Ron - Thank you for the kind words. I have not looked into this proposal myself and cannot validate any of the questions you or the other subscribers to PSRoots might have about this. Since I have not investigated the situation and since I obviously do not have time to do so myself, I thought I should at least provoke some thought, so I asked the questions you see below. At this point I feel that it is up to each individual to investigate the situation themselves and determine what they might like to do - or not do. Thanks for understanding my position (or non-position as the case may be), Cyndi At 09:47 PM 12/16/98 -0800, you 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.) >