This was forwarded to me by Cuz Pat Holloway, I find a lot of our guys on there!!!! Easy search and it is original documents!! BUT it stops June 10th!!! - Hugs Cuz Becky > >>============================ > >> > Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 14:00:19 -0400 > >> > To: <NY-CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com> > >> > Subject: Ancestry Civil War databases FREE! > >> > > >> > Hi everyone, > >> > > >> > I'm excited to tell you that Ancestry.com has opened up several of its > >> > Civil War databases for no charge in remembrance this Memorial Day. > >> > These databases are open (and free) starting today until June 10. > >> > > >> > These databases are free only when accessed through the PaCivilWar site > >> > at http://www.pacivilwar.com/freepension.html . Although hosted by a PA > >> > Civil War site, these databases give free access to the vets from all > >> > the states in the database. > >> > > >> > > >> > **FREE Civil War Pension Index > >> > Images of 2.5 million Federal pension application cards that includes > >> > the veteran's name, state, regiment. It also contains the certificate > >> > number that can be used to order a soldiers' service and pension > >> > records > >> > from NARA. Many times, these pension records are gold mines of > >> > genealogy information. > >> > > >> > **FREE 1890 Census Veterans Schedule > >> > Often used as a head-of-household substitute for the 1890 Federal > >> > Census > >> > that was destroyed by fire, the Veterans' Census of Union and some > >> > Confederate soldiers is one of the newest census digitized by Ancestry. > >> > > >> > **FREE Disabled Soldiers Home > >> > Soldiers at various National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers in > >> > 1895. Information includes name of soldier, company or regiment, rank, > >> > length of service, birth, age, where admitted from, occupation, married > >> > or single, and more. > >> > > >> > This invitation is being offered only to PACivilWar visitors at > >> > > >> > http://www.pacivilwar.com/freepension.html > >> > > >> > Follow the instructions on the page to register at Ancestry.com as > >> > PACivilWar's guest, and have fun! > >> > > >> > If you want to share this invitation with friends, just forward this > >> > email to them, so they can take advantage of this limited time free > >> > access. > >> > > >> > If you think another mailing list or message board might want to know, > >> > please invite them, but be sure this message is on topic for the list > >> > before you forward it. > > > > > > Carol De Priest > > Honest Intellectual Inquiry > > <http://www.dakotacom.net/~depriest/index.htm> > > > > I have yet to see any problem, however complicated, which, when looked at > > in the right way did not become still more complicated. > > <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/p/poulanders137583.html>Poul > > Anderson > > > > >