Thank you, Richard. That's all I needed to know: the recipe to find my way through all of these loose ends . . . you are a very kind soul to offer a simplification toward my goal. ellie http://www.Kositch.US ....... Knowledge is power...and.....information is how you get it. personal opinions shouldn't be regarded as a universal truth. ----- Original Message ----- From: Richard M. Reese To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2005 12:06 PM Subject: Re: [PA-LAC] Fw: Scranton, PA - seek: d-o-d, burial, obit,occupation 1904-1992 You requested far too much information for a simple search. For each of the six people in your request, there could be considerable effort involved. While it is possible to find the likely year of death for Daniel by looking in the city directories, a search for an exact death date would take as much as 52 hours of newspaper research assuming that he died just before the city directory was canvased. The search for the last year he appeared in the directories is likely to take extra time because of the confusion of multiple surname spellings. The same is true for his widow, Amelia. That process could be simplified with information from the church they attended. A 1992 full year search would go much quicker, but still needs about 15 hours of time. With no information on the other three children, a starting point for a search is difficult to determine. Finding the 1992 obit is the key to isolate them, along with information from Amelia's obit - but that still leaves a 50 year gap. Perhaps a trail might be established via marriage licenses and city directories, but there is no guarantee. This is not to say that someone won't help, but be patient in awaiting a response. ----- Original Message ----- From: "ellie" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 9:35 AM Subject: [PA-LAC] Fw: Scranton, PA - seek: d-o-d, burial, obit, occupation 1904-1992