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I'm greatly disturbed by a recent bit of news concerning a proposed substantial increase in copy fees for military pension records of our ancestors. Can anyone elaborate? This will be somewhat devistating to future researchers?
__________________ Ancestors in US Army: 13th TN Cav; 10th TN Cav; 3rd NC Inf
Ancestors in CSA Army: 48th VA; 63rd VA, 5th NC Cav; 37th NC
Wife and Grandson's CSA: 15th AL, 51st GA, 41st TN; 36th TN; GA Mil 1197 Dist
Larry:
Read the news on another thread. Seems the rates are going up to something like $137 from $28 (??). A huge jump. Guess the archives are trying to be self-sufficient -- or they're cutting back on government funding. (Correction: $37 to $125 for copies of pension records.)
Must be devastating to all our people who are still trying to assemble copies of their ancestors' documents.
Ole
__________________ I never knew a man who wished to be himself a slave. Consider if you know any good thing that no man desires for himself. A. Lincoln
Has to be cuts and attempts at self-sufficiency. They close at 5 pm whereas it use to be 9 pm. They were open on weekends for research (micro-film only or already pulled boxes) but that's eliminated too. Thankfully I got most everything I need for my own research done - I think.
In 2001 I paid $17.00 to the National Archives for the complete military record of my great-grandfather. It was a nice find, as his recommendation for the CMH to the Adjutant General's Office that was recommended by Major General Parke, Commander 9TH Corps in February 1865, was included in it. Sadly, he never received the CMH or was there any record of why he did not receive it.
__________________ "Those who forget to remember the past are condemned to repeat it", George Santayana.
I was not aware that there was a flat rate for certain types of document. A little over a year ago, I was charged $0.50 per page for copies of records from the Southern Claims Commission.
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"It was a very peculiar time." - Franklin D. Cossitt
Ancestors in USA Army: 6th IA Inf, 11th IL Cav, 1st AL Cav; 122nd NY Inf; 6th MI Cav; 35th MA Inf; 100th IL Inf; 1st CO Inf/Cav; 22nd IN Inf
I went to the MA branch of the National Archives and was given a form to fill out and mail. It said it was a $17.00 fee for records of a Civil War soldier. They photocopied about 20 pages and it took several months for the records to arrive.
__________________ "Those who forget to remember the past are condemned to repeat it", George Santayana.
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