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Genealogy Club

Purple Heart Medals

This lecture will review the history of the Purple Heart medal and provide an overview of the organization that works to find living descendants of lost or wayward medals. Presented by Liz Ross.

The Purple Heart medal originated as General George Washington's "Badge of Military Merit" in 1782 to recognize acts of bravery, but it fell out of use until 1932, when it was reinstated as the Purple Heart medal to commemorate soldiers who were wounded or killed in action. This lecture will review the history of this award and provide an overview of "Purple Hearts Reunited", the organization that invites genealogists to volunteer their time and expertise to find living descendants of lost or wayward medals. Presented by Liz Ross.

This program is part of our "Freedom For All" genealogy series, highlighting records, resources and untold stories for the America 250 commemoration.

This program is a Zoom webinar. A link to the webinar and a handout will be sent one day before the event. A reminder email will be sent an hour before the event.

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