RT @AuthorAlchemy: Spice up your non-fiction narrative. http://robin-hoffman.com/Test/wp/blog/?p=95 #- Blog post: On this date. . .the 7th of July http://ow.ly/28o7H #genealogy #
- RT @23andMe: Ancestry Finder launched today in @23andMe Labs! Great blog posts here http://bit.ly/9DxQaB and here http://bit.ly/bj2aVH #
- Blog post: What I Do – Technology for #Genealogy Research http://ow.ly/29s4l #
- Who’s going to FGS in Knoxville in August? #genealogy #
- I’m in! I just registered. . .RT @baysideresearch: Me too! RT @ACoffin: I will be at FGS in Knoxville. #
- RT @GuildOneName: The US National Archives have announced the launch of their new Wiki: http://www.ourarchives.wikispaces.net #
- Blog post: On this date. . .the 9th of July http://ow.ly/29s5n #genealogy #
- RT @PatriotCast: The Georgian Ship “Liberty” has caught the British ship “HMS Phillippa” just inside the mouth of the Savannah River. #
- Computer crashed. 40 minutes of work gone. Click save, people. #
- Blog post: Surname Saturday – Roberts http://ow.ly/29ETX #genealogy #
- Blog post: On this date. . .the 10th of July http://ow.ly/29EVH #genealogy #
- Reading: A major shift in #genealogy content… http://ow.ly/29PFS #
- RT @GenealogyBank: Historians find site of King Arthur & the Knights of the Round Table. Legends confirmed. http://bit.ly/9UeyTv #
- RT @Ginisology: Today, the 11th of July, we remember ~ http://nblo.gs/5HmSE #
- Blog post – Family History Skills: Family and Published Sources http://ow.ly/2atdV #genealogy #
- RT @authorjswan: Reading: How to Protect Your Intellectual Property Online http://ow.ly/2avTd #
- Reading: Forget Your Blog Stats and Just Write! http://ow.ly/2aw3M #
- RT @hidefgen: What other tech or #genealogy cheat sheets would you like to see at The Connected Genealogist? http://su.pr/2N1wLO #
- Received James Hemphill will today that I ordered from NC Archives. Lots of transcribing to do! #
- Blog post: On this date. . .the 12th of July http://ow.ly/2atfi #genealogy #
- Reading Taneya’s Genealogy Resume on Scribd http://scr.bi/aX7njY #readcast #
- RT @moultriecreek: Veterans Report – New Gravesite Veteran Medallions http://post.ly/n3sX #
- My latest NARA order (Jim Butler’s military file) is awaiting shipment. Yea! #
- Blog post – Tombstone Tuesday: Andrew Hemphill http://ow.ly/2b3iH #genealogy #
- Reading: Family Finder Testing Series: Sharing your genealogy research http://ow.ly/2b5LI #genealogy #
- Blog post: On this date. . .the 13the of July http://ow.ly/2b3jY #genealogy #
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Hi and terrific blog! I see you received you Pension package from the Nat. Archives. I am planning on doing that also. But I was wondering- since I don’t have much money to spend- which did you order? The $75.00 package or the $20.00 package? Did you get an adequate amount of info you wanted? Was it worth it? Thanks for the advice- I really need it!! : )
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Hi Jenni, thanks for the compliment!
Actually, I mispoke. I had ordered a military service file. This is what I get for tweeting from the post office.
However, I have ordered a pension file in the past and I got the $75 version. That would be my advice. Dear Myrtle wrote a great article a few weeks ago, comparing the two versions. Apparently, if you order the $20 version, then they just pick a number of pages to send you. If you try to order again, then you could end up with repeat pages, because they don’t keep track of what they send you.
The one I ordered was definitely worth the money. There were over 350 pages and an unbelievable amount of information. They won’t all be that long. This pension was disputed (and ultimately denied), and the U.S. Attorney took depositions from all the family members during the investigation.
What war did the soldier serve in? There may be other ways to get the information that would less expensive. I’ll be glad to help if I can.
Tonia