The Federation of Genealogical Societies FORUM gives these sources for government information. Library of Congress for books, sound recording, motion pictures, maps, etc. http://www.loc.gov Here is a fantastic site for everything from baseball card collections to Matthew Brady's Civil War pictures and Early Virginia Religious Petitions. http://www.memory.loc.gov The National Archives and Records Administration is the place to go for military records and a lot more. http://www.archives.gov While there check out the archival database systems at http://www.archives.gov/aad/index.html Some of the government databases are searched in a way that is different than most of us are used to. It is a good idea to read any pages that offer searching advice or instructions. Bette ____________________________________________ Check out the Bunker Family Association. http://www.bunkerfamilyassn.org. If your name is Bunker and you are a male, consider joining our surname DNA project.