I would like to know more also. Thanks, Sam ----- Original Message ----- From: "Olson Family" <ecrr.olson@cox.net> To: <MOGREENE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 2:16 PM Subject: Re: [MOGreene] FOIA Records Assistance > Kathy, > > I would like to know more! > > Thanks, > Cindy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <genealogyprincess2000@yahoo.com> > To: <MOGREENE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 2:59 PM > Subject: [MOGreene] FOIA Records 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/IKB.2ACE/1787 > > > > Message Board Post: > > > > Dear fellow researchers: First, this is not spam or advertising, > honest, I will give you my home telephone number if you want to contact me. > I am a genealogist just like you are. I have just figured out a way to get > records that you can do from home that actually will get you somewhere! > In my every day professional work I use the FOIA (Freedom of Information > Act) to acquire records from all areas. While you cannot just send in a > generic "find this" request, using the proper request the proper forms and > properly worded legal letter you will result in the getting documentation > you are seeking. You have to send some starting info for them to search > for, but I received 84 pages the first time and two weeks later received an > additional 124 pages of documentation. These records went back to 1838. It > was a godsend! I will spell this out exactly to anyone who wishes direction > and send you the form, 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. This is what the > Freedom of Information Act is for! But you have to know how and where to use > it. The FOIA is available for use in any state for any public record. It > does not, not replace the researcher, but for those of us who have been > unable to physically get to an out of town location or to contact an active > researcher it's great. As a result of my request I have my gggrandfather's > entire household inventory down to every single knife and fork, I have his > entire office contents down to the list of law books and furniture he owned, > I have the guardianship papers for all of my ggrand uncles and aunts, I have > a (long) list of people that owed him money for mortgages he held and how > much, when they were due - it was like a treasure chest. I know how much he > paid for a loaf of bread, how much of an allowance the Estate had my > gggrandmother on for the next 5 years! And all because I knew how to ask > the right way. Ag! > > ain, this is just one tool. I am preparing a "package" to email those who > are interested. My email is genealogyprincess2000@yahoo.com. The response > has been rather large, it's going to take me a few days, possible until the > weekend. I will be glad to help anyone with any additional information > or reformatting the forms for other states, other data requests, etc. This > is just taking me a LOT of time. I will email all the details with the > forms, etc. In the meantime, start searching for as many specifics as you > can get. This is not "send me the death certificate of...." This is "I > searched the probate database for (county) and found that my ggrandfather's > estate is in your records. It is between the years XXXX and XXXX." Then > there is more legal lingo, etc. etc.. Anyway, I am sorry this post is so > long, I will be sending this out to all interested sometime this week or > weekend. Also, please advise anyone else you think may be interested in > this information in o! > > ther lists. Thanks! Kathy > > > > > > > > ==== MOGREENE Mailing List ==== > > Need to find the county for a town? USGS/GNIS site: > > http://geonames.usgs.gov/ > > > > ============================== > > 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 > > > > > ==== MOGREENE Mailing List ==== > Ozarks Genealogical Society: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ozarksgs/ > > ============================== > 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 >
I would like to know how to do this. Thanks, Betty ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sam West" <sam@theriver.com> To: <MOGREENE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 12:01 AM Subject: Re: [MOGreene] FOIA Records Assistance > I would like to know more also. > > Thanks, Sam > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Olson Family" <ecrr.olson@cox.net> > To: <MOGREENE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 2:16 PM > Subject: Re: [MOGreene] FOIA Records Assistance > > > > Kathy, > > > > I would like to know more! > > > > Thanks, > > Cindy > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <genealogyprincess2000@yahoo.com> > > To: <MOGREENE-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 2:59 PM > > Subject: [MOGreene] FOIA Records 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/IKB.2ACE/1787 > > > > > > Message Board Post: > > > > > > Dear fellow researchers: First, this is not spam or advertising, > > honest, I will give you my home telephone number if you