tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38696983.post6149006178720964350..comments2024-01-26T00:51:41.975-08:00Comments on AnceStories: The Stories of My Ancestors: A Relaxing DayMiriam Robbinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12021845886261585678noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38696983.post-67787537233651092222007-08-09T12:55:00.000-07:002007-08-09T12:55:00.000-07:00Hi, Barbara,I believe you are in luck! The Nation...Hi, Barbara,<BR/><BR/>I believe you are in luck! The National Archives has information <A HREF="http://www.archives.gov/st-louis/military-personnel/fire-1973.html" REL="nofollow">here</A> about the 1973 fire at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri. The affected records were Army and Air Force personnel records <B>only</B>. This means your granddad's Navy records should be intact. Go <A HREF="http://www.archives.gov/st-louis/military-personnel/standard-form-180.html" REL="nofollow">here</A> to find out how to request military records, and go <A HREF="http://www.archives.gov/st-louis/military-personnel/public/archival-programs.html" REL="nofollow"> here</A> to find out about recently opened Navy and Marine Corps <B>enlisted</B> personnel records (non-officers).<BR/><BR/>Happy Hunting!Miriam Robbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021845886261585678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38696983.post-8473207350897921092007-08-08T01:11:00.000-07:002007-08-08T01:11:00.000-07:00Hi Miriam,That French website with the WW1 colr ph...Hi Miriam,<BR/>That French website with the WW1 colr phtos is SOOO interesting !<BR/>I think that we are on the same wavelenght today.<BR/><BR/>I had just finished writing a bio on my grandad, John B Carroll Sr.<BR/>And, I had written a few of the anecdotes that my Dad passed on.Including during WW1.<BR/>Grandad was career Navy.<BR/>I have heard that searching for a military record is very hard, becuase the archives burned down.<BR/><BR/>That sounds fascinating that your ancestor served in Russia !There will be quite a story to tell.<BR/><BR/>Glad to know that you had an afternoon just for you. Wasen't that a nice treat ?!<BR/><BR/>Take care.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02717159905482468936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38696983.post-30078279799220480122007-08-07T15:31:00.000-07:002007-08-07T15:31:00.000-07:00Steve, after a closer look I agree with you that s...Steve, after a closer look I agree with you that some of these photos appear to be "colorized," but most others look so true with many shades and tints that I find it hard to believe that they are <I>not</I> originals. Perhaps there's a photography expert out there that can shed some light on this subject?Miriam Robbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021845886261585678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38696983.post-73299880197876157502007-08-07T14:37:00.000-07:002007-08-07T14:37:00.000-07:00Miriam,While looking at the color photographs from...Miriam,<BR/><BR/>While looking at the color photographs from WWI, I noticed some features that make me think these photos were hand colored - the fact that some spats are brown while others are the exact same color as the uniform, the fact that some patches of paving bricks are gray while other patches are the same color as the background, etc.<BR/><BR/>I have several family photos that were hand-colored. My mother told me she bought colored pencils to color the photos herself.<BR/><BR/>SteveSteve Dankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03008328069400789377noreply@blogger.com