I knew Thelma had written for NO Genesis...I was sad to hear that she had passed away, but comforted by David's comments that maybe as many as 4 people had copies of her work..... My question is... did she have any information in her vast research on the Degruys in particular....If so, is there any way that her heirs could submit this to NO Genesis for "posterity"? This is my concern.... folks like David and the DeGruy cousin David mentioned from where... Lafayette?.... have much information in their personal collections.... in varying stages of organization and disorganization. Is it possible to get all this miscellaneous information into a form acceptable to New Orleans Genesis and preserve it for posterity before it gets lost or thrown out by someone who may not care about genealogy? Your thoughts? Renee Isabel wrote: >Hi List, >In reference to Thelma Coignard James's books. They were her personal >research on all of her family lines, a huge amount of pages of her genealogy >with copies of all the proofs. Thelma was a wealth of knowledge on early >records in New Orleans and Louisiana. She could translate French like it was >her native tongue. Since she and my Mom were first cousins, I had the >opportunity to see her research and know how meticulous she did it. She >devoted a lot of time indexing, and translating documents for New Orleans >Genesis. If you are interested in any of her research, just look in the >early years of New Orleans Genesis. I know that her sister had a copy of >whatever she had. I am sure that these records are with their grown >children. >Happy Researching, >Isabel > > > >