Wow. What a remarkably generous group you are! Thank you so much for your guidance. I will follow all tips and advice from you. Wish me luck! Ann On Sat, Dec 29, 2012 at 1:29 PM, Patricia Hobbs <plhgenealogy@gmail.com> wrote: > I think this is the same kind of similar scenario as with any genealogical > research project. No one is going to be able to say. You can have a range of > what the person knows about acceptable proof for lineage. Therefore, you may > only have to obtain necessary documents which may not take long at all. > However, if some generations have not really been proven, a lot of research > may be involved to find the proof ... or not find the proof. > > In my job at the library, I help a people determine if they have what is > needed to prove their lines. Most recently, I spent time with the patron > going through her information telling her what she should request and to > whom she should write (or what microfilm from FHL to order). Then I > recommended newspapers for one generation which we got through ILL, and that > turned out to be a gold mine which not only told about the connection to the > children, but also told who his parents were. BUT when we got to the last > generation to connect to the patriot, we had to try lots of things which was > quite time consuming -- mostly for her since I was just guiding her. This > connection has been accepted by the DAR before, but we never found any > direct evidence. Most of the "proof" comes from DAR sources including a > tombstone with children's names provided by a DAR member and descendant. > > > > > On Sat, Dec 29, 2012 at 12:40 PM, Ann Mulfort <annmulfort@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> I have been contacted by a potential first client, and ask the >> collective wisdom on this list how many hours to estimate for >> completing the process of assisting with her application to DAR. >> >> Any help and advice would be very much appreciated! >> >> Best regards, >> >> Ann Mulfort >> 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 > >