What are the archives anyway? http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/#about The USGenWeb Archives are a "virtual library" of historical documents that have been transcribed and donated by folks like you. In The USGenWeb Archives you may find items such as wills, obituaries, letters, biographical sketches, county and township histories, census, cemeteries, etc. The Archives are housed by RootsWeb with unlimited space for data storage. Types of files for the Archives include: Federal Census (free, slave, mortality, agriculture, veterans... schedules) State Census Vital Records (1) marriage (2) birth (3) death (4) divorce Court records (county, federal, civil, circuit, probate....) Church records (history, members lists, baptisms...) Bible Records Newspapers (obits, marriage & birth announcements, local events...) Prison Records (got some proven moonshiners in my tree) Military Records (rosters, muster rolls, service records, pension applications...) 1.Revolutionary 2.Civil War, 3.Indian Wars 4.Mexican 5.Spanish-American 6.War of 1812 7.WWI 8.WWII 9.Korean 10.Viet Nam 11.Persian Gulf Land Records (deeds, land transfers, federal land grants, surveyor's records...) Tax Records (land, property, state, federal, local....) Local Histories Local Directories (phone books, old county and city directories....) Occupational (?) (Inspector's reports, Accident reports, railroad reports, company newsletters....) Educational (?) (school histories, newsletters, KY's school census, yearbooks) Cemeteries Deeds/grants Misc* Newspapers/obits Ship Lists Tax lists Wills http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ar/miller/miller.html