Paul I appreciate your input about the ancestry sheet. Seemed to me that Historical Records would be maintained apart from personal genealogical findings. Thanks, Marsha ----- Original Message ----- From: <pleblan@aim.com> To: <acadian@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 9:02 AM Subject: Re: [ACADIAN] Collection of Research papers was Historical Records > Marsha > > I feel this is more likely the personal research folders of one or more > members of the society. It should contain any and all documents, > correspondence, sheets & notes related to the family covered. As other > members "retired" The society may have consolidated the folders & the > names of the original researcher may be lost..I would prefer that there > be minimal culling (discarding) of contents. > > I am not trained as a Historian or Librarian. This is my personal > opinion based on research methology I learned my post-graduate training > in other Social Sciences. > > Paul Le B > l'Ascension > Louisiane > > -----Original Message----- > From: mladner <marshaladner@att.net> > > Hello Cousins, > > I would really like your input regarding a situation I came across > recently. > > After quite a number of years researching a particular family I finally > had an opportunity to visit that "Parish's Historical Society holdings > which are housed in a South Louisiana library. The documents date > from around 1768 to 1900 ca.. > > Anyhow, mixed in the documents was an "Ancestor Chart"..done by a > fellow family researcher who has since passed away. I had done some > collaberating with her in the past.. On the "Ancestor Sheet" she > names 7 generations of families who "in her opinion are related". At > the top of the chart is written "Possible lineage" . > > Now...my question is.......Should a non-historical document be included > in Historical Records? Is this commonly done...what is the protocol? > > I greatly appreciate any input on this. Thanks > > Marsha > > ------------------------------- > To check our Archive > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/acadian/ > ------------------------------- > To subscribe to the list, please send an email to > ACADIAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'subscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message. You will receive a > confirmation e-mail to try & stop "machine" enrollment spam. Give it the > "Name" you would like us to call you. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ACADIAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message