Laurel, count me in the prospective group to buy the CD. Armond L-243 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laurel Baty" <laurel.baty@verizon.net> To: <BP2000-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 5:02 AM Subject: [BP2000] Rev War Pension Applications > I don't know how many of you are familiar with the Census images that > are available free on many USGenWeb pages. One of the companies that > scans microfilm of Census returns is now offering copies of Rev War > Pensions. I inquired if it would be possible to scan all of the Beatty/ > Beaty Rev War Pension applications and prepare them in a similar > fashion as the Census so that they could be available on our BP2000. I > was told that they could do this for 50 cents per page (I think there > are around 40 applications and if we estimate 30 pages per application > this turns out to be $600, a very rough estimate on my part). If there > is anyone else interested in having these applications available on the > page for easy access let me know--if we had 20 people contribute it > would be $30 each. We also then would be given a CD with all of the > applications to use on our own computer. So many of the applications > are very difficult to read and expensive to copy that this seems like a > worthwhile project to me. The link to the company offering the service > is: > http://www.SKcensus.com/revwarpensions.html > > If you send away to the National Archives for a copy of a pension I > think it costs almost $30 and you are only given the "Selected Records" > section of the microfilm. I have found the non selected records to be > very informative. If you copy a Pension file at the Archives yourself > it is 30 cents per page and an extremely frustrating experience on a > crowded day since there are only 3 printers that copy on ledger size > paper and you are limited to 3 copies when others are waiting which > means it can take several hours to copy a single file. > > Laurel Baty, L252 > > > > > ==== BP2000 Mailing List ==== > Recommend a cousin ! Send name and email to: > Mike Allen, Executive Director <naturalsoft@earthlink.net> > Rob Beatty, Membership Director <emtech@ic.net> > Ray Beaty, founder, BP2000 <RCBDJR@AOL.COM> > >