Every so often, I browse through the new searchable resources available on Ancestry.com. The majority of my research these days is done on the local level, or using free sites such as FamilySearch.org , Castle Garden (for immigrants arriving in New York before 1890), newspaper archive sites such as Genealogybank.com and Newspapers.com , and Fold3.com for military information. I still pay pay a monthly subscription (begrudgingly!) to Ancestry because of my DNA testing and results; also, I occasionally use the local search features by state or county. This week, I noticed a GREAT new resource for anyone with veteran ancestors who served in the US Navy - "Registers of Patients at Naval Hospitals from 1812-1934" . My husband is the one in our household with family members who served in the US Navy (he's doing his job to keep that tradition alive!). Since our surname - Melvey - is very uncommon, I always start there when searching a new database. Neve...