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From: "Ron Holmquist" <>
Subject: Re: [MNHENNEP] Census lookup, please. Mpls, Henn, MN
Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2003 20:11:35 -0500
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Hi Jo!

Sorry if my explanation was not acceptable to some! No "flaming" was
intended.

Ron in Folsom


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Subject: Re: [MNHENNEP] Census lookup, please. Mpls, Henn, MN


> Ron
>
> Claudia was not out of line in her suggestion. If you have never searched
> through the census records you have no idea how time consuming that can
be.
> Asking someone to look up census records that are not indexed is like
> searching for a needle in a haystack.
>
> I know that it is not always easy to afford things, I am disabled and have
> limited income. But genealogy is not a cheap hobby and we have to
prioritize.
>
> Claudia did not say that nobody would do them, she simply pointed out that
> your request was asking someone to dedicate a great deal of their time to
> looking up a whole string of things.
>
> If you need to ask for help you might just do one thing at a time. And we
> usually try to offer our own assistance in return. For example,
> "If some kind soul has access and could look up (your family) family in
the
> 1910 census I would appreciate it. I can reciprocate by doing research
for you
> in (whatever location you live in).
>
> Many of us look things up for others all the time, but it is nice to offer
an
> exchange as a means of saying thank you.
>
> I am glad someone was able to look those up for you, but do not imply that
> Claudia was rude or out of line. She is one of the most generous people
you can
> find when it comes to helping others - take a look at the Hennepin Website
> which she does for ALL OF US.
> she was simply pointing out that for a dial-up connection your request
could
> have been many hours of research.
>
> Jo
>

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