TIGR 2025 Coordinator: Michael L. Strauss, AG®
Format: Virtual, pre-recorded lectures. Daily, live Q&A via scheduled Zoom meetings.
Maximum Registrants: 40
Description:
This course offers an in-depth exploration tailored for historians, genealogists, and researchers aiming to gain expertise in the complexities of military records. Spanning conflicts from the Revolutionary War to the Vietnam War, where the curriculum delves into essential military resources, including musters, service records, pensions, draft registrations, and bounty land records. Participants will learn advanced research techniques, strategies for navigating archives, and methods for analyzing military documents to create comprehensive service narratives. Particular attention will be given to lesser-known sources, record repositories, and techniques for addressing gaps caused by missing or destroyed records
Faculty:
Michael L. Strauss, AG®, Coordinator
Michael Brophy, MBA
Sandra Rumble
Schedule Course 5 – “Beyond the Battlefield: Advanced Military Research Analysis and Methodology”
| Start Time (Central Time) |
Topic |
Instructor |
| Monday, June 16, 2025 | ||
| 9:30 AM | Welcome | Strauss |
| 10:00 AM | Some Assembly Required: Reconstructing Military Service | Rumble |
| 11:30 AM | Introduction to the Records of the National Archives | Brophy |
| 12:45 PM | LUNCH | |
| 1:30 PM | Understanding the Army and Air Force Military Structure | Strauss |
| 3:00 PM | Understanding the Navy and Marine Corps Military Structure | Strauss |
| 4:30 PM | The United States Coast Guard and their Predecessor Agencies | Strauss |
| Tuesday, June 17, 2025 | ||
| 9:30 AM | Homework Review | Strauss |
| 10:00 AM | Tracking Your Soldier: Using Compiled Military Service Records | Rumble |
| 11:30 AM | Where Was the Regiment: Record of Event Cards | Rumble |
| 12:45 PM | LUNCH | |
| 1:30 PM | Corresponding with the Adjutant General Office: Bookmark Files | Rumble |
| 3:00 PM | Century Official Military Service Files | Strauss |
| 4:30 PM | Pracitum No. 1 – Military Service Records and Personnel Files | Strauss |
| Wednesday, June 18, 2025 | ||
| 9:30 AM | Homework Review/Q&A | Strauss, Rumble |
| 10:00 AM | Following the Armies: Researching Military Maps | Strauss |
| 11:30 AM | The Draft and the Selective Service System | Strauss |
| 12:45 PM | LUNCH | |
| 1:30 PM | 18th and 19th Century Military Pension Records | Rumble |
| 3:00 PM | Century Military Pension Records and Claim Files | Strauss |
| 4:30 PM | Practicum No. 2 – Military Pension and Claim Files | Strauss, Rumble |
| Thursday, June 19, 2025 | ||
| 9:30 AM | Homework Review/Q&A | Strauss, Rumble |
| 10:00 AM | Court Martial Records: Understanding the Uniform Code of Military Justice | Rumble |
| 11:30 AM | Militia and the Records of the National Guard | Strauss |
| 12:45 PM | LUNCH | |
| 1:30 PM | Bounty Land and Homesteading Records | Rumble |
| 3:00 PM | Cashing in on Military Service Land Entry Case Files | Rumble |
| 4:30 PM | Practicum No. 3 – Bounty Lands and Homestead Records | Rumble |
| Friday, June 20, 2025 | ||
| 9:30 AM | Homework Review/Q&A | Rumble |
| 10:00 AM | Honoring our Military Ancestors: Understanding Lineage Societies | Rumble |
| 11:30 AM | Hallowed Ground: Burying of our Honored Military Dead | Strauss |
| 12;45 PM | Closing Remarks | Strauss |
| Final Q&A and remarks for students and Graduation | Strauss | |
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