[Genealib] Footnote.com

[crscott]

You will find the following series of records dealing with African Americans on Footnote

The Papers of the Continental Congress {that part is free}

Revolutionary War pension records

Revolutionary War Muster Rolls

Revolutionary War Compiled Military Service Records

The Southern Claims Commission Records

Organizational Pension Index cards for soldiers between 1861 and 1898, including U.S. Colored Troops

Pennsylvania Archives {that part is free}

American Colonization Society records

Amistad documents

Brady Civil War photos

Navy Survivors Certificates

Navy Widow Certificates

Confederate Citizens File

Confederate Service records

Should I go on?

Pesonally I consider, based on the cost to a patron to obtain a copy of a Revolutionary War pension from the National Archives alone, that Footnote.com is a steal.

Now, I write descriptions for Footnote and they pay me, but I would say the same things. It is grand for access to federal records. And I haven't done a description in months.

C.

Craig R. Scott, CG 
President and CEO 
Heritage Books, Inc. 
100 Railroad Ave, Ste. 104 
Westminster, MD 21157 
crscott at HeritageBooks.com 
800 876-6103 
410 876-6101 
fax 410 871-2674

, Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:26:03 -0400, Lyles, John wrote
> To all Libraries with subscriptions or thinking of subscribing to Footnote.com
.. My library is looking to purchase a subscription but wanted a little feedback from user community. We had an interesting conversation among staff here about the database and want to know   how useful was the database?  One of our concerns was that we found very little use in terms of African American genealogy. Anecdotal and quantitative responses are welcomed.

>

 

Craig R. Scott, CG 
President and CEO 
Heritage Books, Inc. 
100 Railroad Ave, Ste. 104 
Westminster, MD 21157 
crscott at HeritageBooks.com 
800 876-6103 
410 876-6101 
fax 410 871-2674

 
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