WVFAYETTE LIST: Thought you might use this info, Robert McCoy Good Hunting >Delivered-To: [email protected] >Resent-Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 16:48:31 -0700 >X-Original-Sender: [email protected] Thu Nov 15 16:48:31 2001 >X-Originating-IP: [63.11.25.175] >From: "Nelda Percival" <[email protected]> >Old-To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], > [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], > [email protected], [email protected], > [email protected], > [email protected], [email protected], > [email protected], [email protected] >Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 15:48:29 -0800 >X-OriginalArrivalTime: 15 Nov 2001 23:48:30.0193 (UTC) >FILETIME=[073BCE10:01C16E30] >Subject: [LYKINS] Free lookups of Revolution War patriots >To: [email protected] >Resent-From: [email protected] >Reply-To: [email protected] >X-Mailing-List: <[email protected]> archive/latest/113 >X-Loop: [email protected] >Resent-Sender: [email protected] > >FORWARDED WITH PERMISSION...Nelda > >Dear All: > >Some volunteers from the society of the Daughters of the American Revolution >( DAR) >have established a wonderful new program for users of Rootsweb. These >volunteers will do lookups in their database and records if you >think one of your ancestors served in some capacity during the >American Revolution. These volunteers have more databases that are >available to them than the ones commonly used by the search engines. > >The process is fairly simple : > >Go to the DAR message board: >There are two ways to do that: > > > www.rootsweb.com > > message boards > > topics > > organizations and societies > > DAR > >Or if you want the easy way :-) > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=topics.organizations.dar > >Address your message as follows: > >subject : DAR Lookup > surname> location > dates > >In the body of the message put the information regarding >the person, > >Be sure to fill out the surnames box at the bottom since the >new search engine will be keying on that item. > >Leave the email response box checked and you will be >notified when the DAR volunteers respond . Give them >a week or so to get to your request. > >We really appreciate their efforts. This info can be key for: >a: joining these prestigious organizations ( DAR & SAR) >b: sending a request for the copies of the files that were > submitted and the information they have available. > >Many thanks to: > >Glenda Thompson DAR VIS Volunteer >Vice Chrm. Patriot Lookup > >for organizing this effort and all the many volunteers that >are donating their time and effort to us instead of pursuing >their own ancestors, > >Best Regards >John A Hansen >DAR board admin. > >BTW: Please forward this message to other lists and boards > that each of you are involved in. > > A word of thanks to each volunteer that does this work > and especially the one that responds to your post would > probably be highly appreciated. > > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > >============================== >Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp >