Some wee bits of genealogy information that impact most lists, and not just NY. Please feel free to pass them on. l) Today is the last FREE day to access Ancestry's newMilitary Records. There's a great improvement in number of WW II holdings; three men I entered before appear now under the same spellings I entered previously. Although my dad was US Army, they have additional information on him on a Navy ship to the Pacific. Navy records are more extensive, too. Forewarning: Some of the name transcriptions are almost funny; perhaps rushing volunteers entered information to meet this weekend's deadline. 2) The genealogical community mourns the passing of Bridgett SCHNEIDER, co-founder of Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness (RAOGK), begin in 1999. The program is temporarily on sabatical. How fortunate many of us were to utilize this program, that began as seed,and flourished to a tree of thousands of voluneerrs. See: http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2011/11/bridgett-schneider-of-random-acts-of-genealogical-kindness-raogk-rip.html 3) Today is the last day to order from Arcadia Publishing and receive a 20% discount on historical, regional books in honor of Veterans' Day. Complete list = at arcadiapublishing.com THEIR DIRECTIONS Enter coupon code VET11 during step 3 of checkout. *Offer expires Sunday, November 13, 2011 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Enter VET11 in the coupon code field during step three of checkout, then click redeem. Offer applies to in-stock titles only. Offer does not apply to any preexisting orders. Discount only valid on orders placed at arcadiapublishing.com. Discount off full retail price. Not valid with other coupon codes. Promo code: VET11. Barb Metro NYC Researcher (NY, Westchester, Putnam)