Cyndi, I would add my 2 cents worth to Ron's. I worked the last 15 years as an investigator for the state and when I saw the message a red flag went up. Suggest before anyone sends funds they verify the recipient. It never hurts to be cautious. George Lowe Ron Bestrom wrote: > Cyndi, > Please excuse my fears, but as a 25 year criminal investigator I > look twice at such proposals. I'm assuming Cheryl Hawleys credentials > are valid and this is a legitimate finding and legitimate request for > funds? > I've been deep in the genealogy work for 3 years now and > continuously appreciate the work you've done, the awards you've received > and to know you're a "neighbor". > > Ron Bestrom > Tacoma/Puyallup unicorporated > > Cyndi Howells wrote: > > > >I also am an antique dealer and had a fellow dealer offer me 6 > > >original, handwritten birth/marriage/death register ledger books!!! > > >I purchased one from him a couple of months ago and it is exactly > > >the type of ledger you find in the county courthouse or archive with > > >all the original documents!!! > > > > > >If I don't purchase these from him he is going to take them apart > > >and sell them sheet by sheet at auction!! If anyone would like to > > >donate a few dollars to help rescue these ledgers I would really > > >appreciate it! > > > > Cheryl - > > How about a more complete description of the books. What > > area/region/state do they cover? What time period? How many pages > > in each book? etc. > > > > Then, what do you plan to do with the ledgers once you purchase them? > > > > Thanks, > > Cyndi > > -- > Engång skall du vara en av dem som levat för längesen. - Pär Lagerkvist, > Aftonland > (Some day you shall be among those who lived long ago.)