Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter A Weekly Summary of Events and Topics of Interest to Online Genealogists Vol. 4 No. 16 - April 17, 1999 This newsletter is sponsored by Ancestry Publishing, a leader in providing print and electronic research information to genealogists. To learn about Ancestry's state-of-the-art online genealogy databases and other fine products, visit the Ancestry HomeTown at: http://www.ancestry.com Past issues of this Newsletter are available at: http://www.ancestry.com/columns/eastman/index.htm ========================================================== Copyright (C) 1999 by Richard W. Eastman. All rights reserved. === - Archives of Kosovo in Danger On April 14, 1999 the (U.S.) Society of American Archivists Council voted to approve the following resolution on the destruction of archives in Kosovo and Yugoslavia: The Society of American Archivists notes with grave concern reports of the systematic destruction of archives in Kosovo and war-caused devastation to archives throughout Yugoslavia. Archives hold the valuable records of the accomplishments of a nation, of a government's actions, and of its people's lives. Destruction of the archives eliminates a vital link in a nation's connection to its past and destroys a people's ability to learn about themselves and to defend their rights and interests. Although felt most deeply by those directly affected, the loss of archives anywhere in the world is an irreparable tragedy for all humankind. Once destroyed, archives cannot be recreated, and the cultural patrimony of the world is permanently diminished. With these considerations in mind, the Society of American Archivists deplores the loss of archives that has taken place to date in the Yugoslav conflict and urges all military forces to recognize the significance and sanctity of archives and to take all actions necessary to protect them to the greatest extent possible wherever they may be found. ============================================================ - Korean War Project Marty O'Brien sent an interesting e-mail message that I will repeat here in its entirety: Recently I asked Sen. Olympia Snowe to see if she could persuade ABMC (American Battle Monuments Commission) to put their interactive computer system database of Korean War era casualties on the Internet; I just got a reply from her office. At the present time, the only way that you can access the database is via the computer at the kiosk at the Memorial in D.C. ABMC said that currently it is verifying the information in the database and that most of it has been verified. The agency said that it will post the list (which at last look consisted of some 37,277 names) on its web site: http://www.usabmc.com when the verification process is completed. But the agency wasn't specific about when that would be done. Included in the list are civilian and merchant marine deaths in Korea as well as post-war deaths in Korea - and a number of deaths which occurred elsewhere around the globe during the Korean War era. It is my understanding that a printed list of the 37,277 can be purchased for several hundred dollars from ABMC. Marty O'Brien [email protected] =========================================================== ========================================================== ========================================================== COPYRIGHTS: The contents of this newsletter are copyright by Richard W. Eastman and by Ancestry Publishing and by others so designated. You are hereby granted rights, unless otherwise specified, to re-distribute articles from this newsletter to other parties provided you do so strictly for non-commercial purposes. Please limit your re-distribution to one or two articles per newsletter; do not re-distribute the newsletter in its entirety. The following article is from Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter and is copyright 1999 by Richard W. Eastman. It is re-published here with the permission of the author. Thank you for your cooperation. ==========================================================