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From: "Nancee Seifert" <>
Subject: [IADECATU] HENRY COUNTY, IOWA -- Just a hint!
Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2003 15:24:15 -0500


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From: "gloria m rodas" <>
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Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 12:00 PM
Subject: [IAHENRY] just a hint


> Lurking on the rootsweb lists, I receive and read the posts,
> and I've seen so many lose the faith, going so far as to
> unsubscribe
>
> A month gone by, and my-oh-my , not a hint of my family do I find
>
> So I prod and pick at random, someone else's brick to break...
>
>
> <BG>This has got to be the world's worst prose, but I just want to
> remind everyone on the lists that it feels GREAT to volunteer, and thanks
> to a lady in SD who needed material from my neck o' the woods, I have
> just had the thrill of breaking down a brick wall, and even if it wasn't
> mine, the feeling is still the same!!! I plan to do this more often, and
> because I had forgotten how good it feels I thought I'd share some tips
> on how you can help, in general or in particular, especially since most
> of my lists aren't too hoppin' right now... If anyone else has good tips
> on what to look for I would love to hear from you.
>
> Go to your local library and look at old obits, and copy a few to post
> to the appropriate lists
> Go to a Historical museum and look at the collections, then go to the
> county genweb and post the contents, entrance price, and research fees,
> if any are available, so that other states can know what the museum
> offers.
> Go to a funeral home that has been in business for many years and ask if
> you can transcribe some of their oldest records for the surname, state,
> or county sites.
> Go to your local county clerk and ask what kinds of records are available
> from that office and from what years, and post to the county.
> Make phone calls locally to find out which cemeteries have caretakers on
> site and if they have a records office , and the hours of business for
> those who need help finding a grave site, and post to lists.
> Go to a local monument maker and find out a general price list for simple
> markers and post to the county involved, so that people can place a
> marker on their ancestors unmarked graves.
> Pick a surname, any surname, and go around looking for all you can find
> in your town about the people who had that name long ago, and post it.
> I do suggest one thing if you decide to do something on a volunteer
> basis. Put" FYI only, no relation" in your posts, and if you are willing
> to send someone a copy of something you have found , say so.
> Spring is coming, and I hope you all find the elusive ones in your
> family...and in someone else's!!!
> hugs
> gloria in WA state, land of liquid sunshine
>


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