"The WPA Historical Records Survey : a guide to the unpublished inventories, indexes, and transcripts" "Bibliography of research projects reports : check list of Historical Records Survey publications" "American imprints inventory, the WPA Historical Records Survey Program, Division of Professional and Service Projects, Work Projects Administration. A hand-list of American publishers, 1876-1900" Check WorldCat for the nearest library that holds these publications. Sandy Fackler,PLCGS -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Patricia Hobbs via Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2015 7:24 PM To: TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-L Subject: [TGF] WPA Guides One of my library patrons would like to know (me, too) if there is some sort of master list for all the WPA projects that one might find in print somewhere. I've done a keyword search in the FamilySearch catalog and found a lot that way. Thank you. Patti ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks, Sandy. I did check WorldCat, and we can get a copy through Mobius (Missouri consortium of libraries). Our local genealogical society has one at their library, too. On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 7:25 PM, Sandy Fackler <[email protected]> wrote: > "The WPA Historical Records Survey : a guide to the unpublished > inventories, > indexes, and transcripts" > "Bibliography of research projects reports : check list of Historical > Records Survey publications" > "American imprints inventory, the WPA Historical Records Survey Program, > Division of Professional and Service Projects, Work Projects > Administration. > A hand-list of American publishers, 1876-1900" > > Check WorldCat for the nearest library that holds these publications. > > Sandy Fackler,PLCGS > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Patricia Hobbs via > Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2015 7:24 PM > To: TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-L > Subject: [TGF] WPA Guides > > One of my library patrons would like to know (me, too) if there is some > sort > of master list for all the WPA projects that one might find in print > somewhere. > > I've done a keyword search in the FamilySearch catalog and found a lot that > way. > > Thank you. > > Patti > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Fabulous, Harold; thank you! Patti On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 6:39 PM, Harold Henderson <[email protected] > wrote: > Patti -- > > Would this be what y'all are looking for? > > Loretta Hefner, *The WPA Historical Records Survey: a guide to the > unpublished inventories, indexes, and transcriptions.* Chicago: Society > of American Archivists, 1980. > > I'm not sure if it has been digitized, but if you google the first portion > of the title in quotes you will find a useful-looking compilation from 2011 > by a reference librarian. > > Harold > > Harold Henderson, CG midwestroots.net > > *Finding Ancestors in Fort Wayne: The Genealogist's Unofficial One-Stop > Guide to the Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center * > http://www.midwestroots.net/ > <http://www.midwestroots.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ACPLGC-April-2013.pdf> > > Certified Genealogist (SM) No. 1029 > Certified Genealogist and CG are proprietary service marks > of the Board for Certification of Genealogists® used by the > Board to identify its program of genealogical competency evaluation > and used under license by the Board’s associates. > > > > On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 6:23 PM, Patricia Hobbs via < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> One of my library patrons would like to know (me, too) if there is some >> sort of master list for all the WPA projects that one might find in print >> somewhere. >> >> I've done a keyword search in the FamilySearch catalog and found a lot >> that >> way. >> >> Thank you. >> >> Patti >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word >> 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > >

Patti -- Would this be what y'all are looking for? Loretta Hefner, *The WPA Historical Records Survey: a guide to the unpublished inventories, indexes, and transcriptions.* Chicago: Society of American Archivists, 1980. I'm not sure if it has been digitized, but if you google the first portion of the title in quotes you will find a useful-looking compilation from 2011 by a reference librarian. Harold Harold Henderson, CG midwestroots.net *Finding Ancestors in Fort Wayne: The Genealogist's Unofficial One-Stop Guide to the Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center * http://www.midwestroots.net/ <http://www.midwestroots.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ACPLGC-April-2013.pdf> Certified Genealogist (SM) No. 1029 Certified Genealogist and CG are proprietary service marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists® used by the Board to identify its program of genealogical competency evaluation and used under license by the Board’s associates. On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 6:23 PM, Patricia Hobbs via < [email protected]> wrote: > One of my library patrons would like to know (me, too) if there is some > sort of master list for all the WPA projects that one might find in print > somewhere. > > I've done a keyword search in the FamilySearch catalog and found a lot that > way. > > Thank you. > > Patti > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