want to contact > me. > > I am a genealogist just like you are. I have just figured out a way to > get > > records that you can do from home that actually will get you somewhere! > > In my every day professional work I use the FOIA (Freedom of Information > > Act) to acquire records from all areas. While you cannot just send in a > > generic "find this" request, using the proper request the proper forms and > > properly worded legal letter you will result in the getting documentation > > you are seeking. You have to send some starting info for them to search > > for, but I received 84 pages the first time and two weeks later received > an > > additional 124 pages of documentation. These records went back to 1838. > It > > was a godsend! I will spell this out exactly to anyone who wishes > direction > > and send you the form, 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. This is what the > > Freedom of Information Act is for! But you have to know how and where to > use > > it. The FOIA is available for use in any state for any public record. It > > does not, not replace the researcher, but for those of us who have been > > unable to physically get to an out of town location or to contact an > active > > researcher it's great. As a result of my request I have my > gggrandfather's > > entire household inventory down to every single knife and fork, I have his > > entire office contents down to the list of law books and furniture he > owned, > > I have the guardianship papers for all of my ggrand uncles and aunts, I > have > > a (long) list of people that owed him money for mortgages he held and how > > much, when they were due - it was like a treasure chest. I know how much > he > > paid for a loaf of bread, how much of an allowance the Estate had my > > gggrandmother on for the next 5 years! And all because I knew how to ask > > the right way. Ag! > > > ain, this is just one tool. I am preparing a "package" to email those > who > > are interested. My email is genealogyprincess2000@yahoo.com. The response > > has been rather large, it's going to take me a few days, possible until > the > > weekend. I will be glad to help anyone with any additional information > > or reformatting the forms for other states, other data requests, etc. This > > is just taking me a LOT of time. I will email all the details with the > > forms, etc. In the meantime, start searching for as many specifics as you > > can get. This is not "send me the death certificate of...." This is "I > > searched the probate database for (county) and found that my > ggrandfather's > > estate is in your records. It is between the years XXXX and XXXX." > Then > > there is more legal lingo, etc. etc.. Anyway, I am sorry this post is so > > long, I will be sending this out to all interested sometime this week or > > weekend. Also, please advise anyone else you think may be interested in > > this information in o! > > > ther lists. Thanks! Kathy > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== MOGREENE Mailing List ==== > > > Need to find the county for a town? USGS/GNIS site: > > > http://geonames.usgs.gov/ > > > > > > ============================== > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > ==== MOGREENE Mailing List ==== > > Ozarks Genealogical Society: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ozarksgs/ > > > > ============================== > > 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 > > > > > ==== MOGREENE Mailing List ==== > Your Greene County Website (MOGenWeb): > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mogreene/ > > ============================== > 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 >
i also would like to know how to do this. thanks carlene ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty Jamison" <bettylouis@socket.net> To: <MOGREENE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 7:55 AM Subject: Re: [MOGreene] FOIA Records Assistance > I would like to know how to do this. > Thanks, > Betty > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sam West" <sam@theriver.com> > To: <MOGREENE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 12:01 AM > Subject: Re: [MOGreene] FOIA Records Assistance > > > > I would like to know more also. > > > > Thanks, Sam > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Olson Family" <ecrr.olson@cox.net> > > To: <MOGREENE-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 2:16 PM > > Subject: Re: [MOGreene] FOIA Records Assistance > > > > > > > Kathy, > > > > > > I would like to know more! > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Cindy > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: <genealogyprincess2000@yahoo.com> > > > To: <MOGREENE-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 2:59 PM > > > Subject: [MOGreene] FOIA Records 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/IKB.2ACE/1787 > > > > > > > > Message Board Post: > > > > > > > > Dear fellow researchers: First, this is not spam or advertising, > > > honest, I will give you my home telephone