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From: ka7suz <>
Subject: Re: [ADVANRES] ADVANRES] contacting funeral homes (Melissa Barker)
Date: Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:25:22 -0700
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In-Reply-To: <mailman.52.1243926009.1486.advanced-research@rootsweb.com>


At 12:00 AM 6/2/2009, you wrote:

>I also send a SASE with my request. In the beginning I would send a
>check of a few dollars for copies, time, etc. But the funeral homes
>kept sending my check back, so now I just put in my request "If
>there are any fees associated with this request, please remit an
>invoice and I will send payment immediately". I have never been
>charged a dime for any information I have received and the funeral
>home clerks almost always put a note in stating they would be glad
>to be of further help.

Hi Melissa

Sounds as if we have been doing genealogical research for about the
same number of years.
I would urge people contacting funeral homes to include a check. It
costs you nothing if they don't cash it, and if they are sending you
evidence/documents anyway, returning an unused check doesn't cost
them when it is in your SASE. I feel it is a courtesy and if they
spend it on donuts for their coffee break, that would be just fine :-)

JoAnn Lorinski Gemmrig
Inland Empire Research
Spokane Valley, Washington
Eastern Washington, Northern Idaho, Western Montana and Northeastern Oregon
"If you don't have time to do it right the first time, when will you
have time to do it again?"

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