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From: Jana Knopf <>
Subject: Re: [APG] Requests for Handouts
Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2000 11:24:29 -0700


I agree that using lecture handouts standalone and out of context is of dubious
value. However it would be very beneficial to have the handouts available for a
fee to use along with the tapes available from Repeat Performance. I have
"attended" many lectures via these tapes and whenever possible I have purchased
the accompanying syllabus.

Most people are not able to attend every national conference and this is a way
of educating a broader spectrum of researchers. In my case, I have purchased
tapes of lectures presented several years before I started genealogy. While it
is possible to obtain reliable manuals for generic research topics (military
records, land records), there are no books available for many specialized and
regional topics.

Jana Knop

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