Using Military Pension Records
Date: April 18, 2026 Time: 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM Location: Attend in Person or Virtually via Zoom

Using Military Pension Records

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Presented In-Person by Catherine (Casey) Zahn
 
Pension records are a fun way to learn more about our families and their military service. Discovering your ancestor’s service can help you discover their life events and new connections in their FAN club.  This program will focus on pension records available to researchers online and strategies for finding records after 1900. 
 
Catherine "Casey" Zahn is a retired teacher. Born in CT, she began the Central Jersey Genealogical Club and was a past trustee for the Genealogical Society of New Jersey. She wrote two books on teaching children genealogy and served as the program chair for the Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference in Philadelphia. She often speaks throughout the region for genealogical societies and libraries. Casey currently serves as a governor for the Connecticut Society of Genealogists and works daily on her New England roots. 
 
"This program has applied for support from the Somerset Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency."
 
SOMERSET PUBLIC LIBRARY
1464 County Street
Somerset, MA 02726
 
Business Meeting   11:00-11:30 am
Member Sharing     11:30-11:55 am
Presentation Begins at Noon. 
 
This program is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
For more information contact: bristol@msoginc.org
Schedule of Events Available at: https://msoginc.org
 
Those who wish to attend virtually, can pre-register at https://tinyurl.com/BristolApril2026