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Subject: Ancestry HomeTown Daily, November 6, 1997
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>Ancestry HomeTown Daily
>"A Daily Dose of Genealogy"
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>November 6, 1997
>
>In this issue:
>- Database of the Day
>- Today's New Maps
>- Ancestry's $1000 Shopping Sprees Winners Announced
>- Tell Us What You Think
>- Shaking Your Family Tree by Myra Vanderpool Gormley
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>Database of the Day (Free for 15 Days!)
>
>History of the Settlement of Upper Canada
>
>As a history of the settlement of Upper Canada, this database
>covers the time from the first explorers of the region, through its
>colonization and development into a nation. In addition to the
>history of the region, it also presents biographies of prominent
>individuals and families, governors, presidents and administrators
>of Upper Canada, and a roll of the King's Royal Regiment.
>
>Bibliography - Caniff, William. History of the Settlement of
>Upper Canada, With Special Reference to the Bay of Quinte,
>Toronto: Dudley & Burns, Printers, Victoria Hall, 1869.
>
>To search , go to:
>http://www.ancestry.com/home/free/today.htm OR
>http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/search.asp
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>Today's New Maps
>
>Ancestry is currently adding 3 maps every working day to their
>web site. These maps will be available for free for 30 days, after
>which they will be moved to the subscription area.
>
>Today's new maps are:
>- Moore's Creek Bridge 1776
>- The British Isles
>- Delaware River 1631-1664
>
>To view these maps, go to:
>http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/maps.asp
>and look under the FREE MAPS section of the page.
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>Ancestry's $1000 Shopping Sprees Winners Announced
>
>Congratulations to our 6 Shopping Sprees winners! For the month
>of October, all those who became a Registered Customer of the
>Ancestry Genealogy Shoppe at: http://www2.viaweb.com/ancestry/
>became eligible for one of six door prizes worth $1000 in total!
>
>We have randomly drawn six names from our list of Registered
>Customers. Our grand prize winner of a $500 shopping spree at
>Ancestry HomeTown is:
>Lisa Ellison of Georgia
>
>The five runners-up who will each receive a $100 shopping spree are:
>Patricia K. Scharf of Washington D.C.
>Brad Harper of Michigan
>Bernice Merriman of Hawaii
>Glenn Bernardo of California
>Gail Flynn of Utah
>
>Thanks to all who became registered customers at Ancestry's
>Genealogy Shoppe! Stay tuned for upcoming Ancestry contests
>and giveaways!
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>Tell Us What You Think
>
>We know that many of you are regular visitors to the Ancestry
>HomeTown at http://www.ancestry.com
>We are constantly trying to add value to our site, but we would
>like to know what you think. From a users point of view, what
>can we do to make our site more valuable to you? What would
>make you want to visit our site every day?
>
>Knowing what our customers' expectations and opinions are will
>help us to improve Ancestry HomeTown for you. Please share
>your candid feedback with us at
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>Shaking Your Family Tree by Myra Vanderpool Gormley, C.G.
>
>Searching For Military Records
>
>Tracking down information about an ancestor who served in
>the military used to be a time-consuming project. However, the
>Internet makes this research easier and quicker.
>
>For those seeking information about a deceased family member
>who served in World War I or later, contact the National Personnel
>Records Center, 9700 Page Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63132 or visit
>its web page on the Internet at:
>http://gopher.nara.gov/nara/frc/nprc.html
>
>If you are the next of kin, you can request a copy of the service
>member's personnel records. Although a fire at this repository in
>1973 destroyed many records, some have been reconstructed
>and others found that supplement the lost ones.
>
>All of the services have outstanding home pages: The URLs are:
>
>U.S. Air Force -- http://www.dtic.mil/airforcelink/
>
>Here you will find excellent tips on finding military personnel
>information at: http://www.au.af.mil/au/afhra/seeking.htm
>
>U.S. Army -- http://www.army.mil/
>
>U.S. Coast Guard -- http://www.dot.gov/dotinfo/uscg/
>
>U.S. Navy (includes Marine Corps pages) -- http://www.navy.mil/
>
>Vietnam Veterans Home Page -- http://www.vietvet.org/index.htm
>
>The National Archives in Washington, D.C. -- http://www.nara.gov/
>has an easy on-line option for ordering forms to request a search
>in older military and pension records. These forms are free and you
>can order several at time. They are: Form 80 -- Military Service
>and Pension Records prior to World War I.
>
>Don't neglect local sources either. These include:
>
>-- Adjutant General's Office in the individual's state of residence
>for those who served in World War II, Korea or Vietnam.
>
>-- Newspapers published in the city or county where the individual
>is presumed to have lived prior to entry into service.
>
>-- Local posts of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
>American Veterans of World War II for information on local men
>and women who survived.
>
> The National Archives, 8th and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.,
>Washington, D.C. 20408, has some other military-related records
>that may be of interest to family historians. They include:
>
>-- Application for Headstones (1879-1903). Arranged on cards,
>alphabetically by soldier's surname.
>
>-- Applications for headstones of Confederate veterans (1879-1964).
>Most applications are arranged by place of burial and then by
>cemetery. Soldiers buried in foreign countries are arranged
>alphabetically by name.
>
>-- Card Records of WWI-era Soldiers Who Died Overseas (1917-1922).
>These are arranged alphabetically by name of soldier or name of
>cemetery. These records are mainly grave registrations of American
>buried in European chapels. Records for American soldiers who
>were buried in Russia are also included.
>
>-- List of Soldiers Missing in Action (1923-1960). This includes
>the name of the missing soldier, units in which served, date of
>disappearance, and is arranged chronologically.
>
>-- The Cemetery Service, National Cemetery System, Veterans
>Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue N.W., Washington, D.C.
>20422. Its records, from 1861 to the present, identify almost all
>soldiers buried in national cemeteries and other cemeteries
>under federal jurisdiction. These records are arranged alphabetically
>on cards by name of soldier.
>
>You may find additional family information in the records of your
>ancestor's siblings, uncles or other family members.
>
>It pays to be thorough in your research for military records -- they
>are valuable documents of your family's history.
>
> (c) 1997, Los Angeles Times Syndicate
>**********
>In addition to her syndicated weekly column in the Los Angeles
>Times, Myra Vanderpool Gormley also co-edits a free, weekly
>e-mail newsletter called "Missing Links." To subscribe, simply
>send e-mail to Myra's co-editor, Julie Case, at
>
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>Editor's Note
>**********
>If you're doing Military Research, check out the book, U.S.
>Military Records, by James C. Neagles, published by Ancestry.
>Gathered in this volume is source information for the National
>Archives and its adjuncts; historical institutions and archives
>of the armed forces; the Department of Veterans Affairs (Veterans
>Administration); state archives; libraries and historical organizations;
>and such patriotic organizations as the Daughters of the American
>Revolution. Extensive bibliographic listings of published sources
>for the United States in general and published sources for each
>state are also included.
>
>To learn more about this book and other books published by
>Ancestry, go to:
>http://www2.viaweb.com/ancestry/book.html
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