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 === Veterans and Lineage Society Records  ===
-'''The General Society of Colonial Wars'''
+==== General Society of Colonial Wars ====
-This society was established in 1893 and has no permanent headquarters.
+This society was established in 1893 and has no permanent headquarters. Membership in the society requires that the member be a male at least 18 years of age and be able to show direct lineage to an ancestor who served in the Colonial Wars.
-:The Family History Library has the following records of this society:
+For current address and etc. on the society check the current edition of:
+:"Encyclopedia of Associations" by Maurer and Sheets, eds. Vol. 1, pt 2, Section 12. ({{FHL|973 E4gr|disp=FHL&nbsp;973&nbsp;E4gr}}) ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/37918324/editions? Worldcat]) Provides addresses and phone numbers as well as a description of the organizations, their publications, and references to any library or research materials they maintain.
+'''Index of Ancestors and Roll of Members'''
-::*Register of Members: {{FHL|528676|disp=FHL 528676}}
+The "Index of Ancestors and Roll of Members of the Society of Colonial Wars" ([http://books.google.com/books?id=PygwAAAAYAAJ Google Books]) ({{FHL|1036804|disp=FHL&nbsp;1036804&nbsp;item&nbsp;4}}) was published in 1922. The book is divided into three parts. Part I contains an alphabetical list of Colonial Wars ancestors with birth and death dates, war in which they served, rank, and a list of members who descended from that person as of about 1921. Part II contains a list of members with their General Society Number, reference to the page where they are listed as a descendant, and state membership. Part III contains an "Honor Roll", or list, of members that served during World War I. The "Honor Roll" has its own index.
-::*Lineage Papers: {{FHL|515990|disp=various film numbers}}
-::*Supplemental Records: {{FHL|528429|disp=FHL 528429-675}}
-::*Member Index: {{FHL|528677|disp=FHL 528677-89}}
-::*Ancestor Index: {{FHL|528677|disp=FHL 528690-92, 533971-74}}
+:*Part I - Index of Ancestors ([http://books.google.com/books?id=PygwAAAAYAAJ&pg=PR1 Google Books])
+:*Part II - Roll of Members ([http://books.google.com/books?id=PygwAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA569 Google Books])
+:*Part III - WWI Honor Roll ([http://books.google.com/books?id=PygwAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA713 Google Books])
-For current address and etc. on the society check the current edition of:
+'''Records at the Family History Library'''
+The Family History Library has the following records of this society:
-:"Encyclopedia of Associations" by Maurer, Christine and Tara E. Sheets, eds. 33rd edition. Vol. 1, pt 2. Annual. Detroit: Gale, 1998. Section 12. ({{FHL|973 E4gr|disp=FHL 973 E4gr}}) ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/37918324/editions? Worldcat]) Provides addresses and phone numbers as well as a description of the organizations, their publications, and references to any library or research materials they maintain.
+:*Register of Members: {{FHL|528676|disp=FHL 528676}}
+:*Lineage Papers: {{FHL|515990|disp=various film numbers}}
+:*Supplemental Records: {{FHL|528429|disp=FHL 528429-675}}
+:*Member Index: {{FHL|528677|disp=FHL 528677-89}}
+:*Ancestor Index: {{FHL|528677|disp=FHL 528690-92, 533971-74}}
 === Books ===