One of my library patrons would like to know (me, too) if there is some sort of master list for all the WPA projects that one might find in print somewhere. I've done a keyword search in the FamilySearch catalog and found a lot that way. Thank you. Patti

You may wish to check out Donna Moughty's course on Finding Your Irish Ancestors at the Virtual Institute of Genealogical Research (www.vigrgenealogy.com). It's a six-hour course running on two Saturdays in March. Disclosure: I am a partner in the Virtual Institute. Best of luck with your research! Cathi Desmarais Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 10, 2015, at 2:05 PM, Deborah Harvey via <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have a friend who is interested in learning more about Irish genealogy > research. She has information on her ancestors who came from Ireland with > a rather common surname. She doesn't know what county in Ireland they came > from and would like to learn more on ways to try to trace the family tree. > I know there are numerous Irish genealogy classes available and would like > to be able to refer her to a good one that might provide some help in her > quest. Would appreciate any recommendations! > > Thanks, > Debbie Harvey > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Deborah If your friend is in the Boston area, there is TIARA, an Irish family history society with monthly meetings. Erica Voolich Erica Dakin Voolich •Genealogist, check out my genealogy blogs http://genea-adventures.blogspot.com http://ursulawright.blogspot.com http://geneabloggers.com/introduce-erica-dakin-voolich/ •Secretary, Middlesex Chapter, Massachusetts Society of Genealogists •Mathematics Tutor (grades 4 - algebra2, geometry) •President Somerville Mathematics Fund Dollars for Scholars Chapter, Winner of the 2011, New England Chapter of the Year Award Chapter, Winner of the 2003-2004 *Golden Tassel* Service Award We celebrate and encourage mathematics achievement in Somerville MA! http://www.somervillemathematicsfund.org Become a fan on our Facebook page: Facebook | Somerville Mathematics Fund Check out my blog: http://somervillemathematics.blogspot.com/ On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 2:05 PM, Deborah Harvey via < [email protected]> wrote: > I have a friend who is interested in learning more about Irish genealogy > research. She has information on her ancestors who came from Ireland with > a rather common surname. She doesn't know what county in Ireland they came > from and would like to learn more on ways to try to trace the family tree. > I know there are numerous Irish genealogy classes available and would like > to be able to refer her to a good one that might provide some help in her > quest. Would appreciate any recommendations! > > Thanks, > Debbie Harvey > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I have a friend who is interested in learning more about Irish genealogy research. She has information on her ancestors who came from Ireland with a rather common surname. She doesn't know what county in Ireland they came from and would like to learn more on ways to try to trace the family tree. I know there are numerous Irish genealogy classes available and would like to be able to refer her to a good one that might provide some help in her quest. Would appreciate any recommendations! Thanks, Debbie Harvey

Debbie -- Depending on the stage of her research, she may need a class that focuses, not on Ireland, but on all possible ways and records *here* that may suggest or provide information about specifically where the family came from (not just the county). This basic maxim of research -- know all you can about your folks where they are and where you know you're looking at the right people, before looking elsewhere -- applies double when you're trying to jump the pond, triple when you have a common name, and quadruple when you're jumping to a country with major record loss. This would include investigating her ancestors' siblings, cousins, friends, and associates (what Elizabeth Shown Mills has dubbed the FAN club) from the earliest times over here, because one or more of these people may well have come from the same place -- and it seems to be a law that the people you actually want to find didn't create the right records! Good luck to her! Harold Harold Henderson, CG midwestroots.net *Finding Ancestors in Fort Wayne: The Genealogist's Unofficial One-Stop Guide to the Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center * http://www.midwestroots.net/ <http://www.midwestroots.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ACPLGC-April-2013.pdf> Certified Genealogist (SM) No. 1029 Certified Genealogist and CG are proprietary service marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists® used by the Board to identify its program of genealogical competency evaluation and used under license by the Board’s associates. On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 1:05 PM, Deborah Harvey via < [email protected]> wrote: > I have a friend who is interested in learning more about Irish genealogy > research. She has information on her ancestors who came from Ireland with > a rather common surname. She doesn't know what county in Ireland they came > from and would like to learn more on ways to try to trace the family tree. > I know there are numerous Irish genealogy classes available and would like > to be able to refer her to a good one that might provide some help in her > quest. Would appreciate any recommendations! > > Thanks, > Debbie Harvey > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

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Elizabeth - I found your comment very helpful as it "struck home" with a discussion I am having with myself on a challenge I'm facing. I am writing up a section of my family history where direct evidence is few and far between. The audience is family and so I am not looking for a formal thesis - though the detail will be in a separate document. By using the terms you suggest I should be able to bridge the gap between "wishy-washy" - "what on earth do you mean" - and the "dry as dirt" / boring. Chris -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of eshown via Sent: 06 February 2015 22:51 To: 'TGF List' Subject: Re: [TGF] Proof Report > I am working on a proof report that will likely end up being all circumstantial evidence. I've just read the messages in this thread, which have given Kathy good advice. There's one point, however, that hasn't been mentioned. In genealogical language, "circumstantial evidence" has no meaning. Evidence is direct, indirect, or negative. Each of those speak to a specific quality. When we apply one of those terms to a piece of evidence, others can understand the nature of the evidence and how it will have to be used to build a reliable case. The loosey-goosey terms of yesteryear may still prevail in courts of law, but genealogists need a more-precise vocabulary. Elizabeth ---------------------------------------------- Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL, FASG BCG trustee & past president www.HistoricPathways.com www.IsleofCanes.com www.EvidenceExplained.com & for everyday tips on records and record usage: www.Facebook.com/ForgottenPeopleCaneRiverCreoles www.Facebook.com/EvidenceExplained I have a situation where a will that may or > may not have ever existed is believed by the family to have left a > fortune to the 5th generation. The belief is that the father being > mad at the daughter left it to the 5th generation after her. My > reason to address this is to look at the people with a belief that they meet the criteria. > That they were all descended from her being a priority. > > One of the sons of the woman mentioned in the first will, in turns > leaves a will that leaves out the son I am trying to prove was his. > Here is the question. There are at least three county histories and > at least eight newspaper reports on this supposed fortune that mention > some heirs. In order to exhaust all sources, would I have to address > each of these sources separately and analyze all of them? > > ?Thanks for any input. All the sources have slight variances but > mainly say the same things. However not all mention exactly the same would be heirs. > > * > Kathie Fortner* > * <[email protected]>* > > *www.fortner.50megs.com <http://www.fortner.50megs.com>* > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

> I am working on a proof report that will likely end up being all circumstantial evidence. I've just read the messages in this thread, which have given Kathy good advice. There's one point, however, that hasn't been mentioned. In genealogical language, "circumstantial evidence" has no meaning. Evidence is direct, indirect, or negative. Each of those speak to a specific quality. When we apply one of those terms to a piece of evidence, others can understand the nature of the evidence and how it will have to be used to build a reliable case. The loosey-goosey terms of yesteryear may still prevail in courts of law, but genealogists need a more-precise vocabulary. Elizabeth ---------------------------------------------- Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL, FASG BCG trustee & past president www.HistoricPathways.com www.IsleofCanes.com www.EvidenceExplained.com & for everyday tips on records and record usage: www.Facebook.com/ForgottenPeopleCaneRiverCreoles www.Facebook.com/EvidenceExplained I have a situation where a will that may or > may not have ever existed is believed by the family to have left a > fortune to the 5th generation. The belief is that the father being > mad at the daughter left it to the 5th generation after her. My > reason to address this is to look at the people with a belief that they meet the criteria. > That they were all descended from her being a priority. > > One of the sons of the woman mentioned in the first will, in turns > leaves a will that leaves out the son I am trying to prove was his. > Here is the question. There are at least three county histories and > at least eight newspaper reports on this supposed fortune that mention > some heirs. In order to exhaust all sources, would I have to address > each of these sources separately and analyze all of them? > > ​Thanks for any input. All the sources have slight variances but > mainly say the same things. However not all mention exactly the same would be heirs. > > * > Kathie Fortner* > * <[email protected]>* > > *www.fortner.50megs.com <http://www.fortner.50megs.com>* > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

