Comments on: Visiting the National Archives http://blog.footnote.com/visiting-the-national-archives/ The official blog of Footnote.com Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:32:30 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Burke talahoma http://blog.footnote.com/visiting-the-national-archives/comment-page-1/#comment-45619 Burke talahoma Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:56:44 +0000 http://blog.footnote.com/visiting-the-national-archives/#comment-45619 i went to the archives with my school and it was exteremly interseting an factual. i went to the archives with my school and it was exteremly interseting an factual.

]]> By: simpflo http://blog.footnote.com/visiting-the-national-archives/comment-page-1/#comment-11374 simpflo Thu, 08 Nov 2007 19:47:13 +0000 http://blog.footnote.com/visiting-the-national-archives/#comment-11374 Wrote to NARA as all genealogy sites recommend, including FootNote for info on my GGF's combined Military/Pension Packet. What a disappointment! They've sent me some other Civil War Soldiers' information who has the same name as my GGF; this soldier had a completely different life in a different state and all details pointed to someone other than my GGF. When I wrote to complain, NARA stated they had 60 other soldiers with the same name, but only ONE match, which is the one they sent me, and they suggested I return the packet for a refund. Now, I'm clueless as to how to proceed. I have tried ALL genealogy sites prior to writing to NARA to no avail. Either they made a mistake or my GGF disappeared from the face of the earth. Any suggestions? Wrote to NARA as all genealogy sites recommend, including FootNote for info on my GGF’s combined Military/Pension Packet. What a disappointment! They’ve sent me some other Civil War Soldiers’ information who has the same name as my GGF; this soldier had a completely different life in a different state and all details pointed to someone other than my GGF. When I wrote to complain, NARA stated they had 60 other soldiers with the same name, but only ONE match, which is the one they sent me, and they suggested I return the packet for a refund. Now, I’m clueless as to how to proceed. I have tried ALL genealogy sites prior to writing to NARA to no avail. Either they made a mistake or my GGF disappeared from the face of the earth. Any suggestions?

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