Just in case you haven't seen a review of this book, Robin -----Original Message---- From: Family Tree Finders <rhondam@sodamail.com> To: ROBINWOODS@prodigy.net <ROBINWOODS@prodigy.net> Date: Wednesday, May 19, 1999 9:04 AM Subject: Family Tree Finders Wednesday 19 May 1999 > > >FAMILY TREE FINDERS >Wednesday - 19 May 1999 > >Getting Records on the Great War > >Last week I answered a question for a reader who was looking for a >soldier from World War II that was buried in England. That got me to >thinking though about World War I. And thankfully there is a good >book for those interested in their family who were soldiers in World >War I. Christina K. Schaefer's "The Great War; A Guide to the >Service Records of All the World's Fighting Men and Volunteers" was >published in 1998 by Genealogical Publishing Company. > >"WWI, known at the time as the War to End All Wars, and shortly >afterward as the Great War, has passed from living memory into the >history books." says Ms. Schaefer. "We now must rely on other sources >to reconstruct the lives and to locate the records of those who >served, fought volunteered, were conscripted, or just happened to be >in the wrong place at the right time." And therein lies the problem, >finding those records. > >Ms. Schaefer's book looks first at a brief history of the war >itself. There is an excellent timeline that focuses on the >significant events. The bulk of the book focuses on the soldiers, >country by country. For each country she has included a description >of the country's initial involvement in the war, the military records >and where they are located as much as possible. For those that have >been microfilmed by the Family History Library, she has included >microfilm numbers. > >For anyone who has used another of Ms. Schaefer's books, you will >find this is very similar in format. The countries are listed >alphabetically. In addition to the army records, she has included >naval records where available. In addition to the records themselves >she includes information about the Archives in the specific country >and excellent bibliographies for each country are included in >the "Suggested Reading" section. > >When dealing with the various record offices and archives, she is >very thorough. Listings show the dates covered and in many cases >include some identifying number. For instance, records in the United >States National Archives have Record Group (RG) numbers. Those found >in the Public Record Office of Great Britain have War Office (WO) >numbers. > >Ms. Schaefer has given us a great resource to help in pinning down >our World War I ancestors. The work she has done will save us hours >of preparation, by allowing us to head straight for the records >necessary. > >"The Great War; A Guide to the Service Records of All the World's >Fighting Men and Volunteers" by Christina K. Schaefer is available >for $26.00 postage paid from Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., >1001 North Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21202. You can phone orders to >1-800-206-6687. For those who want to read more about this book or >order online, visit their web site at >http://www.genealogybookshop.com . > > > > >Rhonda R. McClure >mailto:rhondam@sodamail.com > >If you know someone who is interested in genealogy, >please forward this entire message to them! >___________________________________________________________ >SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION: >Questions or problems with your subscription: >mailto:help@sodamail.com > >SUBSCRIBE TO FAMILY TREE FINDERS >If you would like to receive the free Family Tree Finders >newsletter, just send a blank e-mail message to: >mailto:join-family-tree-finders@gt.sodamail.com >___________________________________________________________ >UNSUBSCRIBE FROM FAMILY TREE FINDERS >To unsubscribe send a blank e-mail message from your >subscription address: ROBINWOODS@prodigy.net >to: mailto:leave-family-tree-finders@gt.sodamail.com >___________________________________________________________ >SODAMAIL COPYRIGHT >Copyright 1998 by SodaMail. All rights reserved. >Check out all the free SodaMail newsletters: >http://www.sodamail.com >___________________________________________________________ > > >