Wow, that sounds like a great idea for someone who is in library/archival school as an idea for an intern type of project. When I was originally going to go back to school to get my MLIS with a concentration in archival work, that was what I had planned to do as a final project. Perhaps if they contacted the graduate school at Dominican University or the graduate school at Loyola (that's where they have a museum studies program) some student may be willing to take that on. I would imagine if they had to pay someone to do it, it's not going to happen. Either that or someone who would know how to digitize the information and would volunteer. As long as McInerney's sounds somewhat willing, that is a chance that I would hate to see passed by. Wish I had experience in that work, but as I didn't go back for that degree,,,,, well,,, that's that for me anyway! Beth --- On Sun, 5/3/09, Judith Mason <judith.mason@ameritech.net> wrote: > From: Judith Mason <judith.mason@ameritech.net> > Subject: Re: [IL-COOK-CHICAGO] Funeral Homes and Information > To: il-cook-chicago@rootsweb.com > Date: Sunday, May 3, 2009, 7:53 AM > Juli, > McInerney's is still in operation and always willing to > help.  I've had a tour and actually saw all the old > dusty record books literally shoved in a back closet.  The > owner talked to us about wanting to get these valuable > records digitalized, but unfortunately nothing's > happened yet.  The information contained in the records is > amazing. >   > Judie Mason > Chicago > > --- On Sun, 5/3/09, John & Julianne Begley > <kidzrgone@gmail.com> wrote: > > From: John & Julianne Begley > <kidzrgone@gmail.com> > Subject: [IL-COOK-CHICAGO] Funeral Homes and Information > To: IL-COOK-CHICAGO@rootsweb.com > Date: Sunday, May 3, 2009, 7:17 AM > > Good Morning.Could someone tell me how helpful (and > tolerant) funeral homes > are for genealogy inquiries? I need some information and > the funeral home > that handled the 1894 death is still in business. ** > *McInerney's, Thomas & Sons Funeral Home* (Since > 1873) > 4635 S. Wallace > 773-268-0703 > Any advice most welcome. Still searching BEGLEY, BAGLEY, > BIGLEY, FENNESSEY, > FARRISSEY > > Juli > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IL-COOK-CHICAGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IL-COOK-CHICAGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message