Pat, Just unsubscribe this person that is sending this Spam mail. Can you do that? ----- Original Message ----- From: patdickow Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 1:53 AM To: MIHOUGHT-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MIHOUGHT] Freedom of Information Assistance ----- Original Message ----- From: <KathyLaw@yahoo.com> To: <MIHOUGHT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 08, 2002 5:02 PM Subject: [MIHOUGHT] Freedom of Information Assistance > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2FB.2ACI/1835 > > Message Board Post: > >  Hi fellow genealogists! I’m a genealogist just like you are. This is kind of > long, but well worth reading! I found a way to use FOIA in genealogy to request > records that actually results in moving your search along. In my every day > professional work I use the FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) to acquire records from > all areas. The FOIA is a tool that is available to everyone. The request is free but it > can be very confusing. You have to know where to send it, you have to have the right > request form, a properly worded letter, you have to know what type of information they > need to get you what you are looking for. You cannot just send in a generic "find this" > request. Using the proper request, the proper form, a properly worded letter you will > get the documentation you are seeking. I received 84 pages in the first probate > request, two weeks later, an additional 124 pages. All stuff they copied from > microfiche. At $ .10 per page. Some of these records went back to 1838. I will send > you the forms (both State and Federal), the request letter, what you need to send them > in terms of specifics, if you have them, or if not, where and how to find them. I have > compiled a list of each State’s statutes and codes that you will need to reformat the > request form for your particular State or the State you are sending the request to. I > have included some specific searching directions and examples that may help you. > For those of us who have been unable to get to an out-of-town location or to afford a > researcher it's great. My email is genealogyprincess@hotmail.com or > klawler@batorberlin.com. Please only use these for responses. I’ll be happy to > answer questions! > > I will be happy to help anyone with any additional information or reformatting the > forms for other states, other data requests, etc. Any other requests for help, I will send > a form. I am requesting $6.58 for paper, copying, assembly, large envelope, and > postage costs. This package of information is 22+ pages (and growing) -- and I had no > idea this would be responded to in such huge numbers (!!). So, if you’re interested, > send $6.58, personal check is ok, [Kathy Lawler] to Genealogy Princess, 20757 > Camden Square, #210, Lathrup Village, MI 48076 or use my Paypal address > [checking] for $7.00 to Genealogyprincess2000@yahoo.com. Either way, don’t forget > your address!! I will send you the information the very day I receive your address and > funds. Lastly, additional information, new ways I can come up with to use FOIA will be > sent to you free of charge and I’ll also be happy to answer any questions you may > have. This is strictly to get you information that will help you gather documents and > information to further your search for your ancestors. Thanks! Kathleen Lawler > > > > > > ==== MIHOUGHT Mailing List ==== > MIGenWeb Houghton Co. Webpages at: > http://www.mfhn.com/houghton/ > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > WHY DO I FEEL THIS IS SOME KIND OF SCAM? THIS IS FREEDOM OF INFORMATIOM SO WHY WOULD I OR ANYONE IN THEIR RIGHT MIND SEND YOU A PENNY! ARE YOU AUTHORIZED TO REQUEST MONEY FOR THIS INFORMATION? ARE YOU BORDERLINE FRAUD? OR COULD THIS BE JUST PLAIN & SIMPLE MAIL FRAUD? I WONDER WHAT ELSE YOUR TRYING TO SELL OUT OF #210??? Sincerely Pat ==== MIHOUGHT Mailing List ==== French-Canadian Genealogical Research in Houghton County, Michigan by John DuLong http://habitant.org/houghton/fcgenealogy.htm ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237