in the Spanish American War in Cuba but I have spent years trying to prove this fact, This presentation has renewed my interest with some new sources.\n\nFantastic webinar giving me lots of ideas for chasing up my relatives military service.\n\ngood information - will find it useful\n\nGreat\n\ngreat fun to hear a speaker so enthusiastic about the subject. \n\nGreat history lesson with a big helping of genealogy. Thanks for all you do. Have a great Holiday season. \n\ngreat info on how to find these types of records.\n\nGreat information\n\nGreat information to find out more about one's military service \n\nGreat information! I had no idea there was so much out there.\n\nGreat Presentation!\n\ngreat speaker\n\nGreat tips on how to access records! Thanks! \n\nGreat. For these wars, I had no prior knowledge. Boy this sure opened up many avenues. He is a great speaker.\n\nI have some records of my g-grandfather's service in this war. This was very helpful!\n\nI have to look at his Civil War web's.\n\nI loved the obvious infectious passion the speaker had for his subject and the breadth of search techniques he shared with someone like me, a beginner.\n\nI shied away from military research forever. But I had a chance to hear Michael Strauss a couple of times this year. Now, I will listen to anything he lectures about. Awesome.\n\nI was caught up in this webinar from very early on. I could not leave my computer for any reason!! It was so very very interesting. Thank you so much for so much quality. \n\nI'm going to have to dig up someone else's ancestors to be able to use all I'm learning.\n\nLots of information\n\nLove the History. Excellent presentation. Learned so much. Enjoyed the Presenter. Excellent Syllabus.\n\nMichael is hands down one of the best!\n\nMichael is so knowledgeable! What a wonderful webinar!!!\n\nMore by this presenter please.\n\nMy wife Lynn had a grand uncle who served in the Spanish American with Teddy Roosevelt. Born nearby in Chatham Ontario.\n\none of the best webinars you have ever had in the 4 or 5 years I have been watching!\n\nOutstanding webinar on the Spanish America War research of our ancestors.\n\nreally a 6 out of 5\n\nSO MUCH valuable information and insight! \n\nThis guy is fantastic. One of the BEST webinars I have heard!! I love his excitement about all aspects of this war. It is infectious and I can't wait to check out some of these records. Can't wait to print out his syllabus and get to work on some of the resources he provided GREAT JOB !!!\n\nthis was great, gave me more places to check \n\nTremendously informative! Thank you for sharing your expertise!\n\nVery informative\n\nVery knowledgeable and enthusiastic speaker. I appreciate his insight into the military records and taking another look at my Revolutionary and Civil War ancestors.\n\nWonderful webinar on the Spanish War\n\nWorth it for any military service!\n\nWow\n\nWOW with the information and the presentation