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Conference smurf::civil_war

Title:The American Civil War
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Moderator:SMURF::BINDER
Created:Mon Jul 15 1991
Last Modified:Tue Apr 08 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:141
Total number of notes:2129

46.0. "Civil War Database project" by DECLNE::WATKINS (Elvis is living in Peoria) Fri Oct 11 1991 20:19

    I just read an ad from the Federation of Genealogical Societies in Salt
    Lake City, looking for volunteers to work at the Federal Archives,
    typing in entries for a Civil War database of all know participants,
    units, etc, in the War.
    
    They are expecting the project to take 3 years and fill 2 CD's.
    
    FWIW
    
    
    
    Larry
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46.1Details ?STUDIO::REILLEYWe'll rally 'round the flag, BoysSat Oct 12 1991 01:4915
    
    Can you give us more details?  FGS address (or ??) ?
    
    Will the work be done at the various regional branches of the NA ?
    Or at home on home computers?
    
    Is this the same database the National Park Service was supposed
    to road test at Shiloh and Antietam ?
    
    Thanks,
    
    Tom
    
    
    
46.2dataDECLNE::WATKINSElvis is living in PeoriaMon Oct 14 1991 16:427
    Per the add, yes the work will be done at the regional branches.
    
    Unclear as to whether it is remotely connected to the NPS project,
    although it does seem the same.
    
    I will enter the complete address, tomorrow if by brain doesn't fail me
    tonight.
46.3addressDECLNE::WATKINSElvis is living in PeoriaTue Oct 15 1991 11:092
    The address is Federation of Genealogical Societies P.O. Box 3385 Salt
    Lake City, UT 84110-3385
46.4an odd picture...ELMAGO::WRODGERSI'm the NRA - Sic Semper TyrannisWed Oct 16 1991 16:098
    re: .1
    
    "...Road test..." a data base.  Hmmmmm...  That's an interesting
    use of the metaphor, Tom.
    
    ;-)
    
    Wess
46.5CW DatabaseAVNGRS::BOELKEWhen you come to a fork in the road, Take It! (YB)Thu Oct 17 1991 10:3715
	From VNS - October 17, 1991

                          US Civil War Revisited

    The US National Park service is developing a computerized
    directory that lists the names of 3.5 million soldiers who fought
    in the US Civil War. Visitors to one of the 28 Civil War sites
    operated by the NPS will soon be able to ascertain if their
    ancestors were Yankees or Rebels. The system is expected to
    provide the names, home states, and ranks of the soldiers along
    with data on the 7,000 war regiments and many of the 10,500
    battles. The data will be input by members of the Federation of
    Genealogical Societies and the Genealogical Societies of Utah.
    {CACM October 1991}