Researching Your Military Ancestor

with Cathy Moran Hajo

Saturday, February 11, 2023 @ 11:00am

Most family trees contain more than one member who served in the military. Finding information about their service can expand your understanding of your ancestor, the wars and conflicts that they experienced, and how their service impacted your family. Cathy Moran Hajo will provide an introduction to conducting genealogical research using military records.

Cathy Moran Hajo is the vice president and archives director of the Mahwah Museum. She is a historian who works at Ramapo College, directing and editing the Papers of Jane Addams as a freely accessible digital edition. She has a Ph.D. in history from New York University and a B.A. from Ramapo College.