I trust that everyone had a blessed Thanksgiving. I certainly enjoyed spending the holiday with my family and pray that you had an enjoyable time too. It was a busy weekend at the Aubrecht house as we finished up all of the Christmas decorating (along with the leftovers). I also delivered my manuscript for “Houses of the Holy” to the proofer, started researching photographs for the book, firmed up some speaking engagements that I’ll be doing early next year, and took the girls to see Santa. I am exhausted. While attempting to get caught up with emails this morning, I came upon what looks to be a great source for researching the pension records of Confederate veterans. It was advertised in the latest edition of ‘The SCV Gray Line,’ which is the online newsletter distributed by my brothers in the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Here is the info:
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