-----------------------Forward Message---------------------- >From: "Linda Haas Davenport" <lhaasdav@mindspring.com> > >Last week I sent out a notice about the WW1 Draft cards being at the GA NARA >branch and that the cards are found in state / county / surname order. I >also said the cost of copies was 50 cents. > >I got bombarded with messages saying FALSE, FALSE, UNTRUE. All ranging from >you "have to have draft board, name, age, etc etc" to "Totally FALSE cost". >"UNTRUE Post" and "You are Misleading People". Jeez what a mess !! Makes >me almost wish I had never posted the message. > >So let me clarify things here. > >1st things 1st. I called the Archives yesterday and spoke with the manager >of the textural department who is in charge of the WW1 registration / >application cards. The first thing I asked was: What's the cost of ordering >the cards via mail? He said the cost is $10.00 per card. Doesn't matter if >you have 10 people all with the last surname in the same state/county they >charge by the card. I asked why was I told the cost was 50 cents? After >much discussion and tracking down the person I spoke with it turned out to >be a large misunderstanding - the person knew I came to the archives all the >time and thought I meant the cost to use the copier at the archives. > >So OK the cost is not 50 cents it's an outrageous $10.00. I have e-mailed >one of the officers of the Friends of the Archives to see if they will be >willing to do the searching and copying for less money. As soon as I get an >answer I'll let everyone know. > >Now the 2nd thing. If you go to the NARA on-line site for GA and request >the form to order WW1 Draft Cards you will receive a form that says you have >to furnish all kinds of information. THIS IS A STANDARD NARA FORM TO ORDER >CARDS FROM THE LDS FILM!!!!! > >If you are ordering a look-up from any NARA branch other than the East >Pointe branch you must give this information because the copy will be made >from the LDS microfilm which IS in state and then Draft Board order. It is >not by state and then county. The NARA staff needs the information on the >form to be able to find the card on the LDS film. > >HOWEVER - all you have to do is write a letter to the East Pointe branch and >request a copy of - here we go - pay attention !!! ORIGINAL DRAFT >CARD and give them the state, the county and the name and race of the >individual you want. The only areas where this will not work is for the >largest cities in the US such as New York, Chicago, LA, etc. then you have >to have a street or the draft board. These cities have not been sorted into >surname order yet. And ALL of the states are located at the GA NARA Branch - >they have not been split and sent anywhere else. > >Now I hope that this helps straighten out the information that is flying >fast and furious around the lists. > >If you forwarded my other messages somewhere will you please forward this >one also? And when you forward this message please leave my name and e-mail >address included. People need to write to me if they have questions not >flood the lists with posts about "untruth" and "false information". It only >causes confusion. > >Thanks a lot and hope I have helped clear up this mess. > >Linda Haas Davenport >Home Page: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~haas/ >Marion Co AR: http://www.rootsweb.com/~armarion/ >Washington Co NC, Haas & Hass e-mail list manager