I haven't been able to access these links. Is anyone else having this problem? Patricia Daly-Zake Atmmom1@aol.com wrote: This message was posted on the Huron County Website. It is information that genealogists need to be aware of. Jean Copeland I was sent this from another board - thought it would be of interest. > [please circulate intact, please note that the Civil War pension as > well as other military pension/bounty records are not microfilmed > except for Revolutionary War, only the indexes were. - David > Samuelsen] > > *Warning to all U.S. genealogists! *Two rules published in the Federal > Register on Monday, February 26, 2007, relate to fees for reproductions > of records at the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration > (NARA). In the case of Civil War pension applications, the proposal is > for a 338% increase! > > Page 8327 contains a proposed rule revising fees for reproductions to > cover NARA's costs for providing copies. On page 8279 is an interim > final rule removing fee schedule fees for the reproduction of records > of other Federal agencies stored in NARA records centers. > > The proposals are written in the finest governmental "legalese" > language. However, it is obvious that the proposal is to *INCREASE* all > fees. No surprise there, right? > > Here is the list: > > Type of record > Order form > Proposed Fee > > Passenger arrival lists > NATF Form 81 > $25.00 > > Federal Census requests > NATF Form 82 > $25.00 > > Eastern Cherokee applications to the Court of Claims > NATF Form 83 > $25.00 > > Land entry records > NATF Form 84 > $40.00 > > Full pension file more than 75 years old (Civil War period). > NATF Form 85 > $125.00 (a 338% increase from the present fee of $37.00!) > > Full pension file more than 75 years old (non-Civil War) > NATF Form 85 > $60.00 > > Pension documents packet (selected records). > NATF Form 85 > $25.00 > > Bounty land warrant application files > NATF Form 85 > $25.00 > > Military service files more than 75 years old > NATF Form 86 > $25.00 > > Both rules are open for public comment until April 27, 2007. There's > much more information available in the Federal Register. > > The link to the proposed rule is: > http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2 > 007/E7-3160.htm > > > The link to the interim final rule is: > http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2 > 007/E7-3162.htm > ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to OHLORAIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Apparently some numbers were missing on the URL Ann in Iowa http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/E7-3160.htm At 07:21 PM 2/27/2007, Patricia wrote: >http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2