great idea from valentine on German Surnames on another list that i belong to, > | a post was made about an old history book being available for sale.... > | > | if you have not thought of embay as a source for information regarding > | genealogy, > | its time to rethink........ > | > | there are many items that could help in your search and in providing > you > | with illustrations for your own personal history as well as history of > your > | elders.... > | > | maybe you used milk form a milkman...there might be a pic of the milk > bottle > | on a sale that is occurring... > | maybe you visited olsen rug waterfalls in chicago... > | you might find a postcard that they used to sell there for sale in > ebay... > | maybe you had a cookie jar that greatgrandma used to use all the > time...and > | wow, one might be for sale....and a photo is there just for you.... > | > | all these things that you might be able to use to illustrate your > family > | history > | book or use in research.... > | and you would be very surprised to see the number of postcards where > the > | person sending and receiving is cited in the description of the > postcard.... > | you just might find your own family person sending a postcard or > letter to > | someone... > | > | just go to ebay - or any other auction site - and enter in your > surname and > | see what comes up.. > | get into a routine and do it every 7 days... and check all of the info > | out.... > | you might be very pleasantly surprised.... > | then start adding place names... > | like buffalo or hamburg or chicago or escanaba... > | use the same rules as with google...... > | quotes + and - and lower case.... > | use titlesANDdescriptions and then select what special interest you > have > | after you have an idea of what is presented... > | > | > | do i sell on ebay,? > | Nope... > | don't buy either, but I clip things of interest like a crazy person > and > | paste them into running documents...(i cut off at about 20 pages in > case i > | want to send it to someone...some email systems will not allow huge > | documents to be attached, so keep your application of your clips in > mind > | when you create your files....)... > | > | i use ebay just like i might make a photocopy of a picture in a book > at the > | library... > | i'm just using the ebaymedia as a tool in research! > | > | and oh, sometimes the person selling has a real good handle on history > | (antiquers do know history and the whys and wherefores just like we > know the > | dates and places!) > | and often describes an item in quite good detail, providing you with > OTHER > | leads... > | > | > | valentine