number if you want to contact > > me. > > > I am a genealogist just like you are. I have just figured out a way to > > get > > > records that you can do from home that actually will get you somewhere! > > > In my every day professional work I use the FOIA (Freedom of Information > > > Act) to acquire records from all areas. While you cannot just send in a > > > generic "find this" request, using the proper request the proper forms > and > > > properly worded legal letter you will result in the getting > documentation > > > you are seeking. You have to send some starting info for them to > search > > > for, but I received 84 pages the first time and two weeks later received > > an > > > additional 124 pages of documentation. These records went back to 1838. > > It > > > was a godsend! I will spell this out exactly to anyone who wishes > > direction > > > and send you the form, 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. This is what > the > > > Freedom of Information Act is for! But you have to know how and where to > > use > > > it. The FOIA is available for use in any state for any public record. > It > > > does not, not replace the researcher, but for those of us who have been > > > unable to physically get to an out of town location or to contact an > > active > > > researcher it's great. As a result of my request I have my > > gggrandfather's > > > entire household inventory down to every single knife and fork, I have > his > > > entire office contents down to the list of law books and furniture he > > owned, > > > I have the guardianship papers for all of my ggrand uncles and aunts, I > > have > > > a (long) list of people that owed him money for mortgages he held and > how > > > much, when they were due - it was like a treasure chest. I know how much > > he > > > paid for a loaf of bread, how much of an allowance the Estate had my > > > gggrandmother on for the next 5 years! And all because I knew how to > ask > > > the right way. Ag! > > > > ain, this is just one tool. I am preparing a "package" to email those > > who > > > are interested. My email is genealogyprincess2000@yahoo.com. The > response > > > has been rather large, it's going to take me a few days, possible until > > the > > > weekend. I will be glad to help anyone with any additional > information > > > or reformatting the forms for other states, other data requests, etc. > This > > > is just taking me a LOT of time. I will email all the details with the > > > forms, etc. In the meantime, start searching for as many specifics as > you > > > can get. This is not "send me the death certificate of...." This is "I > > > searched the probate database for (county) and found that my > > ggrandfather's > > > estate is in your records. It is between the years XXXX and XXXX." > > Then > > > there is more legal lingo, etc. etc.. Anyway, I am sorry this post is > so > > > long, I will be sending this out to all interested sometime this week or > > > weekend. Also, please advise anyone else you think may be interested > in > > > this information in o! > > > > ther lists. Thanks! Kathy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== MOGREENE Mailing List ==== > > > > Need to find the county for a town? USGS/GNIS site: > > > > http://geonames.usgs.gov/ > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== MOGREENE Mailing List ==== > > > Ozarks Genealogical Society: > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ozarksgs/ > > > > > > ============================== > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > ==== MOGREENE Mailing List ==== > > Your Greene County Website (MOGenWeb): > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mogreene/ > > > > ============================== > > 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 > > > > > > ==== MOGREENE Mailing List ==== > Springfield/Greene County Library: > http://thelibrary.springfield.missouri.org/ > > ============================== > 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
Me too ! ----- Original Message ----- From: "dickremington" <dickremington@prodigy.net> To: <MOGREENE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 10:16 AM Subject: Re: [MOGreene] FOIA Records Assistance > i also would like to know how to do this. > > thanks > > carlene > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Betty Jamison" <bettylouis@socket.net> > To: <MOGREENE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 7:55 AM > Subject: Re: [MOGreene] FOIA Records Assistance > > > > I would like to know how to do this. > > Thanks, > > Betty > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Sam West" <sam@theriver.com> > > To: <MOGREENE-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 12:01 AM > > Subject: Re: [MOGreene] FOIA Records Assistance > > > > > > > I would like to know more also. > > > > > > Thanks, Sam > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Olson Family" <ecrr.olson@cox.net> > > > To: <MOGREENE-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 2:16 PM > > > Subject: Re: [MOGreene] FOIA