In a message dated 8/25/2007 4:30:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time, cozycottage2005@bellsouth.net writes: Nelson, Thanks for the information. I have some questions about where you found the information: (1)How were you able to look up the PA States Archives Card Files? Am I able to do the same thing from my computer? (2)Since I live in Florida, going to the Nat'l Archives in WashDC is out of the question. So since I do have the pension application numbers, how can I retrieve the original documentation? Thanks, Nora Florida Yes Nora, the Civil War Veteran's Card Files are online now. Here's the URL _http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/_ (http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/) Click on explore historical records, then Civil War Veteran card files and browse thru the name menu or enter the surname in the search engine. About the national archives records. There are several companies for hire that search your pension records, but it gets pretty expensive. Try a google search. I can't think of the one I used years ago, but it costs like $150. They send you their roll call cards and the works. If they lost any weapons or were charged for anything lost. I don't think the Archives themselves search for hire? I've been there several times. Nelson Pennsylvania ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour
You may request Civil War veterans' records from the National Archives by mail or online. Details are at the link below: http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/military/civil-war/index.html#mail Use form NATF-85 for pension files, which are the most useful for genealogy. Use NATF-86 for military files. Military files sound as if they would be more detailed, but I have found pension files to have much more material, including letters home and such. The cost to have file copied, up to 100 pages is $75. Wow, it was $35 when I started ordering pension files, about 15 years ago. You need to know your ancestor's name and regiment, and if you know the company as well, that helps. It takes a long time to get reply, more than eight weeks, but sometimes you get a very fat manila envelope stuffed full, in the mailbox as a reward. If they can't find a file, they return your check or credit your account. -----Original Message----- From: padauphi-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:padauphi-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Nrtennison@aol.com Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2007 5:02 PM To: padauphi@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PADAUPHI] Civil War service question In a message dated 8/25/2007 4:30:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time, cozycottage2005@bellsouth.net writes: Nelson, Thanks for the information. I have some questions about where you found the information: (1)How were you able to look up the PA States Archives Card Files? Am I able to do the same thing from my computer? (2)Since I live in Florida, going to the Nat'l Archives in WashDC is out of the question. So since I do have the pension application numbers, how can I retrieve the original documentation? Thanks, Nora Florida Yes Nora, the Civil War Veteran's Card Files are online now. Here's the URL _http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/_ (http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/) Click on explore historical records, then Civil War Veteran card files and browse thru the name menu or enter the surname in the search engine. About the national archives records. There are several companies for hire that search your pension records, but it gets pretty expensive. Try a google search. I can't think of the one I used years ago, but it costs like $150. They send you their roll call cards and the works. If they lost any weapons or were charged for anything lost. I don't think the Archives themselves search for hire? I've been there several times. Nelson Pennsylvania ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PADAUPHI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
The National Archives and Records Administration has raised the fees for > > obtaining copies of records. The old NATF-80 form has been discontinued. > > Major genealogical records and costs are: > > > > Passenger Arrival Lists (NATF 81), $25 > > Federal Census requests (NATF 82), $25 > > Eastern Cherokee applications to the Court of Claims (NATF 83), $25 > > Land entry records (NATF 84), $40 > > Full Pension File (Civil War and after, more than 75 years old), up to 100 > > pages (NATF 85), $75 > > Full Pension File (pre-Civil War) (NATF 85), $25 > > Pension Documents Packet containing only selected records (NATF 85), $25 > > Bounty land warrant application files (NATF 85), $25 > > Military service files more than 75 years old (NATF 86), $25. > > > > You can obtain copies of the forms from > > www.archives.gov/contact/inquire-form.html. More details about the rate > > increase are available from the Federal Register, Volume 72, No. 159, > > Friday, August 17, 2007, Rules and Regulations, 46145. > > > > _____________________________ ----- Original Message ----- From: "George F. Nagle" <editor@afrolumens.org> To: <padauphi@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2007 7:20 PM Subject: Re: [PADAUPHI] Civil War service question > You may request Civil War veterans' records from the National Archives by > mail or online. Details are at the link below: > http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/military/civil-war/index.html#mail > > Use form NATF-85 for pension files, which are the most useful for genealogy. > Use NATF-86 for military files. Military files sound as if they would be > more detailed, but I have found pension files to have much more material, > including letters home and such. The cost to have file copied, up to 100 > pages is $75. Wow, it was $35 when I started ordering pension files, about > 15 years ago. You need to know your ancestor's name and regiment, and if > you know the company as well, that helps. It takes a long time to get > reply, more than eight weeks, but sometimes you get a very fat manila > envelope stuffed full, in the mailbox as a reward. If they can't find a > file, they return your check or credit your account. > > -----Original Message----- > From: padauphi-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:padauphi-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Nrtennison@aol.com > Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2007 5:02 PM > To: padauphi@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [PADAUPHI] Civil War service question > > > In a message dated 8/25/2007 4:30:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > cozycottage2005@bellsouth.net writes: > > Nelson, > Thanks for the information. I have some questions about where you found the > information: > (1)How were you able to look up the PA States Archives Card Files? Am I > able to do the same thing from my computer? > (2)Since I live in Florida, going to the Nat'l Archives in WashDC is out of > the question. So since I do have the pension application numbers, how can I > retrieve the original documentation? > Thanks, > Nora > Florida > > > > > Yes Nora, the Civil War Veteran's Card Files are online now. Here's the URL > > _http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/_ > (http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/) > > Click on explore historical records, then Civil War Veteran card files and > browse thru the name menu or enter the surname in the search engine. > > About the national archives records. There are several companies for hire > that search your pension records, but it gets pretty expensive. Try a google > search. I can't think of the one I used years ago, but it costs like $150. > They send you their roll call cards and the works. If they lost any weapons > or were charged for anything lost. > > I don't think the Archives themselves search for hire? > > I've been there several times. > > Nelson > Pennsylvania > > > > ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL > at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PADAUPHI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PADAUPHI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message