I was quite excited recently when a message posted to this list gave instructions for ordering photocopies of WWI draft registration cards from the NARA at East Point, GA. I should have known it was too good to be true! The message claimed that for $.50, and by just supplying name and county, you could get copies of the draft registration cards. In today's mail I got a reply to my request for cards for my ancestors. Here is the gist of their message: --------------- The original draft registration cards remain boxed by state, county, and draft board order (alphabetically by last name at that point). The draft cards have been microfilmed, but again, in state/county/draft board order. To order photocopies of the records, you must submit a request form which can be ordered from NARA, Southeast Region. The forms can be ordered via e-mail (archives@atlanta.nara.gov), telephone (404-763-7383) or in writing (NARA, Southeast Region, 1557 St. Joseph Ave., East Point, GA 30344). To search for cards, you need full name of registrant, complete home address (including county), name of nearest relative. Additional info helps: birth date, birthplace, and occupation. The fee is $10 PER CARD (which includes both sides, you don't have to specifically request both sides). No fee is charged for a search when a record isn't located. No SASE is required. Walk-in customers can make copies of the records for $.10 per side. Individual regional archives have microfilm copies of the cards, and have differing policies regarding making copies from the microfilm. for further information about their holdings and services, a web address is provided: http://www.nara.gov/regional/atlanta.html ----------- Hope this helps anyone out there who was considering making a request for these cards. I wish I'd had the real facts before mailing off my check (yes, they did return it). Chris Cozadd CECozadd@aol.com