Just sharing, folks! Brenda >Resent-Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 00:19:50 -0700 (PDT) >Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 02:16:56 -0500 >From: Belinda Houston <bhouston@wspice.com> >X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en] (Win98; U) >X-Accept-Language: en >Old-To: "MSPRENTI-L@rootsweb.com" <MSPRENTI-L@rootsweb.com> >Subject: [MSPRENTI-L] NARA Information >To: MSPRENTI-L@rootsweb.com >Resent-From: MSPRENTI-L@rootsweb.com >Reply-To: MSPRENTI-L@rootsweb.com >X-Mailing-List: <MSPRENTI-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/782 >X-Loop: MSPRENTI-L@rootsweb.com >Resent-Sender: MSPRENTI-L-request@rootsweb.com > >Thought some of you might find the following of interest. >Belinda > > >___________________Forward Header_____________________ >>Subject: NARA Press Release: Online Access to Microfilm >Locator Data >>Author: "C. Stephen Heaps" <stephen.heaps@ARCH2.NARA.GOV> >>Date: 5/11/99 12:54 PM >> >>The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) issued >the following >>press release today. Please note and respond to the point of >contact >>identified >>below. >> >>>>> >>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE >May 11, 1999 >> >>NARA Provides On-Line Access >>To New Microfilm Publications Database >> >>Archivist of the United States John Carlin has announced the >creation by the >>National Archives and Records Administration of a new microfilm >publications >>database that genealogists, historians, and other researchers >can access on >>their own home, office, or library computers. >> >>Microfilm is one of NARA's most highly used resources and is >especially >>important to genealogists. NARA maintains and provides access >to microforms >>that NARA has accessioned from others and has made itself. >Included are >>microfilmed census records, passenger lists, and pension files. >These >>resources >>are available in NARA research rooms around the country, and >many can be >>purchased and rented. Unfortunately, access to information >about the >existence >>and location of microfilm copies has been inaccurate and not >easily accessible >>to either the public or NARA's staff. >> >>Therefore, NARA has created a database that contains brief >descriptions >for the >>approximately 3,100 numbered microfilm publications that NARA >has. From this >>database, researchers are able to search and display >information by >keyword in >>title, by publication number, by record group number, and/or by >NARA facility >>location. If the microfilm is available for rent or purchase, >ordering >>instructions are available. >> >>The microform publication information is available to the >public and staff on >>the web through the NARA Archival Information Locator (NAIL) at >>http://www.nara.gov/nara/nail.html. >> >>"The idea of such a microfilm system evolved from meetings I >had with >>genealogists in Denver in May of 1998," Mr. Carlin said. "I'm >pleased that >>we've >>been able to turn that idea into reality and make the locator >available for >>use. >> This should greatly facilitate genealogical and many other >kinds of >research." >> >>For more information, please contact Gerald George at >>jerry.george@arch2.nara.gov or >>(301) 713-7360, ext. 264. >>>>> > > > > >-- >UIN 169776 >http://wsp3.wspice.com/~bhouston >http://www.avsia.com/bhouston/Index.html > >Researching: >BROWN, GORE, GRIFFIN, HELLUMS, HOUSTON, LOVETT, MCQUARY, >NORWOOD, OUTZ, RUSHING, TEDDER, TENNISON(TENNYSON) >