You might try doing an internet search for some of the sentences to see if they pop up in some other source. Dee > On November 19, 2014 at 9:05 AM Kathie Fortner via > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I have a four page typewritten essay that I picked up in a used book > store. It has the author's name but no date. It is mainly about changing > customs. For example an oil lamp being a new invention. And people taking > off their shoes and walking to town and then putting them back on as shoes > were scarce. So it is talking about the early 1800's in Ontario, Canada. > For the most part no names of people are mentioned and a generic name like > Mrs. Smith could be substituted with no loss of coherence. > > Because it is typewritten is it correct to assume a copywright exists? I'm > guessing the author is no longer living. Would I need to find who is the > heir to her estate and get permission to post online? My only reason would > be that it is an interesting document that I would like to share, I have no > desire to make any money. > > Any thoughts? > > -- > > *Kathie Fortner* > > *[email protected] <[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 -- Dee Dee King, Certified Genealogist (sm), Certificate 903 Contract Genealogist, US Navy 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.