The National Archives has plans to raise, quite unreasonably, their costs for many documents. The cost for a full CW pension is currently $37. These files are a gold mine of genealogy information. They are also planning to raise the rates for many other types of file copies. For all of the good it might do, comments are due at NARA by April 27th. Follow the link in the article. Please pass this on to any of your other lists. http://genealogyblog.com/national-archives-of-the-usa/nara-proposes-new-and-much-higher-mail-order-rates-5862 Here is the information from the link above. Do your part to help keep the costs of "OUR HERITAGE" reasonable. Why shouldn't we be able to afford to find out out roots? NARA Proposes New and Much Higher Mail-Order Rates > EMail This Post < | by Leland Meitzler | permalink | 2/26/2007 | The following rate hikes are being proposed by the National Archives: (1) Passenger arrival lists - NATF Form 81 - $25.00 (2) Federal Census requests - NATF Form 82 - 25.00 (3) Eastern Cherokee applications to the Court of Claims - NATF Form 83 - 25.00 (4) Land entry records - NATF Form 84 - 40.00 (5) Full pension file more than 75 years old (Civil War period) - NATF Form 85 - 125.00 (6) Full pension file more than 75 years old (non-Civil War) - NATF Form 85 - 60.00 (7) Pension documents packet (selected records) - NATF Form 85 - 25.00 (8) Bounty land warrant application files - NATF Form 85 - 25.00 (9) Military service files more than 75 years old - NATF Form 86 - 25.00 See the following website for the list of bureaucratic excuses as to why rates need to be raised from the current $37.00 to $125.00 for Civil War Pension files.. http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/E7-3160.htm For all the good that it might do, comments are due by April 27, 2007. ADDRESSES: NARA invites interested persons to submit comments on this proposed rule. Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Fax: Submit comments by facsimile transmission to 301-837-0319. Mail: Send comments to Regulations Comments Desk (NPOL), Room 4100, Policy and Planning Staff, National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001. Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver comments to 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Davis Heaps at 301-837-1850 or fax at 301-837-0319. Requests for copies of the proposed information collection and supporting statement should be directed to Tamee Fechhelm at 301-837-1694 or fax at 301-837-3213. Filed: under: National Archives of the U.S.A.. PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO ALL OF YOUR LISTS AND HELP TO MAKE OUR VOICES HEARD!!!! wE MUST BE ALLOWED TO HAVE THESE DOCUMENTS AT A REASONABLE RATE. Thank you, Brian Robinson