Just visted the new free databases on line at Ancestry.com - here's a couple that might be of interest American Civil War Research Database Posted on 6/27/99 http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/search/cwrd/cwrd_index.htm Did a search for my gggf Walter B. Welton but did not put in anything other than his name. I know he is listed in the Orton book (Records of California Men in the War of The Rebellion 1981-1867) and I have his military records - he appears with his CA Cavalary unit (also found another man by the same name out of Mass) on this database with quite a bit of information Also of interest to CA Shasta County, California Register, 1898 Posted on 6/21/99 http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/search/3819.htm Los Angeles Daily News, Obituaries, 1990-1999 Posted on 6/29/99 http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/search/3440.htm California Narratives: John Bidwell Posted on 6/30/99 http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/search/3849.htm Happy hunting. Colleen