General Meeting:“Dissecting a Civil War Pension Record—Union and Confederate”
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15
Jul
Presenter:
Jill Morelli, CG®, CGL®
When:
Tuesday, July 15, 2025, 6:30 - 8:30 pm PST
Member meeting at 6:30 pm. Speaker at 6:45 pm.
Where:
Online meeting via Zoom Meeting
Pension packets are rich in genealogical information as well as historical context for your ancestor. We will look at the laws establishing pensions; what is typical to find in a pension packet; how to analyze a packet; and how to obtain pension packets.

Jill Morelli, CG®, CGL®, is a writer, lecturer, and co-founder of the online Applied Genealogy Institute providing “Learn by Doing” educational opportunities for intermediate and advanced genealogists. She also founded the Certification Discussion Group, an online series discussing the certification journey of herself and others. She lectures nationally and has written articles for the National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Swedish American Genealogist, Minnesota Connections, and many others. Jill is past president of the Seattle Genealogical Society, program director for the Puget Sound-APG chapter, and a member of many local and national genealogical societies.

Our meetings are free and open to the public.

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To join our meeting at 6:30 pm on Tuesday, July 15:

  • The meeting will be conducted via a Zoom online meeting.
  • Pre-registration is required.
  • Click here to register; a meeting link will be sent to your email.