In a message dated 5/14/2006 3:06:34 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, PA-OLD-CHESTER-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: Subject: Re: [PaOldC] Capt. Sam Roberts Company -- clarification / how do I obtain military records? Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Laurie: I have been going on monthly bus trips to Washington DC to the National Daughters of the Revolutionary War with my St.Mary's County (Maryland) Genealogical Society; and the bus also makes stops at Library of Congress and the National Archives. An excellent library is The David Library of the American Revolution. It is located in Washington Crossing, Bucks County, PA _http://www.dlar.org/_ (http://www.dlar.org/) They are open on Saturdays. Like any library always call and verify that they are open when you plan to make a visit. They have a wonderful staff and may be able to guide you if you are unable to make the trip there. Kathie Mirabella New Jersey

I believe the Library of Congress participates in interlibrary loans, and their card catalog is online, so check that out.......if you plan to visit DC...and, do so if you can...it's fabulous), be sure to go through the online catalog and make a list of the titles of any books you think you may want to see, along with the identifying #s for that book. The LOC stacks are not open to the public, so you must 'request' books to be brought to you, by filling out a form for each one - then, if memory serves, they will bring you 10/hour. It saves a lot of valuable time if you already have the titles with other info done when you get there....then you need to only fill out the forms, rather than wade through the computer files for likely titles. Be sure to take a photo ID with you, as you will be required to have an ID made to use the LOC, and a photo id is necessary.....leave your notebooks, purse, backpack, etc at the hotel, as you can't take them in with you....just a few pieces of paper with the necessary info for requesting books. (I always have a small wallet that I can keep money, ID and change in, that will fit into my pocket. When I go, I visit the evening before I wish to research there - be sure to check the hours for they change with the seasons - that evening I submit my first 10 titles, and when I go in the AM, those books will have been pulled overnight and are waiting for me. Then, submit the next 10 slips immediately...thus, no time is wasted just sitting, waiting for the next 10. I would suggest, on your first trip, that you go the evening before and also have your ID made...less people that way....and, then submit your first 10 titles, and you'll be all ready to go the next AM. I also love the DAR library....if you are a member, there is no charge, and just a minimal one if you're not....maybe $4.00 a visit.... they have a huge # of biographies,shelved in one section, while everything else is shelved by county and state, making it easy to find things. The stacks are open, so you can wander....it's a great place to research and the folks there are helpful. I prefer these 2 libraries to Archives - I always seem to find more at them. Sandra -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.5.5/335 - Release Date: 5/9/2006