Roots, War, and Healing Community
Go deeper. Research smarter. Write the stories that matter.
Military research can take you far beyond the records you find online. The answers are often hidden in records you didn’t know existed, connections you haven’t yet made, and details that only become visible when you know how to look.
Roots, War, and Healing is a monthly community for genealogists, family historians, military researchers, and writers who want to go deeper into military research—and better understand the stories behind the records.
Inside the community, you’ll get:
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Two live meetings every month focused on specific military records, research strategies, and techniques.
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Deeper military research tips that go beyond the basics and help you uncover new sources and clues.
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Exclusive PDFs, guides, worksheets, and research resources you can use in your own projects.
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Brick-wall help when your research seems to have reached a dead end.
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Writing guidance to help you turn military records and discoveries into meaningful stories.
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A place to ask questions, share discoveries, and learn from others who are researching military service and family history.
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Networking and community with people who understand that military research is about more than names, dates, and records—it’s about people, experiences, families, and the stories left behind.
You don’t have to research alone.
Bring your questions, your difficult research problems, your documents, and the stories you’re trying to uncover. Together, we’ll dig deeper into the records, connect the pieces, and uncover the stories hidden within your family’s past.
Join Roots, War, and Healing and take your military research to the next level.
If you want, I can also create a more emotional/transformational version that puts the “roots + war + healing” concept much more prominently in the sales message.
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Choose Your Pathway
Three program bundles to choose from.Â
 Programs should be watched in order. Each program builds on the previous one.
All programs include at least one workbook or toolkit plus additional materials.
Access to all programs is one year.
WWII Army Records: The Essentials
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Everything you need to start your journey. Learn my 2-step research process to research any veteran even if the records burned.
Start your Army records journey.
- WWII Army Records Two Part Strategy
- Deconstructing the Military Timeline
- Army Morning Reports
- WWII Death Records
Want more? See specialty classes you can purchase below.
Meet Your Coach
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 Jennifer Holik
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More than 10 years ago, I developed a 2-part military research strategy that makes it possible to discover the story of any veteran from WWI through Vietnam — even if the records burned. This grew out of a journey I began nearly 30 years ago, guided by my military ancestors. What started as genealogy quickly expanded into a full military research, writing, and speaking business shared through the WWII Research & Writing Center and later, here at the Ancestral Souls Wisdom School.
My work is rooted in both fact and spirit. I’ve walked battlefields, stood at graves, and listened to the echoes of soldiers and families whose stories still long to be told. Living between Chicago and the Netherlands, I absorbed history, culture, and the weight of inherited war trauma. My own path through PTSD and ancestral healing deepened my ability to see repeating patterns, connect dots across generations, and help others uncover truths hidden beneath silence and loss.
At the Ancestral Souls Wisdom School and WWII Research & Writing Center, I bring together research and soul work, helping you not only recover your family’s military history but also transform the patterns and pain it left behind. This is where history, healing, and story meet.
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