Marti, I'd like to thank you for the information you posted about requesting copies of OK Confederate pension records from the Dept. of Libraries...it worked perfectly! I called them this morning to ask the amount I should send with my request, and was told that they would send an invoice with the copies. As a surprise bonus, I had the application # and reel # from the online Index ready, so the kind lady took my information over the phone. She said I would receive the copies in about a week. btw...the cost of copying the file is .25 per page, with a 2.50 minimum. I can't wait to see what new information I find on my gggrandfather, John Christopher Shipley and his wife, Theley Jane Fitch Shipley. The file was under her name, and, with a name like that, there wasn't any doubt it was the right person! Its not as bad, though, as my Cheatham who married a Meacham...8-) THANKS again, Marti! LaRae In a message dated 4/2/2001, okgenweb@usa.com writes: ----------------------- The Oklahoma Department of Libraries Office of Archives and Records 200 Northeast 18th Street Oklahoma City, OK 73105-3298 -- 405-521-2502 -- 800-522-8116 [may only work in Oklahoma] -- Fax: 405-525-7804 and from Oklahoma Historical Society Library Resources Division 2100 N. Lincoln Blvd Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4997 405-522-5225 -- FAX 405-521-2492 >I've had great success calling the Department of Libraries by phone to >check the spouse name and area where the person of interest was living >before spending $ on copies. The index is now online in Adobe PDF format at http://www.odl.state.ok.us/oar/docs/pension.pdf if anyone else wants to check for their ancestor.