Saturday, June 16, 2012

Photographic History of the US Navy

The NavSource website is a place to visit if you have ancestors who served in the US Navy. The mission of the site is stated as: "The simple goal of NavSource Naval History is the preservation of naval history, in the form of images and text, also to help former shipmates find each other by providing reunion and contact information. We also hope to help historians and researchers find information and sources not previously available through private photo collections and records donated to us by former ships personnel. We also make available to everyone public images and records found scattered in various locations Indexed in one place for easy reference."

Although the site is not endorsed by or affiliated in any way with the U.S. Navy, the Naval History & Heritage Command Center, the U.S. Government or any of its Departments, it displays an impressive collection of photos in an easily navigable format. Check it out at http://www.navsource.org/

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