I am sure the the Oak Hill Cemetery 2 Volume Set is available at many historical/genealogical society libraries. I know the Montgomery County, Maryland Historical Society Jane Sween Library had this 2 volume before the Oak Hill party launching the books had taken place. Also, many have probably purchased it. Ask the list for a look-up for a person or a surname and perhaps someone will respond. There are many unsung kind souls that do look-ups. Deborah in the suburbs of Washington, DC, USA

Books We Own has one of Pittinger's books but not the Oak Hill http://www.rootsweb.com/~bwo/dc.html Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness has no cemetery volumes at all http://www.raogk.org/dc.htm but maybe one of the local people who have volunteered to do lookups, etc. would be willing to go to MCHS or some other place where they have the Oak Hill books and do lookups. (If anyone asks a volunteer for something at either BWO or RAOGK make sure to read all their FAQs, they are pretty picky about how requests are to be made). Perhaps an individual will buy it and do lookups but I think $150 for a book with only one cemetery is really expensive. I know the cemetery is using the proceeds to continue their restoration of the grounds but when you compare the price of most cemetery publications that's a huge amount for what you're getting. Holdcrafts "Names in Stones" is a survey of every cemetery in Frederick Co., has been updated many times and it sells for $150. Most gen societies charge significantly less for one cemetery survey making this book(s) the most expensive I've ever heard of for one cemetery. I found a website that said LDS has Oak Hill records (Film #s: 0845769, 0874221, 1543685-1543690) Kathi Jones-Hudson, National Coordinator Tombstone Transcription Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/index.html ____________________________________________________________________________________ Finding fabulous fares is fun. Let Yahoo! FareChase search your favorite travel sites to find flight and hotel bargains. http://farechase.yahoo.com/promo-generic-14795097

As far as I know, I don't have anyone at Oak Hill, but I have asked genealogical publishers questions about some of the practical aspects involved in producing and selling genealogical books. (I worked on an index to one of of the older S.C. genealogically-useful books a few years ago but dropped the project when some things came up in my life: I'm planning to resume work soon and, hopefully, finish it. Basically, many have begun publishing high-quality trade paperbacks instead of hardbacks. Not only are these less expensive for them to produce and buyers to purchase, but they are also less expensive to ship. It's possible that the choice between hardback and high- quality trade paperback is also generational, for both publisher and purchasers. Elizabeth Whitaker whitakere@gmail.com On 2/28/07, Kathi Jones-Hudson <mdcat.geo@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Books We Own has one of Pittinger's books but not the > Oak Hill http://www.rootsweb.com/~bwo/dc.html > > Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness has no cemetery > volumes at all http://www.raogk.org/dc.htm but maybe > one of the local people who have volunteered to do > lookups, etc. would be willing to go to MCHS or some > other place where they have the Oak Hill books and do > lookups. (If anyone asks a volunteer for something at > either BWO or RAOGK make sure to read all their FAQs, > they are pretty picky about how requests are to be > made). > > Perhaps an individual will buy it and do lookups but I > think $150 for a book with only one cemetery is really > expensive. I know the cemetery is using the proceeds > to continue their restoration of the grounds but when > you compare the price of most cemetery publications > that's a huge amount for what you're getting. > Holdcrafts "Names in Stones" is a survey of every > cemetery in Frederick Co., has been updated many times > and it sells for $150. Most gen societies charge > significantly less for one cemetery survey making this > book(s) the most expensive I've ever heard of for one > cemetery. > > I found a website that said LDS has Oak Hill records > (Film #s: 0845769, 0874221, 1543685-1543690) > > > > Kathi Jones-Hudson, National Coordinator > Tombstone Transcription Project > http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/index.html > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Finding fabulous fares is fun. > Let Yahoo! FareChase search your favorite travel sites to find flight and > hotel bargains. > http://farechase.yahoo.com/promo-generic-14795097 > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WASHINGTONDC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >