Oops the other one was sent to you all by mistake EXPERT GENEALOGY Jeannette Holland Austin, Editor Series: Wars Subject: World War I Draft Registration Cards Date: November 16, 1998 World War I began in 1914, and ended November 11, 1918. The US did not enter the war until 1917. The range for this draft was for men between 17 to 45 years of age. The National Archives has a collection of several million World War I Draft Registration Cards for the United States. The cards are arranged by States, then draft boards, and lists name, date of birth, address, place of birth, next of kin. Another source to consider is the Summary Cards. The Georgia State Archives, for example, has an alphabetical list on microfilm, and they contain enlistment dates, draft and service information, etc. After the war, the veterans went to their local courthouses and registered their discharge. Another place to look. Here are some interesting internet sites: Calendar of Major Events with notes from personal papers http://www.earth.nwu.edu/people/tom/wwi.chron.html Versailles Treaty online http://ac.acusd.edu/History/text/versaillestreaty/vercontents.html Trenches on the Web http://www.worldwar1.com/ Aces and Aircraft http://www.theaerodrome.com/ Great War in the Air http://www.nasm.edu/GALLERIES/GAL206/gal206.html Life of a Red Cross Nurse in France http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/4144/mom/momentry.html ========================= HELP IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES ======================== 5175. THE CENTER.A Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Capital Area. By Christina K. Schaefer. 8 1/2" x 11". 160 pp., indexed, paper. (1996), repr. Balto., 1997. $19.95. It is not generally recognized, but Washington, D.C. is home to the largest body of accessible research materials in the world, larger even than the vast body of materials at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. It is the central repository of the nation's primary source records and the very center of genealogical activity. The aim of this book is to identify those resources in the Washington, D.C. area that will aid family historians in tracing their ancestors (the National Archives, Library of Congress, the DAR Library, the National Genealogical Society, and many more). While it is based on the original idea of the popular guidebook, Lest We Forget (originally published in 1965), The Center is actually an all-new work which completely revises and updates its predecessor. Under each facility listed there is a survey of key record holdings, with a description of the records, a summary of their contents, an explanation of their organization, and directions for their use. There is also a list of published indexes and finding aids, key addresses for mail requests, publications, phone numbers and hours of business, and an itemization of those materials available through the Family History Library system. Postage - $3.50 1st book, $1.50 for each book thereafter ORDER FROM - Jeannette H. Austin GENEALOGY BOOKS 175 Thornton Drive Fayetteville, GA 30214 1-800-899-9524 Local 770-719-1754 Fax 770-719-8699 Order online - http://www.genealogy-books.com/gpcorder.htm ACCEPT VISA, MASTERCARD ===================================== EXPERT GENEALOGY is sponsored by GENEALOGY BOOKS and may be freely re-distributed or published. ===================================== Do you find this list useful? If so, contact your local genealogical or historical society so that their members may benefit from this FREE online newsletter. ===================================== To subscribe to EXPERT GENEALOGY - Email: [email protected], or, go to the homepage (http://www. genealogy-books.com/) and click on "subscribe". ===================================== === ON THE HOMEPAGE === http://www.genealogy-books.com/ 1. Online Bible Records 2. Genealogy Events Calendar (interactive, you may post events such as reunions, workshops, etc.) 3. More than 1200 genealogy books, cds and disks for sale. Will upload or mail. ======================================= == NOW ONLINE === Can't find a book? Would you like a central listing on the internet? Just go to one place, one time.....no surfing? This is it! Books are listed alphabetically. The Central Books Locator for Genealogists. Website== http://www.genealogy-books.com/locator.htm This is it! Books are listed alphabetically. Site will be kept current daily. =================================== Carol Pridgen Martoccia 903 East Fifth St. Greenville, NC 27858 PRIDGEN Homepage : http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/6297 PRIDGEN Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl List manager for the Pridgen Family and for Wilson County, NC (NCWilson)