In most places, I believe there are legal rules that prohibit this. There was/is a legal rule called the "Rule Against Perpetuities.” It means something similar to what its name suggests. These kinds of rules are very complex. The general idea, though, is that the law probably did not permit someone to leave property to a fifth-generation descendant. It could be worth checking historical state statutes. If the individual's will was in fact written in this way, maybe there was an interesting court proceeding. Hope this helps. Dave Strausfeld, JD www.familyhistoryscribe.com Offering research services at the North Carolina State Archives On Feb 5, 2015, at 10:56 AM, Kathie Fortner via <[email protected]> wrote: > I am working on a proof report that will likely end up being all > circumstantial evidence. I have a situation where a will that may or may > not have ever existed is believed by the family to have left a fortune to > the 5th generation. The belief is that the father being mad at the > daughter left it to the 5th generation after her. My reason to address > this is to look at the people with a belief that they meet the criteria. > That they were all descended from her being a priority. > > One of the sons of the woman mentioned in the first will, in turns leaves a > will that leaves out the son I am trying to prove was his. Here is the > question. There are at least three county histories and at least eight > newspaper reports on this supposed fortune that mention some heirs. In > order to exhaust all sources, would I have to address each of these sources > separately and analyze all of them? > > ​Thanks for any input. All the sources have slight variances but mainly say > the same things. However not all mention exactly the same would be heirs. > > * > Kathie Fortner* > * <[email protected]>* > > *www.fortner.50megs.com <http://www.fortner.50megs.com>* > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

As a forensic genealogist who has been asked to work on "cases" similar to this, my first question would be why is the client having this work done. If the purpose is to prove he/she is an heir, then the approach needs to be totally different than relying on the sources mentioned. IMHO, "...at least three county histories and at least eight newspaper reports on this supposed fortune that mention some heirs" - would not be *sources* at all in an effort to determine heirs or just satisfy a client's curiosity. They are what they are - stories. I am not understanding why these stories would be a foundation for a proof report. They are, however, the triggers for your independent research to determine the facts using real sources. Harold's suggestions to start with the decedent to follow the evidence and lines of descent and distribution would be a better choice. "...a will that may or may not have ever existed..." is the starting point. Find out what was filed, what is recorded and investigate from there. An alleged will that was never produced and filed is just a story. best regards, Dee -- Dee Dee King, Certified Genealogist (sm), Certificate 903 Forensic Genealogy Services LLC and Contract Genealogist, US Navy Casualty, POW/MIA Branch Mail address - PO Box 1085, Manvel TX 77578 Telephone/fax 281-595-3090 www.forensicgenealogyservices.com www.facebook.com/forensicgenealogist Certified Genealogist (CG) is a service mark (sm) of the Board for Certification of Genealogists®, conferred to associates who consistently meet ethical and competency standards in accord with peer-reviewed evaluations every five years, and the board name is registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office.

I am working on a proof report that will likely end up being all circumstantial evidence. I have a situation where a will that may or may not have ever existed is believed by the family to have left a fortune to the 5th generation. The belief is that the father being mad at the daughter left it to the 5th generation after her. My reason to address this is to look at the people with a belief that they meet the criteria. That they were all descended from her being a priority. One of the sons of the woman mentioned in the first will, in turns leaves a will that leaves out the son I am trying to prove was his. Here is the question. There are at least three county histories and at least eight newspaper reports on this supposed fortune that mention some heirs. In order to exhaust all sources, would I have to address each of these sources separately and analyze all of them? ​Thanks for any input. All the sources have slight variances but mainly say the same things. However not all mention exactly the same would be heirs. * Kathie Fortner* * <[email protected]>* *www.fortner.50megs.com <http://www.fortner.50megs.com>*

