Ron Claudia was not out of line in her suggestion. If you have never searched through the census records you have no idea how time consuming that can be. Asking someone to look up census records that are not indexed is like searching for a needle in a haystack. I know that it is not always easy to afford things, I am disabled and have limited income. But genealogy is not a cheap hobby and we have to prioritize. Claudia did not say that nobody would do them, she simply pointed out that your request was asking someone to dedicate a great deal of their time to looking up a whole string of things. If you need to ask for help you might just do one thing at a time. And we usually try to offer our own assistance in return. For example, "If some kind soul has access and could look up (your family) family in the 1910 census I would appreciate it. I can reciprocate by doing research for you in (whatever location you live in). Many of us look things up for others all the time, but it is nice to offer an exchange as a means of saying thank you. I am glad someone was able to look those up for you, but do not imply that Claudia was rude or out of line. She is one of the most generous people you can find when it comes to helping others - take a look at the Hennepin Website which she does for ALL OF US. she was simply pointing out that for a dial-up connection your request could have been many hours of research. Jo

Hi Jo! Sorry if my explanation was not acceptable to some! No "flaming" was intended. Ron in Folsom ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 4:19 PM Subject: Re: [MNHENNEP] Census lookup, please. Mpls, Henn, MN > Ron > > Claudia was not out of line in her suggestion. If you have never searched > through the census records you have no idea how time consuming that can be. > Asking someone to look up census records that are not indexed is like > searching for a needle in a haystack. > > I know that it is not always easy to afford things, I am disabled and have > limited income. But genealogy is not a cheap hobby and we have to prioritize. > > Claudia did not say that nobody would do them, she simply pointed out that > your request was asking someone to dedicate a great deal of their time to > looking up a whole string of things. > > If you need to ask for help you might just do one thing at a time. And we > usually try to offer our own assistance in return. For example, > "If some kind soul has access and could look up (your family) family in the > 1910 census I would appreciate it. I can reciprocate by doing research for you > in (whatever location you live in). > > Many of us look things up for others all the time, but it is nice to offer an > exchange as a means of saying thank you. > > I am glad someone was able to look those up for you, but do not imply that > Claudia was rude or out of line. She is one of the most generous people you can > find when it comes to helping others - take a look at the Hennepin Website > which she does for ALL OF US. > she was simply pointing out that for a dial-up connection your request could > have been many hours of research. > > Jo >