Research smarter. Find the records. Understand the service.

Most people do not realize the vast resources available to those researching Navy, Merchant Marine, or Coast Guard service. Nor do they realize that these branches may have records to assist each other. 

These small-group coaching sessions live on Zoom Meeting are designed to walk you step-by-step through a proven two-part research process, tailored specifically to the military branch you’re researching and your needs. This new program, combining World War II vessels and veterans will guide you through online and offline resources to find the answers you seek.

What We’ll Cover

In these guided group coaching sessions, you’ll receive workbooks prior to the program. These sessions run a minimum of 1.5 hours but please plan for 2 hours due to the large amount of material to cover.

You will learn how to:

• Apply a two-step research strategy to help you research any veteran from World War Ii.

• Walk through the main pieces of the Official Military Personnel File (OMPF) also known as the service file. Learn why this isn't the full story of service.

• Build a Timeline of Service to clearly see the history, errors, and gaps.

• Navigate Fold3, Ancestry, FamilySearch, NARA Catalog, and branch-specific sources.

• Build context so records actually tell a story using unit level records specific to your sailor's service history.

This is not generic military research advice — it’s branch-specific, practical, and immediately usable. If you’ve ever thought “I know the records are out there — I just don’t know how to find them,” this is for you. Join a branch-specific military coaching group and learn how to locate records, understand service, and uncover the story your veteran left behind.

This is not a general presentation. It’s active, personalized research support. Attendance live on Zoom is strongly encouraged.

A replay plus record examples to review will be sent to registrants after the live event.

Jennifer's courses and Zoom chats have removed so much mystery from the process of researching a military veteran. I appreciate the straightforward approach that avoids going down endless trails of research that does not yield any results. She has designed a method to work through the labyrinth of military records which makes it possible for any level of researcher to understand.

I am an experienced researcher and Jennifer opened research doors for me I was unaware of. If you're serious about your research invest the time with Jennifer, her knowledge is the kind only gained from decades of experience in this field.

~Monique