Preserving Your New York Story: Researching U.S. Veterans of the Great War

Presented by

Geoff Gentilini

on November 04, 2025
Duration
50 minutes
Subject
Beginner Tips
Military
Preserving Your New York Story Programming

Join the NYG&B and guest speaker Geoff Gentilini for a look at the key essentials for beginning your genealogy journey; resources and tips specific to researching U.S. veterans of the Great War; and how you can preserve your own New York family stories.

Program Handout

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Speaker Bio

Geoff Gentilini is the owner/director of Golden Arrow Research. He specializes in the research of military and federal records to better understand the experiences of individual U.S. veterans and civil servants. Geoff lives in St Louis, Missouri where he spends most days on-site at the National Archives in St Louis. The National Archives at St Louis is the repository for most 20th Century U.S. military records, as well as the official civilian personnel files for any person who was employed by the US government as far back as the 1800s.

 


This series is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

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