Apparently Fold3 are giving free access to everything until Monday 25 May 2020 at 11.59 p.m ET. This was at the bottom of the e-mail I got from them. *Access to all records on Fold3® will be free until 25 May 2020 at 11:59 p.m. ET. After the free access period ends, you will only be able to view the records in the featured collections using a paid Fold3® membership. I am a member, but only because I signed up years ago for the free trial, which I then cancelled - but still have a Log In.
Now, who were all those Army Pension records for that we needed to see, but couldn't because Fold3 has them?
I just got that email too ... and asked myself that same question. I'm sure there was something I wanted to look at just last week?
Lots of American stuff, Derek, but also English Military Records that at one time were available on Ancestry - until they moved them to Fold3 (which is connected to Ancestry), for which you need a sub
@Jellylegs Thank you for telling us about this. I have just found a pension record for my granduncle giving his regiment and regimental number which where unknown before. Given the surname of Smith this helps so so much in tracking him down.
I was lucky with 8 Pension records & other info. Missed entirely on 3 names, one was a British lad from Australia. One curiosity was one pension being denied to the widow, couldn't make out why. I guess they had their reasons