I'm passing this on from another list: Researchers, Genealogists and the plain curious now can use the Internet to check more than 50 million historical records at the National Archives, from Civil War battles to family immigration files. Before the system became available, people either had to visit the Archives and spend hours combing through documents or request the files by phone and pay to have them mailed. Now you can pull these electronic records at your own convenience. Michael Carlson is the electronic and special media records director for the archives. It's totally self-service from your desktop. National Archives Access to Archives Databases is; www.archives.gov/aad Bob Killebrew 153 Sand Dr. Naples FL. 34104 239-643-2981 [email protected]