Hi I had great success with the people at the Longford Roots Centre. However, stay away from the Westmeath Heritage centre. Sheila Forbes ---------- > From: Daniel E. Martin <danielmartin@home.com> > To: IRL-LONGFORD-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [LONGFORD~] Longford Research > Date: Tuesday, October 24, 2000 4:04 PM > > Hi Fellow Researcher, > > I know that we are all anxious to have our money goes as far as we can in > research. From my own experience with the Longford Center I'd have to say your > experience was not reflective of mine. > > As you indicated you were hoping for a shot in the dark. You'd be suprised at > how much time is spent trying to do a blanket search, when just a name is given > or little other information. > > My experience over the years has been, and this is expoused by the best of the > researchers, take your time and prepare yourself well when doing research. If > you don't then you'll pay someone else for doing your grunt work. > > The longford Center on Church Street is a delightful place, and I can personally > atest to the staffs professionalism, their wit, and most of all to their attitude > of trying to do the best to serve the individual clientele that come their > way--must be an Irish trait-that we've kinda lost. > > Do your homework and prepare yourself then you'll find that the bill will still > be in that happy range of $25/30 USD > > I didn't get your name but Good Luck in your future research! > > Daniel > > > > > BikenMike@aol.com wrote: > > > Two questions. > > > > 1) I was looking at an LDS film of some Collombkille RC records in the mid > > 1800's and came across a reference to > > "end of Rev'd Eugen Daly's time and start of Rev'd T? McGaver's" There was no > > date on the record. Can anyone date this transition time? > > > > 2) Recently I received a report from the Longford Roots Heritage center. It > > was a real shot in the dark for my request (not even sure I was in the right > > County) and the $75USD I was charged was a steep price to pay, but I went > > ahead anyway. What I received back was an abysmal disappointment. No > > research, just a few names and dates that appeared to take 10 minutes to > > collect (that would equate to $450 an hour if it was true!). It's useless to > > me since there is no way to know if they are truely kin or not. Is this > > typical of the "research" that Longford Roots conducts? That was hard earned > > money and I feel shortchanged in a big way. By comparison I requested a > > "search potential" from County Mayo several years back which cost me $25 and > > had a terrific report back with details, discussion and outline of > > suggestions for further research. What is the norm? Did I get lucky with > > County Mayo and my recent experience with Longford is more typical? If so it > > looks like I can't afford any more queries like that. Like thr > > owing money down a rat hole. I needed help not an expensive, ask one > > question, get a little bit, ask another question (for another fee) get just a > > little bit more...etc. You probably can tell I'm miffed! >