For those of you lucky enough to get to DC to do research, please do yourself a favor and go to this DAR Library....it is absolutely fabulous, and the staff is so helpful. You can even give them the name of a specific Rev. war ancestor, and they will bring you the folder on him , with it's contents, that the lady used as proofs of his service, etc. Lots of valuable information can be gained like this...you can make copies for your own reference files. This Library and the Library of congress are 1st on my list in DC.... ---------- > From: Terri & Chuck Menzel <menzel@coastalnet.com> > To: OHJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: DAR Catalog > Date: Friday, February 05, 1999 4:24 PM > > FYI...Terri > ----FORWARDED MESSAGE---- > The library of the Daughters of the American Revolution, one of the most > valuable research facilities in the country, has just put its catalog > online. > > The web site says: > "The DAR Library was founded in 1896 as a collection of genealogical and > historical publications for the use of staff genealogists verifying > application > papers for the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution. > Shortly after 1900, the growing collection was opened to the public and > has > remained so ever since." > > "Non-members of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Sons of > the > American Revolution, the Sons of the Revolution or the Children of the > American > Revolution pay a small daily user fee to help maintain and to expand the > library's collections." > > "The library is one of the nation's premier genealogical research > centers and > was recently (1998) ranked the third-most important national institution > based > on the uniqueness of sources in a listing by publisher Heritage Quest. > In late > 1998, the library's book collection numbered some 150,000 volumes. > Approximately 5,000 new titles enter the Library in any given year." > > "Many thousands of volumes of genealogical compilations, record > abstracts and > other materials are available only at the DAR Library. DAR members and > the > public have contributed these sources, building a collection of great > research > depth covering all periods of American history. The period of the > American > Revolution is naturally a major focal point, but the colonial era and > the > nineteenth century receive detailed coverage as well. Through the > efforts of > local DAR members and chapters nationwide, approximately 15,000 volumes > of > Genealogical Records Committee Reports have entered the Library and > constitute > a unique source for family histories, cemetery record transcriptions, > and Bible > records. . ." > > "The microform holdings of the Library's Seimes Microfilm Center, > numbering > some 53,000 items, provide a major supplement to printed materials in > the > library proper. The focus of the center's collection is Revolutionary > War > records of the federal and state governments, census records, and major > indexes > of records from eastern states. The cataloging records for these > materials also > appear in this catalog." > > You can search the catalog at: > http://dar.library.net/index.htm > This page also contains some very helpful tips for using the catalog, > including > how to search for place names, information on historical periods in > American > history, family names, authors and titles of books, the use of call > words, and > searching for a particular record type. > > The catalog will be a huge help for those planning on visiting the > facilities > in Washington, DC, but those who cannot travel to Washington can also > benefit > by utilizing the mail search service offered by the library. For details > and > restrictions on this service, visit the web page at: > http://www.dar.org/library/libsearch.html > or write to: > The DAR Library > 1776 D Street, N.W. > Washington, DC 20006-5392 > Tel: 202-879-3229 > > More information on the DAR Library and other offerings at the facility > in > Washington can be found in "American Genealogical Research at the DAR, > Washington, DC," by Eric Grundset and Steven B. Rhodes. > http://shop.ancestry.com/ancestry/amgenresatda.html > -- > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Researching HUBBARD,LANAGHAN,JAMES,MENZEL,HAMROCK,GEARY, > My Family Tree http://www.geocities.com/heartland/1261/family.htm > Jefferson Co. OH. USGenWeb http://www.geocities.com/heartland/1261 > Jefferson CO. OH. OGS site http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohjefogs/