Hello, Lanark and Co. Tyrone listers, This is not Lanark business, but I hope someone can help me with my continuing quest to document where my husband's great-grandfather actually came from in Ireland...we think perhaps Donaghmore, Co. Tyrone...and who his parents and any possible siblings might be. I wrote to the Military Service Records in Washington D.C., for a copy of Patrick Skiffington's military record, but before I part with more money, I wonder if anyone knows if a soldier's actual place of birth, names of parents (and maybe siblings) would be listed. The widow's pension records state only that he was from Ireland, with only her and those of her minor children's names listed. This is the fee structure. If I thought there was specific information about where he actually came from in Ireland and who his parents were, it would be more than worth it for me to pay the $25. ------------------------------------------------- Reproduction Fees (Effective October 1, 2007) $25 each for: Passenger arrival lists Federal census request Eastern Cherokee applications to the Court of Claims (that is a low blow to those people, surely!) Land entry records Pension documents packet (selected records) Bounty land warrant application files Military service files more than 75 years old. $75 for: Full pension file more than 75 years old (Civil War and after), up to and including 100 pages. $50 Full pension file (pre Civil War) Mail Order Policy: There is a minimum fee of $15.00 per order for reproductions that are sent by mail to the customer. PLEASE NOTE: The most efficient and fastest way to order records is online. To order records online, please go to our website: www.archives.gov, and select "Order Online". If you must order blank forms, the maximum number per request is TWO of each type of form as of October 1, 2007. ------------------------- As I have commented, IF I thought that Patrick Skiffington's parents and his actual place of birth in Ireland were listed, I'd pay the $25 in a flash, but what if the military records have the same old, same old dearth of this important information? If anyone has ever ordered U.S. Military records (Civil War era), I'd be interested to know if there is more than Name, Rank and Number! Maisie