What it means
★What adoption actually does
★ Sponsor the profile
Your sponsorship keeps the page online, links research and citations to your support, and signals to the archive's editors that the profile is in active care.
★ Fund research and verification
Sponsorship pays for the source work behind a finished profile — gazette transcription, regimental cross-checks, photo sourcing, and second-reviewer time.
★ Keep the page maintained
Adopted profiles get small upgrades over time — improved citations, restored photographs, new family submissions integrated — instead of sitting static.
★ Contribute family material
Sponsoring families can submit photographs, documents, and biographical notes for inclusion (with our editorial review). Nothing private goes public without your explicit permission.
Levels
★Sponsorship levels
Pick the level that fits your relationship to the hero — there's no wrong choice.
Annual Sponsorship
$25 USD / year
Become the named supporter of a hero page: keep it online, unlock tribute editing, and (where enabled) activate yearly family remembrance emails. Renews automatically each year; cancel anytime.
Pick the level you want directly on a hero's profile — the “Adopt this hero” panel has a sponsorship-level chooser with the four options above plus a Custom amount.
Recognition
★How sponsorship is shown
Sponsors are credited on the hero's profile with the wording “This profile was supported by…” — optional, not mandatory. If you'd prefer to support quietly, just leave the recognition field blank during checkout.
Families
★Are you related to this hero?
Family members and descendants can request to become a recognised family contributor on a profile — that means your submissions are reviewed faster and shown with proper attribution. Sponsor first via the adoption flow, then drop us a note through the contact form (pick “Family Inquiry”) so we can flag your account.
Next step
★Choose a hero to adopt
Browse the heroes currently available for adoption. Click any hero to see their profile and the “Adopt this hero” button — secure checkout via Stripe takes about a minute.
Adoption requires a free supporter account so we can link the sponsorship to a verified email. The browse page guides you through the sign-up if you don't already have one.