Records Assistance > > > > > > > > > > Kathy, > > > > > > > > I would like to know more! > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Cindy > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: <genealogyprincess2000@yahoo.com> > > > > To: <MOGREENE-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 2:59 PM > > > > Subject: [MOGreene] FOIA Records 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/IKB.2ACE/1787 > > > > > > > > > > Message Board Post: > > > > > > > > > > Dear fellow researchers: First, this is not spam or advertising, > > > > honest, I will give you my home telephone number if you want to > contact > > > me. > > > > I am a genealogist just like you are. I have just figured out a way > to > > > get > > > > records that you can do from home that actually will get you > somewhere! > > > > In my every day professional work I use the FOIA (Freedom of > Information > > > > Act) to acquire records from all areas. While you cannot just send in > a > > > > generic "find this" request, using the proper request the proper forms > > and > > > > properly worded legal letter you will result in the getting > > documentation > > > > you are seeking. You have to send some starting info for them to > > search > > > > for, but I received 84 pages the first time and two weeks later > received > > > an > > > > additional 124 pages of documentation. These records went back to > 1838. > > > It > > > > was a godsend! I will spell this out exactly to anyone who wishes > > > direction > > > > and send you the form, 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. This is what > > the > > > > Freedom of Information Act is for! But you have to know how and where > to > > > use > > > > it. The FOIA is available for use in any state for any public record. > > It > > > > does not, not replace the researcher, but for those of us who have > been > > > > unable to physically get to an out of town location or to contact an > > > active > > > > researcher it's great. As a result of my request I have my > > > gggrandfather's > > > > entire household inventory down to every single knife and fork, I have > > his > > > > entire office contents down to the list of law books and furniture he > > > owned, > > > > I have the guardianship papers for all of my ggrand uncles and aunts, > I > > > have > > > > a (long) list of people that owed him money for mortgages he held and > > how > > > > much, when they were due - it was like a treasure chest. I know how > much > > > he > > > > paid for a loaf of bread, how much of an allowance the Estate had my > > > > gggrandmother on for the next 5 years! And all because I knew how to > > ask > > > > the right way. Ag! > > > > > ain, this is just one tool. I am preparing a "package" to email > those > > > who > > > > are interested. My email is genealogyprincess2000@yahoo.com. The > > response > > > > has been rather large, it's going to take me a few days, possible > until > > > the > > > > weekend. I will be glad to help anyone with any additional > > information > > > > or reformatting the forms for other states, other data requests, etc. > > This > > > > is just taking me a LOT of time. I will email all the details with the > > > > forms, etc. In the meantime, start searching for as many specifics as > > you > > > > can get. This is not "send me the death certificate of...." This is > "I > > > > searched the probate database for (county) and found that my > > > ggrandfather's > > > > estate is in your records. It is between the years XXXX and XXXX." > > > Then > > > > there is more legal lingo, etc. etc.. Anyway, I am sorry this post > is > > so > > > > long, I will be sending this out to all interested sometime this week > or > > > > weekend. Also, please advise anyone else you think may be interested > > in > > > > this information in o! > > > > > ther lists. Thanks! Kathy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== MOGREENE Mailing List ==== > > > > > Need to find the county for a town? USGS/GNIS site: > > > > > http://geonames.usgs.gov/ > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== MOGREENE Mailing List ==== > > > > Ozarks Genealogical Society: > > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ozarksgs/ > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== MOGREENE Mailing List ==== > > > Your Greene County Website (MOGenWeb): > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mogreene/ > > > > > > ============================== > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > ==== MOGREENE Mailing List ==== > > Springfield/Greene County Library: > > http://thelibrary.springfield.missouri.org/ > > > > ============================== > > 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 > > > ==== MOGREENE Mailing List ==== > How to Unsubscribe: send an email containing only the word unsubscribe to > mogreene-L-request@rootsweb.com (for list mode) > mogreene-D-request@rootsweb.com (for digest mode) > > ============================== > 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 > >