Kathie -- I know of no requirement to "exhaust all sources." Genealogy standards do require a "thorough" or "reasonably exhaustive" search, and in particular they require that we not overlook anything that might be inconvenient to our hypothesis. Obviously this does include the entire host of books and articles that tend to confirm the hypothesis. But the first step is to determine (as far as possible) whether these sources are independent of one another or whether they are simply repeating each other. Where does the information in each originate? Are there really eleven sources confirming the story, or only one or two? A couple of other thoughts, although you didn't ask ;-) I have never seen a will like that, and to me it has the flavor of a dubious family story. Obviously the first step would be to locate the alleged will; if the person thought to have written the will died intestate, or wrote a will that does not fit the story, then the family story is literally false. But often such stories still point to some (less melodramatic) facts. It makes sense to treat the family story as a hypothesis that might be true. It usually is not a good idea to try to work downstream from a supposed ancestor, but perhaps that is necessary in this case given the pattern of what is known and not known. Searching probate records, including "loose papers" or "estate packets," and property records, as well as wills, should help in trying to establish descent. Good luck! Harold Harold Henderson, CG midwestroots.net *Finding Ancestors in Fort Wayne: The Genealogist's Unofficial One-Stop Guide to the Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center * http://www.midwestroots.net/ <http://www.midwestroots.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ACPLGC-April-2013.pdf> Certified Genealogist (SM) No. 1029 Certified Genealogist and CG are proprietary service marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists® used by the Board to identify its program of genealogical competency evaluation and used under license by the Board’s associates. On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 9:56 AM, Kathie Fortner via < [email protected]> wrote: > I am working on a proof report that will likely end up being all > circumstantial evidence. I have a situation where a will that may or may > not have ever existed is believed by the family to have left a fortune to > the 5th generation. The belief is that the father being mad at the > daughter left it to the 5th generation after her. My reason to address > this is to look at the people with a belief that they meet the criteria. > That they were all descended from her being a priority. > > One of the sons of the woman mentioned in the first will, in turns leaves a > will that leaves out the son I am trying to prove was his. Here is the > question. There are at least three county histories and at least eight > newspaper reports on this supposed fortune that mention some heirs. In > order to exhaust all sources, would I have to address each of these sources > separately and analyze all of them? > > ​Thanks for any input. All the sources have slight variances but mainly say > the same things. However not all mention exactly the same would be heirs. > > * > Kathie Fortner* > * <[email protected]>* > > *www.fortner.50megs.com <http://www.fortner.50megs.com>* > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I am looking for someone who lives in or near Regina, New Mexico. If you are a researcher who lives in that area and may be able to help me locate this person, please contact me off list. Thanks! Diane L Giannini, CG Ancestry Sleuths Certified Genealogist (sm) #981 - 2008, 2013 *"CG" & "Certified Genealogist" are service marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, and are used by authorized associates following periodic, peer-reviewed competency evaluations

Here is another thought. Take a class. Determining Kinship Reliably with the Genealogical Proof Standard http://www.gripitt.org/?page_id=1141 Jeffrey L. Vaillant President, Sonoma County Genealogical Societyhttp://scgsonline.org/ Genealogist, Clan Mackintosh of North Americahttps://www.facebook.com/groups/116939115013189/ Director, California Genealogical Society and Library2201 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612 www.californiaancestors.org Counselor, Gen. Alfred Pleasonton Camp No. 24 Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW) http://www.suvpac.org/camp24.html Director, Friends of Civil War Alcatraz http://friendsofcivilwaralcatraz.org/ > Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2015 10:25:16 -0600 > To: [email protected] > CC: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [TGF] Proof Report > From: [email protected] > > Kathie -- > > I know of no requirement to "exhaust all sources." Genealogy standards do > require a "thorough" or "reasonably exhaustive" search, and in particular > they require that we not overlook anything that might be inconvenient to > our hypothesis. Obviously this does include the entire host of books and > articles that tend to confirm the hypothesis. > > But the first step is to determine (as far as possible) whether these > sources are independent of one another or whether they are simply repeating > each other. Where does the information in each originate? Are there really > eleven sources confirming the story, or only one or two? > > A couple of other thoughts, although you didn't ask ;-) I have never seen > a will like that, and to me it has the flavor of a dubious family story. > Obviously the first step would be to locate the alleged will; if the person > thought to have written the will died intestate, or wrote a will that does > not fit the story, then the family story is literally false. But often such > stories still point to some (less melodramatic) facts. > > It makes sense to treat the family story as a hypothesis that might be > true. It usually is not a good idea to try to work downstream from a > supposed ancestor, but perhaps that is necessary in this case given the > pattern of what is known and not known. Searching probate records, > including "loose papers" or "estate packets," and property records, as well > as wills, should help in trying to establish descent. Good luck! > > Harold > > > Harold Henderson, CG midwestroots.net > > *Finding Ancestors in Fort Wayne: The Genealogist's Unofficial One-Stop > Guide to the Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center * > http://www.midwestroots.net/ > <http://www.midwestroots.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ACPLGC-April-2013.pdf> > > Certified Genealogist (SM) No. 1029 > Certified Genealogist and CG are proprietary service marks > of the Board for Certification of Genealogists® used by the > Board to identify its program of genealogical competency evaluation > and used under license by the Board’s associates. > > > > On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 9:56 AM, Kathie Fortner via < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > I am working on a proof report that will likely end up being all > > circumstantial evidence. I have a situation where a will that may or may > > not have ever existed is believed by the family to have left a fortune to > > the 5th generation. The belief is that the father being mad at the > > daughter left it to the 5th generation after her. My reason to address > > this is to look at the people with a belief that they meet the criteria. > > That they were all descended from her being a priority. > > > > One of the sons of the woman mentioned in the first will, in turns leaves a > > will that leaves out the son I am trying to prove was his. Here is the > > question. There are at least three county histories and at least eight > > newspaper reports on this supposed fortune that mention some heirs. In > > order to exhaust all sources, would I have to address each of these sources > > separately and analyze all of them? > > > > ​Thanks for any input. All the sources have slight variances but mainly say > > the same things. However not all mention exactly the same would be heirs. > > > > * > > Kathie Fortner* > > * <[email protected]>* > > > > *www.fortner.50megs.com <http://www.fortner.50megs.com>* > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word > > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

With budget cuts, the Tacoma Library and State Library have stopped doing obit lookups. Anyone live in Tacoma and able to retrieve a couple of obits quickly? Please email off list. Thanks, d -- Dee Dee King, Certified Genealogist (sm), Certificate 903 Forensic Genealogy Services LLC and Contract Genealogist, US Navy Casualty, POW/MIA Branch Mail address - PO Box 1085, Manvel TX 77578 Telephone/fax 281-595-3090 www.forensicgenealogyservices.com www.facebook.com/forensicgenealogist Certified Genealogist (CG) is a service mark (sm) of the Board for Certification of Genealogists®, conferred to associates who consistently meet ethical and competency standards in accord with peer-reviewed evaluations every five years, and the board name is registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office.

For those who missed the live course, recordings are now available at http://vigrgenealogy.com/store/ Michael Hait, CG(sm) [email protected] http://www.haitfamilyresearch.com Author of *Online State Resources for Genealogy* ebook More information at http://haitfamilyresearch.com/onlineStates.htm CG and Certified Genealogist are service marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license by board certificants after periodic competency evaluation, and the board name is registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office. -----Original Message----- From: Barbara Schenck via Sent: Monday, February 02, 2015 1:36 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TGF] Mark Lowe's Virtual Institute Course I completely agree with Rondina regarding Mark's course. It was a definite time commitment, but very well worth it. I am so glad I took it, and I know I will be using what I learned over and over again in my research. Many thanks to the Virtual Institute people -- and especially to Mark -- for a couple of very full and well-spent Saturdays (not to mention the time during the week working on the assignments). Barbara Schenck who disclaims any influence by the Virtual Institute. Just wanted to second Rondina's view of the value of the course. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message