salvation army

[jere]

has anyone have any idea if there is a web site for the salvation army people that served with them.
  jere,

['Tricia]

This is very difficult. Most of the records of Salvation Army Personnel were lost.

There is a website and a centre where you can go in London. They do charge quite highly for using their facilities.
The only way to trace people who worked for them is to search through individual copies of Warcry and it isn't indexed.

I have the same problem - trying to trace a Captain with them

Information here:-

http://www.rootschat.com/links/09e/  (click on Family History)

Some Officers' Career Cards (summary of appointments and promotions) have survived, but many, especially from the early years, have not. Many records were lost when the International and National Headquarters in London (101 Queen Victoria Street) were destroyed during the Second World War. When Career Cards have not survived, officers' appointments and promotions may be listed in The War Cry, or The Officer magazine.


Don't know if local branches could help you

Tricia

[jere]

hello tricia.
                thank you for this information
                  regards jere.

[joboy]

There is a little booklet (67 pages) entitled;
MY ANCESTORS WERE IN THE SALVATION ARMY
which was written by Ray Wiggins and published by SOG and the IBSN reference is ISBN 1 85951 406 5 which might be of use and............. on the other hand........... writing to the Salvation Army International Heritage Centre at 117-121 Judd Street King's Cross WC1H 9NN  yielded a wealth of information about my SA ancestors without any cost to me .......... they sent me sheaves of old WAR CRY publications in which my ancestors were mentioned.
This was in 1997 and things quite possibly have changed since then.
I did make a donation for the help received.
The SA Archivist who sent me the detail was Gordon Taylor.
I do hope that this might prove fruitful.
joboy

[annaandchester]

Didnt WDYTYA have a section  on the Sally army when they looked at Jeremy Paxman - maybe try the get the book that accompanied the series from the library

Anna x

['Tricia]

Didnt WDYTYA have a section  on the Sally army when they looked at Jeremy Paxman - maybe try the get the book that accompanied the series from the library

They went to a local branch - can't remember which one

Tricia

[annaandchester]

It was in Glasgow but I thought they mentioned other places that these records were - or was it just my imagination

Anna x

[Salvator]

The Salvation Army official records are sparse and have lots of gaps.  A more comprehensive listing can found at http://www.sawiki.net/index.php/Welcome_To_SAWiki

[joboy]

The SA is a quite large organization and it is imortant to get your email message to the correct department.
The easiest way to do this is via this link;
http://www2.salvationarmy.org.uk/uki/www_uki.nsf/fm-contact
A small donation would be appreciated and,if you wish to do this,there is provision on the above link.
Joe