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From: Suzanne Rosser <>
Subject: Re: [BOER-WAR] Paid researcher
Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 16:55:45 +0100 (BST)
In-Reply-To: <001701c79634$9a620790$0201a8c0@homepcb8aa9dbc>


Thanks for your support Justin

I was a bit shocked when I got Kevin's email although
I know he didn't mean to upset me. But it just didn't
occur to me that anyone would possibly have an
interest in me or my hobby. I can understand where
Kevin is coming from and everyone has to earn a living
but surely I cannot be seen as a threat.

I have emailed my friend who works in Kew and he has
assured me that if there is any unpleasantness
their policy is to exclude them. So I will go on with
my hobby and not let any of this upset me.

thanks again

Sue








--- Justine Walmsley <>
wrote:

> Having read the following messages - I personally
> think that if someone is
> offering to help others and just their expenses i.e
> photocopying costs is
> being asked for, I can't see why they should not do
> it.
>
> I know for professional researches this is their
> living, but not everyone
> can afford their time, and I would hate to think
> budding genealogists are
> being put off finding their family roots because of
> the lack of money.
> Sometimes it is the generosity of others that can
> help you find what your
> looking for. I for one have been helped free of
> charge by many wonderful
> genealogists over the years and in turn have tried
> to do my bit for others
> if I feel I have seen something or can access
> information that could be of
> use.
>
> I am sure there is room for both professional and
> non-professional
> researchers at Kew.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Suzanne Rosser" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 10:31 AM
> Subject: Re: [BOER-WAR] Paid researcher
>
>
> > Hello Kevin
> >
> > Thank you for your advice, it never occurred to me
> > that I was treading on someone's toes. I thought I
> was
> > giving fellow researchers a helping hand. Not
> everyone
> > is in the position to to be able to pay.
> >
> > I enjoy looking at old records even if they are
> not
> > from my own family and was really pleased when I
> found
> > two army records from the Boer-War web site.
> >
> > All I did was order the original documents and
> after a
> > bit of searching found both of them. I was
> extremely
> > lucky I know that. I had been looking for my
> > gr/grandfather for quite a while and eventually I
> > found him in the World War 1 records.
> >
> > If I don't find anything I am certainly not going
> to
> > say that the person is not there just that I had a
> > quick look and couldn't find anything.
> >
> > I think you are very fair by only charging if you
> find
> > some ones record but but could there not be room
> for
> > both of us at Kew the person that does it as a
> hobby
> > and the paid one.
> >
> > I will say to everyone that researching at Kew is
> not
> > easy. It takes a lot of time to find out anything
> and
> > as we all know time is money. I am lucky I am semi
> > retired and just enjoy having the day out so money
> is
> > not the objective.
> >
> > Perhaps when you are next at Kew we could meet for
> a
> > cuppa tea I would be very interested to hear your
> > experiences with professional researchers.
> >
> >
> >
> > Regards Sue
> >
> >
> >
> > --- wrote:
> >
> >> Roger,
> >>
> >> The probability is that the records of this man
> are
> >> in the WO 363/WO 364
> >> series of papers.. officially these are WW1
> files,
> >> but they in fact contain not
> >> only WW1 men but also papers of men who served at
> >> home and men who had reason
> >> to approach the Chelsea Hospital for some reason
> >> about their pension
> >> (upgrade etc. etc..), I have seen papers for men
> who
> >> served in the 1850's on these
> >> films.
> >> Basically the 'professional' researcher you chose
> >> would have searched in WO
> >> 97 and having not found him.. would have declared
> >> them to not exist, I am
> >> constantly finding material at the NA that these
> >> researchers do not possess
> >> either the nous or the determination to locate...
> >> there are a myriad of files and
> >> locations of papers outside of the obvious ones..
> >> it's just a question of
> >> determination. I am rather more determined than
> most
> >> as I don't charge a
> >> lot..and only when I find something.
> >>
> >> Suzanne - bear in mind that there are a lot of
> >> vested interests in the NA
> >> who would like it to be known that it is not as
> >> simple as you think to find such
> >> papers.. their livelihood depends on keeping the
> >> aura of 'mystery' about
> >> the whole process. If you keep siphoning off
> their
> >> funds you will find you are
> >> non too popular!
> >> I know... I have been there!
> >>
> >> Kevin
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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