Continuing the celebration of the upcoming 15th anniversary of the Seton Shields Genealogical Grants program, next is a look back at the Black Earth Public Library, which received a grant in 2012. In 2011, a war memorial was installed across the street from the library, which named local residents who served in all the major wars, starting with the Civil War. The names were submitted by living family members and veterans themselves and compiled by a local veterans organization, but there was no biographical information available for visitors to the memorial. The grant award was used to request military records, with the intent to compile this biographical information into a book for genealogical researchers and visitors to the memorial.

To apply for a Seton Shields grant, fill out and submit the form here.