The E-Sylum:  Volume 10, Number 21, May 27, 2007, Article 16

MILITARY RECORDS AVAILABLE ONLINE

Dick Johnson writes: "If you are researching famous numismatists or
perhaps engravers you can get their military records online. And
it's free until June 6, if you hurry.

"Ancestory.com has placed 90 million military records online as of
Thursday (May 24, 2007). The period covered is 1607 until 1975. You
do have to sign up for a free account to view any documents you find.
At the moment, however, the web site is rather slow, probably due
to heavy traffic.

"'Ancestry.com, which is owned by Generations Network, spent $3 million
to digitize the military records. It took nearly a year, including some
1,500 handwriting specialists racking up 270,000 hours to review the
oldest records,' according to the announcement."

To view Ancestry.com's announcement, see: Ancestry.com

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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