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From: Bob Bamford <>
Subject: Genalogists attention !
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1999 09:52:46 -0400

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>Subject: Genalogists attention !
>Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1999 23:27:50 -0500
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>Citrus County Gene. Soc.:
>
>The following is submitted for distribution to your members,
>discussion at meetings and inclusion in your publications
>... something your members should be aware of - and,
>hopefully, spread the word.
>
>- - - -
>SOMETHING NEW ALL HISTORIANS AND GENEALOGISTS
>SHOULD KNOW OF AND HELP HAPPEN !
>
>History researchers and genealogists of any ilk - Floridians,
>Americans, Canadians or elsewheres - should have both a passive
>and an active interest in the struggles of one octogenarian
>trying to help all genealogists, researchers and librarians
>everywhere SOLVE AN AGE-OLD PROBLEM: The "clipped" obituary!
>
>You know, that little bit of newsprint from somewhere in
>Wisconsin, sent to your mother by a cousin perhaps 20 years ago,
>which reads: "Susie Smith died at her lake home on Friday.
>Burial from Christ Church on Wednesday" And here you are today
>trying to use the information in your genealogical efforts.
>
>But you have no idea WHAT lake or WHERE in Wisconsin! Nor, for
>that matter, how many "Christ" churches there may be in the
>state! If you only had a clue . . . what's this? Down in the
>corner appears - in 4-point type so you almost missed it - some
>sort of a code - 15-characters long.
>
>Off you go to a reference librarian or a genealogist asking
>"What is it?" And the first one says, "Oh, that's the PGCS -
>Publishers Genealogical Coding Service. Here, look on their
>website at www.obituarycoding.com . Check the first seven
>characters of that code ... the Database on the Website tells
>you the name and location of the newspaper from which the obit
>was clipped! The last eight characters ARE the publication
>date!"
>
>Thus, with the addition of the PGCS code, "clipped" obituaries
>which are often almost worthless, now have real value and will
>live forever! Those who have them, will be able to learn their
>source location and publication date, easily and without charge!
>
>Now, isn't that worth knowing about and worth doing something
>about yourself - to help hurry it up? Even though PGCS has 6
>local papers and 1 national paper, so far, using the coding ...
>YOUR HELP is NEEDED! Go to www.obituarycoding.com and
>register, identifying yourself and the newspaper to which you
>subscribe and it's editor. PGCS will send you a cover letter
>about PGCS and a letter from YOU to the paper's Editor (ready to
>sign and send) plus an explanatory page about the coding and an
>Application form for the paper to use in starting the coding!
>What could be simpler?
>
>And there's no cost to you - except perhaps for a few stamps,
>envelopes and copies. And the newspaper has but one, small,
>one-time charge for the license to their unique identity
>7-character code. Lets give this all the help we can. Talk it
>up with your fellow historians and genealogists and register. If
>enough of us do it, surely your paper will start using PGCS. But
>remember, WE DO NEED HELP WITH THIS!
>- - - -
>
>So, Floridians, I hope you can use the above to
>alert your members in your newsletter and on-line.
>
>Many thanks.
>
>P. S. A cross-link to www.obituarycoding.com will be most
>welcome. And reciprocated to your site when notified of it !
>
>P. P.S. This Dole used to be a McDole (grandfather in Ottawa
>1840-1872), McDoel, McDoell (NH & VT 1719-1784), McDowell
>... and still looking for family north of Scotland's Solway
>Firth.
>
>Sincerely
>PGCS, Inc & David W. Dole
>8102 Highwood Dr Apt B125
>Bloomington MN 55438-1046
>Phone: (612) 830-9552
>E-mail:
>Internet: www.obituarycoding.com
>
>
Bob

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