Soldiers Home Foundation

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Genealogy
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1   Link   Ancestry.com
Most of the patient records and original records for the National Soldiers Homes (National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers) in America are now on Ancestry.com. The database includes a report completed by the board of managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers for 1895 as well as lists of many of the soldiers admitted to various homes across the US. Information listed includes soldier's name and company/regiment, rank, length of service, nativity, age, pension per month, disability, where admitted from, occupation, marital status, admission date, and status as of the report. 		346
2   Link   West Side Soldeirs Aid Society
The West Side Soldiers Aid Society, Inc., is a research-based living history organization, a modern-day soldiers' aid society, and a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity. It was created in 2006 to promote awareness of the Wisconsin Soldiers Home/National Soldiers Home movement in Milwaukee and the lasting contribution of this movement to veterans' health care. Activities include Quilting Circle, Civil War Dance events, ongoing history and genealogy projects. 		395
3   Link   Veteran Grave Locator
Search for burial locations of veterans and their family members in VA National Cemeteries, state veterans cemeteries, various other military and Department of Interior cemeteries, and for veterans buried in private cemeteries when the grave is marked with a government grave marker. 		354
4   Link   Links to the Past
This site contains genealogical resources and information including birth, marriage, death & burial, obituary & cemetery information, marine, military history and veteran lists, and community information for areas of Wisconsin, including Milwaukee. 		330

1889 Chapel Update

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The Milwaukee Soldiers Home Foundation, Inc. has, to date, raised over $200,000 toward restoring the National Soldiers Home Historic District's 1889 Chapel. We've used donations to complete lead, asbestos and animal abatement at the Chapel as well as architectural plans and the required Historic Structures Report. In addition, we've obtained $1.37 million in National Park Service tax credits toward the $6 million project. We need your help to meet the immediate need of raising $500,000 to begin Phase I of the Chapel Restoration project, restoring the damaged Chapel's roof, the first Phase of the Chapel Restoration Project. To donate cash, goods, or time and talent to the project, visit the Chapel Restoration section of this Web site.