The National Archives proposed 296% increase in copying fees for a Civil War pension file is ridiculous. The fee would go from $37.00 to $125.00 per file. I hope that those who are bothered by this will contact their Congressional senators/ representatives. Of course in DC, there is no Senator, but Eleanor Holmes Norton does have some clout. Toni Lake ----- Original Message ----- From: <washingtondc-request@rootsweb.com> To: <washingtondc@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 3:03 AM Subject: WASHINGTONDC Digest, Vol 2, Issue 38 > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. National Archives wants to raise rates! (PRogers302@aol.com) > 2. DC Cemeteries (Baclem5656@aol.com) > 3. Re: National Archives wants to raise rates! (Emaress Nova) > 4. Re: National Archives wants to raise rates! (Margie) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2007 10:53:34 EST > From: PRogers302@aol.com > Subject: [WashDC] National Archives wants to raise rates! > To: washingtondc@rootsweb.com, dcgen@rootsweb.com, > vabedford@rootsweb.com, vacampbell@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <c22.106342b9.331c457e@aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > > > > > _http://genealogyblohttp://genealoghttp://gehttp://genehttp://genealo > http://genealhttp://geneahttp://geneahttp_ > (http://genealogyblog.com/national-archives-of-the-usa/nara-proposes-new-and-much-higher-mail-order-rates-5862) > > or > > _http://tinyurl.http://tin_ (http://tinyurl.com/2zwkwx) > > The cost for a full CW pension file is currently $37. These files are a > gold > mine of genealogy information. > > They are also planning to raise the rates for many other types of file > copies. > > For all of the good it might do, comments are due at NARA by April 27th. > Follow the link in the article. > > Please pass this on to any of your other lists. > > > > > > > <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free > email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at > http://www.aol.com. > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2007 13:44:36 EST > From: Baclem5656@aol.com > Subject: [WashDC] DC Cemeteries > To: washingtondc@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <ca9.bbc7e9b.331c6d94@aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > > Washington National Cemetery is not a military or government cemetery. > It > is located in Suitland, Maryland, just across the dividing line from > Washington, DC. > > Here's their address and phone number if you're interested in contacting > them in person: > > Washington Nat'l Cemetery, > 4101 Suitland Road, > Suitland, Maryland 20746. > Phone 301-568-5250. > > <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free > email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at > http://www.aol.com. > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2007 08:02:10 -0800 (PST) > From: Emaress Nova <emaress_nova@yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [WashDC] National Archives wants to raise rates! > To: washingtondc@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <20070304160210.1320.qmail@web32911.mail.mud.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > Social Security charges $27 for copy of original > application too. I suppose when you think about > it, the cost of man hours in researching > something we have requested has gone up too. And > yet, we can still get copies of marriage > certificates from the Circuit Courts and > sometimes a death or birth record for $2.50 and a > stamped self addressed envelope, we do pretty > well. > > > My God provides my every need according to His riches in glory. Amen > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Finding fabulous fares is fun. > Let Yahoo! FareChase search your favorite travel sites to find flight and > hotel bargains. > http://farechase.yahoo.com/promo-generic-14795097 > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2007 13:35:15 -0600 > From: "Margie" <msealock@rangebroadband.com> > Subject: Re: [WashDC] National Archives wants to raise rates! > To: <washingtondc@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <000f01c75e94$3db8a3f0$711fe618@YOURF894E4AFED> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > Until about 4 years ago is used to be only 7 dollars for a copy of the > SS5. > If you have everything digialized, and the person has the social security > number it should not cost that much. If there is a search required then > they > have a right to raise the price. But for the simple photocopy with info > you > have it is ridiculous to charge 27 dollars. The only wanted to make more > money, because more and more people were getting into genealogy. > > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the WASHINGTONDC list administrator, send an email to > WASHINGTONDC-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the WASHINGTONDC mailing list, send an email to > WASHINGTONDC@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WASHINGTONDC-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of WASHINGTONDC Digest, Vol 2, Issue 38 > ******************************************* >