In a message dated 10/16/2008 9:59:41 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, granny@liquidgravity.org writes: (reply below) I just got a message from www.footnote.com which may interest some of you. They have been working with the National Archives and today announce that the first batch of the Civil War Widows' Pension Files are now on line....on Footnote. I am happy to report that using FOOTNOTE I have found things on line that I never knew existed. ------------ I have also heard that NARA will make available 'outgoing departures' (by ship) from the US [Ellis?], post-1898. This would be very helpful. Has anything developed yet? I really need the data on someone leaving the US, from NYC, in 1913 (i.e. exactly when)... Allen **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000002)