Janice, I wholeheartedly agree, and I too am indebted to the generosity of others. Although I do agree with Sandra about people plagurizing her creative works of historical writing, and not giving credit for where the sources came from, I think it is taking it a little too far in terms of the decision of those (other than Sandra) not to share family info with other family members. I guess this subject can go on and on, but at least we live in a free society where we can share our views and opinions. I do respect the opinions of others here on this list. Kim Townsend Spangrude On Oct 1, 2006, at 6:35 AM, Jrcinsd2@aol.com wrote: > I would like to add this comment to this line of posting. It is very > difficult for some of us who live on the opposite end of the continent > to dear old > Chester Co., PA. I have several lines that originate there and so > have much > to research. Not all info/data is available online. I am not able > to travel > for health reasons to be in PA to do research in person. So how am I > to > continue my research when I have reached a point that requires > hands-on work? > Hiring a researcher is financially too expensive. > > I once paid money to one of the PA Historical Societies, only to > receive tax > records which were exactly "not" what I had requested and did not help > me at > all. So, for now, I have given up on my old Chester Co. lines. I > know that > there are documents available, and listers have copies of > such.....here's an > example......I was told once that I should "get it from the library > archives, just that same way I did" from a lister who thought that I > could just drive > down the road like she did and go to the library/archives. I have > never > once hesitated to share whatever info I have obtained, on any person, > on any > list. > > A near-professional researcher told me once that as each new > "generation" of > researchers comes along, it's their job to go over what was done > before them > and correct errors, and then move back to the next generation. If we > don't > share what we learn, how are we all to benefit? I guess if you think > you > might want to publish your work in a book at some time, then you would > not want > others to reprint it........but from a copyright standpoint, do we have > "rights" to information that is available from public records?? I > don't know the > answer to that. I just know that if it were not for the incredible > generosity of listers, on this and all the lists, I would not have > nearly half of what > I have now. > > So, anyway, just thought I'd put in a comment from someone from the > far-off > Pacific Northwest corner of the continent. > > Best regards, > Janice > To unsubscribe from this list, please send the one word message, > unsubscribe, to > pa-old-chester-request@rootsweb.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PA-OLD-CHESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >