Ancestry Weekly Digest dated 10/8/2005 included this notice regarding the National Archives. ================================================= MICROFILM CHANGES AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES Washington, DC . . . The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) announces two major changes in microfilm policies: online ordering and price increases. ORDER ONLINE! EXPANDED TO INCLUDE MICROFILM For the first time, researchers can now order NARA microfilm online. On September 12, NARA's microfilm publications catalog was added to Order Online!, vastly expanding online reference and ordering capabilities. Researchers now can search this microfilm catalog online to (1) Obtain full descriptions, (2) Review and download descriptive pamphlets and roll lists, (3) Find out if an item is available for sale and/or rent, (4) Find viewing locations, and (5) Purchase rolls with a credit card. NARA's Order Online! is a secure, "one-stop" way to research and request reproductions of microfilm (and certain other types of records), and pay for these materials with most major credit cards. Additional records available include Census pages, Land Records, Compiled Military Service and Pension Records, Passenger Arrival Records, and Eastern Cherokee Applications. For more information, see: http://www.archives.gov/research/order/orderonline.html. MICROFILM PRICE INCREASE To keep up with ever-increasing costs, the National Archives will raise prices for the first time since 1996. Effective October 1, 2005, the price of National Archives black-and-white microfilm will be $65 per roll ($68 per roll for foreign orders). The new price for color microfilm will be $82 per roll ($85 per roll for foreign orders). Microfiche prices are not affected. NARA has 19 regional records facilities across the country, from Anchorage to Alaska, in addition to 11 Presidential libraries (and 1 Presidential Materials Project). Research Room hours vary at different locations. Please call or check www.archives.gov for specific information. __________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - Make it your home page! http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs