Michele, I think that Dee Dee meant you should explore transcribing/publishing the information from the "little loose leaf folder" at the Columbia County courthouse, rather than the multiple loose estate files at the Georgia Archives. It would be a real help - finding aids rock! Betsy Miller

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I would really like to. There are approx. 80ish total folders. I will be copying 7 of them. I wish I lived closer to the Archives because this would be a great project since they are not microfilmed. It is a little over a two hour drive for me. When I get up there I will get a better idea of how much is actually in these 80ish folders. Michele -----Original Message----- From: Dee Dee King, Certified Genealogist [mailto:king@forensicgenealogyservices.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 9:22 AM To: Michele Lewis Cc: TGF Mailing List Subject: Re: [TGF] an interesting find at the courthouse And perhaps just as importantly, you should ask for permission to transcribe the information in the folder and publish it so others can find the documents. best regards, Dee ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michele Lewis" <ancestoring@gmail.com> To: "TGF Mailing List" <transitional-genealogists-forum@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 8:07:58 AM Subject: [TGF] an interesting find at the courthouse I found something that the Columbia County courthouse by accident on one of my persons of interest. I was there for a totally different reason. On prior visits I had asked about loose probate papers/packets (intestate) and I have always been told that there aren't any (most of everything is in bound books but there should be some loose papers). The clerks said they knew nothing about it so I assumed they were lost. I had searched the vault myself and couldn't find any. The FHL has no microfilm of the loose probate packets. Yesterday I found a little loose leaf folder buried under a bunch of other stuff. Guess what it was. It was a catalog of the loose probate packets. They were sent to the Georgia Archives years ago so the clerks didn't have a clue. This little folder listed ALL of the persons in the probate packets and exactly which boxes in the archives they are in. The individual papers are in files by person in the boxes. My person of interest, Calvin R. Lewis was on the list. I have been trying to prove who his father was. Calvin was only 26 at the time of his death in 1851. I am hoping, praying, that his father (who I think his father is) or one of that man's known sons was listed as the administrator which will help me solidify the bond (I do have other evidence but more evidence would be good). So, I guess I will be going to the GA Archives this Friday or next Friday. I had checked the GA archives card catalog but I think it is very user unfriendly and I didn't see it. Michele The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Elissa, While IGHR has always been on the wishlist, it wasn't until this year's offering of Course 9: The Five Civilized Tribes that I was prompted to make attending happen. Being away during the last week of the school year will make it difficult, but my family will survive. :-) I thoroughly enjoyed GRIP last year and do have that on this year's list too. Unfortunately, that means no NGS or FGS for me. As a seven time attendee for these conferences, I'll miss them, but do agree that at this time the Institute format is a better fit for me. Regards, Shell -- Michelle Tucker Chubenko Member, Association of Professional Genealogists www.jerseyrootsgenealogy.com www.facebook.com/JerseyRootsGenealogy www.twitter.com/JerseyRootsGeni "Things don't turn up in this world until somebody turns them up." - James A. Garfield On 1/23/2013 3:01 AM, transitional-genealogists-forum-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > 3. IGHR classes filling! (Elissa Scalise Powell, CG, CGL) > ------------------------------ > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2013 14:21:08 -0500 > From: "Elissa Scalise Powell, CG, CGL"<Elissa@powellgenealogy.com> > Subject: [TGF] IGHR classes filling! > To: "'TGF'"<TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-L@rootsweb.com> > > It is really telling when the only "chatter" about IGHR is on Facebook! This > time-honored continuing education opportunity is usually at the top of the > list for every aspiring professional and yet no mention here. So far six of > the ten courses are full with waiting lists. You can see the update at the > bottom ofhttp://www4.samford.edu/schools/ighr/index.html. > > Are many of you planning to go to IGHR? Or do you find limitations of time > and budget too much? To this end, the APG PMC in March asked me to do a > workshop on creating your own continuing education plan. Each attendee will > walk out with a filled-in plan with goals and specific opportunities to get > them closer to those goals. > > Hope to see you at future venues! > > -- Elissa >

I found something that the Columbia County courthouse by accident on one of my persons of interest. I was there for a totally different reason. On prior visits I had asked about loose probate papers/packets (intestate) and I have always been told that there aren't any (most of everything is in bound books but there should be some loose papers). The clerks said they knew nothing about it so I assumed they were lost. I had searched the vault myself and couldn't find any. The FHL has no microfilm of the loose probate packets. Yesterday I found a little loose leaf folder buried under a bunch of other stuff. Guess what it was. It was a catalog of the loose probate packets. They were sent to the Georgia Archives years ago so the clerks didn't have a clue. This little folder listed ALL of the persons in the probate packets and exactly which boxes in the archives they are in. The individual papers are in files by person in the boxes. My person of interest, Calvin R. Lewis was on the list. I have been trying to prove who his father was. Calvin was only 26 at the time of his death in 1851. I am hoping, praying, that his father (who I think his father is) or one of that man's known sons was listed as the administrator which will help me solidify the bond (I do have other evidence but more evidence would be good). So, I guess I will be going to the GA Archives this Friday or next Friday. I had checked the GA archives card catalog but I think it is very user unfriendly and I didn't see it. Michele

Good luck, Michele. In my experience, loose papers in estates (and regular court cases as well) tell stories like no other courthouse evidence does! Harold On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 8:07 AM, Michele Lewis <ancestoring@gmail.com>wrote: > I found something that the Columbia County courthouse by accident on one of > my persons of interest. I was there for a totally different reason. On > prior visits I had asked about loose probate papers/packets (intestate) and > I have always been told that there aren't any (most of everything is in > bound books but there should be some loose papers). The clerks said they > knew nothing about it so I assumed they were lost. I had searched the > vault > myself and couldn't find any. The FHL has no microfilm of the loose > probate > packets. > > > > Yesterday I found a little loose leaf folder buried under a bunch of other > stuff. Guess what it was. It was a catalog of the loose probate packets. > They were sent to the Georgia Archives years ago so the clerks didn't have > a > clue. This little folder listed ALL of the persons in the probate packets > and exactly which boxes in the archives they are in. The individual papers > are in files by person in the boxes. My person of interest, Calvin R. > Lewis > was on the list. I have been trying to prove who his father was. Calvin > was only 26 at the time of his death in 1851. I am hoping, praying, that > his father (who I think his father is) or one of that man's known sons was > listed as the administrator which will help me solidify the bond (I do have > other evidence but more evidence would be good). > > > > So, I guess I will be going to the GA Archives this Friday or next Friday. > I had checked the GA archives card catalog but I think it is very user > unfriendly and I didn't see it. > > > > Michele > > The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive > environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to > professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Harold Henderson midwestroots.net Research, Writing, and Brickwall Dismantling from Northwest Indiana Regularly Researching at the Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center 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.

And perhaps just as importantly, you should ask for permission to transcribe the information in the folder and publish it so others can find the documents. best regards, Dee ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michele Lewis" <ancestoring@gmail.com> To: "TGF Mailing List" <transitional-genealogists-forum@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 8:07:58 AM Subject: [TGF] an interesting find at the courthouse I found something that the Columbia County courthouse by accident on one of my persons of interest. I was there for a totally different reason. On prior visits I had asked about loose probate papers/packets (intestate) and I have always been told that there aren't any (most of everything is in bound books but there should be some loose papers). The clerks said they knew nothing about it so I assumed they were lost. I had searched the vault myself and couldn't find any. The FHL has no microfilm of the loose probate packets. Yesterday I found a little loose leaf folder buried under a bunch of other stuff. Guess what it was. It was a catalog of the loose probate packets. They were sent to the Georgia Archives years ago so the clerks didn't have a clue. This little folder listed ALL of the persons in the probate packets and exactly which boxes in the archives they are in. The individual papers are in files by person in the boxes. My person of interest, Calvin R. Lewis was on the list. I have been trying to prove who his father was. Calvin was only 26 at the time of his death in 1851. I am hoping, praying, that his father (who I think his father is) or one of that man's known sons was listed as the administrator which will help me solidify the bond (I do have other evidence but more evidence would be good). So, I guess I will be going to the GA Archives this Friday or next Friday. I had checked the GA archives card catalog but I think it is very user unfriendly and I didn't see it. Michele The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I am registered in course 9. This will be my second time at IGHR. I wouldn't miss it!   Lori Cook-Folger ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "Elissa Scalise Powell, CG, CGL" <Elissa@powellgenealogy.com> To: 'TGF' <TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 2:21 PM Subject: [TGF] IGHR classes filling! It is really telling when the only "chatter" about IGHR is on Facebook! This time-honored continuing education opportunity is usually at the top of the list for every aspiring professional and yet no mention here. So far six of the ten courses are full with waiting lists. You can see the update at the bottom of http://www4.samford.edu/schools/ighr/index.html. Are many of you planning to go to IGHR? Or do you find limitations of time and budget too much? To this end, the APG PMC in March asked me to do a workshop on creating your own continuing education plan. Each attendee will walk out with a filled-in plan with goals and specific opportunities to get them closer to those goals. Hope to see you at future venues! -- Elissa Elissa Scalise Powell, CG, CGL www.PowellGenealogy.com www.GRIPitt.org registration opens 7 Feb 2013 CG, Certified Genealogist, CGL, and Certified Genealogical Lecturer are Service Marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license by board certificants after periodic evaluations by the Board and the board name is a trademark registered in the US Patent and Trademark Office. The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

It is really telling when the only "chatter" about IGHR is on Facebook! This time-honored continuing education opportunity is usually at the top of the list for every aspiring professional and yet no mention here. So far six of the ten courses are full with waiting lists. You can see the update at the bottom of http://www4.samford.edu/schools/ighr/index.html. Are many of you planning to go to IGHR? Or do you find limitations of time and budget too much? To this end, the APG PMC in March asked me to do a workshop on creating your own continuing education plan. Each attendee will walk out with a filled-in plan with goals and specific opportunities to get them closer to those goals. Hope to see you at future venues! -- Elissa Elissa Scalise Powell, CG, CGL www.PowellGenealogy.com www.GRIPitt.org registration opens 7 Feb 2013 CG, Certified Genealogist, CGL, and Certified Genealogical Lecturer are Service Marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license by board certificants after periodic evaluations by the Board and the board name is a trademark registered in the US Patent and Trademark Office.

MIchele a bargain!! Congrats Erica On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 12:04 PM, Michele Lewis <ancestoring@gmail.com>wrote: > There is a lady in Augusta that has possession of John Lewis’ 1829 Bible. > It has a TON of info in it. This person has never let anyone examine the > Bible or photograph it. Many years ago an abstract she did was published > in several periodicals and that is what I have had to work off of. I just > got off the phone with the lady and she has given me permission to come to > her house tomorrow to photograph the Bible! I explained to her that the > abstract didn’t include the publication information for the Bible, I > couldn’t see how the names were written in relation to each other (this is > important because he had 4 wives and 15 children), and I couldn’t see the > handwriting, was there more than one writer? In exchange, I am going to do > some research for her in the early coroner records when I am at the > courthouse today ☺ > > Michele > > > The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive > environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to > professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- Erica Dakin Voolich •Genealogist, check out my genealogy blogs http://genea-adventures.blogspot.com http://ursulawright.blogspot.com •President The Somerville Mathematics Fund, an Affiliate of 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/

Congratulations on this coup! Karen Packard Rhodes currently residing in Pinellas Park, Pinellas County, Florida On 1/22/2013 12:04 PM, Michele Lewis wrote: > There is a lady in Augusta that has possession of John Lewis’ 1829 Bible. It has a TON of info in it. This person has never let anyone examine the Bible or photograph it. Many years ago an abstract she did was published in several periodicals and that is what I have had to work off of. I just got off the phone with the lady and she has given me permission to come to her house tomorrow to photograph the Bible! I explained to her that the abstract didn’t include the publication information for the Bible, I couldn’t see how the names were written in relation to each other (this is important because he had 4 wives and 15 children), and I couldn’t see the handwriting, was there more than one writer? In exchange, I am going to do some research for her in the early coroner records when I am at the courthouse today ☺ > >

There is a lady in Augusta that has possession of John Lewis’ 1829 Bible. It has a TON of info in it. This person has never let anyone examine the Bible or photograph it. Many years ago an abstract she did was published in several periodicals and that is what I have had to work off of. I just got off the phone with the lady and she has given me permission to come to her house tomorrow to photograph the Bible! I explained to her that the abstract didn’t include the publication information for the Bible, I couldn’t see how the names were written in relation to each other (this is important because he had 4 wives and 15 children), and I couldn’t see the handwriting, was there more than one writer? In exchange, I am going to do some research for her in the early coroner records when I am at the courthouse today ☺ Michele

I will send you my personal favs privately ☺ Michele From: Jean Suplick [mailto:jean.suplick@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 9:42 AM To: Michele Lewis Subject: Re: [TGF] Index of genealogy blogs? Thanks, Michele. Yes, I've seen it, but it seems more a clearing house in that it doesn't show ratings, at least as far as I could find. I'd like to focus my attention on blogs of most importance to the professional community if they are willing to share their favorites.

Have you looked at Geneabloggers? http://geneabloggers.com/ Thomas MacEntee has a clearinghouse of blogs (over 3000) and you can do a search through all of them here http://geneabloggers.com/search-geneablogger-member-blogs/ or you can look at lists of blogs by topic here http://geneabloggers.com/genealogy-blogs-type/ Michele -----Original Message----- From: transitional-genealogists-forum-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:transitional-genealogists-forum-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jean Suplick Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 9:14 AM To: TGF Subject: [TGF] Index of genealogy blogs? Can someone please recommend a master list of "important" genealogy blogs? As with many of you, I have little time to spend culling through hundreds of blogs of varying quality to find the most useful, interesting, and trustworthy ones. Hence my question to the professionals here. I realize that some are locality specific and may not interest everyone, however, I'd even be interested in those outside my usually researched geographies if they have something useful to teach me. Which ones do you follow? Thanks, Jean Suplick Plano, Texas The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I might be able to hit the tax office tomorrow to get a start ☺ Michele From: Erica Voolich [mailto:voolich@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 9:06 AM To: Michele Lewis Cc: Marian Pierre-Louis; TGF Mailing List Subject: Re: [TGF] The weirdest request ever Michele now you're going to have to share the results of your research with this group as well as the client! You have us all hooked on the story of the "ghost of the girl in the well -- truth or fact? Tune in tomorrow to find out what happens next...." Erica

Michele now you're going to have to share the results of your research with this group as well as the client! You have us all hooked on the story of the "ghost of the girl in the well -- truth or fact? Tune in tomorrow to find out what happens next...." Erica On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 11:00 PM, Michele Lewis <ancestoring@gmail.com>wrote: > The client now says that the scuttlebutt in the neighborhood is that a > girl fell down the well and drowned a gazillion years ago. She says that > they think it is the little girl's ghost. She said that when they moved on > the property in 1991 they filled the well in. This might prove to be very > interesting. If a girl really fell down the well and drowned it will be in > the paper. You know I am going to have to tell her that I will take her on > as a client even though I am swamped right now :) :) > > Michele > > -----Original Message----- > From: Marian Pierre-Louis [mailto:marianpl@fieldstonehistoricresearch.com] > Sent: Monday, January 21, 2013 8:17 PM > To: 'Michele Lewis'; 'TGF Mailing List' > Subject: RE: [TGF] The weirdest request ever > > Not a weird request at all for a house historian! I think a healthy > skeptical approach is the way to go. Do the research and present what you > find. Unless they know the name of the ghost or unless you find out about > some tragedy that occurred in the house it will be an interesting exercise > but little else (except that all house history research is intriguing). But > it certainly does provide a whole lot of fun! > > I would accept the job on the condition that you can't guarantee anything > except an accurate accounting of archival documentation. > > Marian Pierre-Louis > Fieldstone Historic Research > http://www.FieldstoneHistoricResearch.com > http://www.ResearchNewEngland.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: transitional-genealogists-forum-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto: > transitional-genealogists-forum-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of > Michele Lewis > Sent: Monday, January 21, 2013 5:26 PM > To: TGF Mailing List > Subject: [TGF] The weirdest request ever > > I was contacted today by a potential client. She wants me to research her > house. She and her children (ages 19 and 22) think that there are ghosts > in the house. The kids says that they have always heard noises in the > house since they were very little and neither one of them will stay in the > house alone even though they are now adults. They want to know about the > previous owners and if any crimes were committed in the house. > > Okay, even though this is a bit weird it is timely. I have been wanting > to do a little house history genealogy. I have only done the history of > one house. We lived in an 1830 house in Maine and I just had to know the > history of the house so I researched that one. I have been reading some of > Marian Pierre-Louis' stuff as well as the books she recommends. I recently > wrote a blog post on this subject and then this client shows up today so I > am thinking this is a sign for me to do another house ☺ Maybe the ghosts > are reaching out to me ☺ ☺ ☺ > > Michele > > > The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive > environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to > professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive > environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to > professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Erica Dakin Voolich •Genealogist, check out my genealogy blogs http://genea-adventures.blogspot.com http://ursulawright.blogspot.com •President The Somerville Mathematics Fund, an Affiliate of 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/

I chose the title for this email string poorly. I'm not really looking for an index, as I describe below, but rather recommendations of where to focus my time with respect to the blogs professionals find most useful. Thanks, Jean On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 8:14 AM, Jean Suplick <jean.suplick@gmail.com>wrote: > Can someone please recommend a master list of "important" genealogy blogs? > As with many of you, I have little time to spend culling through hundreds > of blogs of varying quality to find the most useful, interesting, and > trustworthy ones. Hence my question to the professionals here. I realize > that some are locality specific and may not interest everyone, however, I'd > even be interested in those outside my usually researched geographies if > they have something useful to teach me. > > Which ones do you follow? > > Thanks, > Jean Suplick > Plano, Texas >

Can someone please recommend a master list of "important" genealogy blogs? As with many of you, I have little time to spend culling through hundreds of blogs of varying quality to find the most useful, interesting, and trustworthy ones. Hence my question to the professionals here. I realize that some are locality specific and may not interest everyone, however, I'd even be interested in those outside my usually researched geographies if they have something useful to teach me. Which ones do you follow? Thanks, Jean Suplick Plano, Texas

The Augusta Chronicle is online and searchable. HOWEVER, if it only appeared in the McDuffie Progress then I will have the problems you describe. The Progress is readily available on microfilm but not indexed. I will keep my fingers crossed that the story (assuming it is true) made it into the Chronicle J Michele From: Patricia Hobbs [mailto:plhgenealogy@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, January 21, 2013 11:35 PM To: Michele Lewis Cc: Marian Pierre-Louis; TGF Mailing List Subject: Re: [TGF] The weirdest request ever Yes, but you don't know WHEN she fell in the well (or do you?). We have a really great index for deaths at our library for the Springfield, Missouri, newspapers. But we'd still need to go back year by year in the city directories or by deeds to find who lived there. Then check those names against those in our newspaper index. Can't imagine how difficult that would be if you didn't have an obit index that you could match with names of residents. Or maybe there's an index for all those who died in the year which we also could do with missouri death certificates ... as long as it wasn't before 1910.

This is actually not so weird. Or at least not uncommon. Quite a few patrons who come into our library wanting to research the history of their homes are doing so because they think they have a ghost. Martha Grenzeback Omaha Public Library On Jan 21, 2013, at 4:26 PM, "Michele Lewis" <ancestoring@gmail.com> wrote: > I was contacted today by a potential client. She wants me to research her house. She and her children (ages 19 and 22) think that there are ghosts in the house. The kids says that they have always heard noises in the house since they were very little and neither one of them will stay in the house alone even though they are now adults. They want to know about the previous owners and if any crimes were committed in the house. > > Okay, even though this is a bit weird it is timely. I have been wanting to do a little house history genealogy. I have only done the history of one house. We lived in an 1830 house in Maine and I just had to know the history of the house so I researched that one. I have been reading some of Marian Pierre-Louis' stuff as well as the books she recommends. I recently wrote a blog post on this subject and then this client shows up today so I am thinking this is a sign for me to do another house ☺ Maybe the ghosts are reaching out to me ☺ ☺ ☺ > > Michele > > > The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message