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Subject: Preparation of queries
Date: Tue, 5 Oct 1999 10:11:34 EDT

I want to suggest again to those who submit queries, please read
and follow the suggestions on the form for submitting queries. Some of the
queries are so confusing that my 23 years of genealogy research, and an equal
number of
years preparing and editing copy in my professional life, have not prepared
me to understand them.

Quite often someone sends a query saying something such as, "Need all
information on the DOE family." This is not a query. It is fishing for
information. My paternal line is published in a 400-page book, and if someone
asked me to send all information on the Kear line, the request would be
ignored. Please be specific in your requests as to your line, and do you need
death date (d.), place of death (dp), birth date (b.), place of birth (bp),
etc.? You will be more likely to receive a response.

Thanks to all of you who are participating in this fascinating hobby.

Don Kear
CC-Van Wert Co., Ohio, www.rootsweb.com/~ohvanwer/index.html
CC-Clinton Co., Ohio, www.rootsweb.com/~ohclinto/index.html
CC-Defiance Co., Ohio, www.rootsweb.com/~ohdefian/index.html
CC-Carroll Co., Ohio, www.fortunecity.com/millennium/hibernium/995/index.html
Rootsweb Sponsor & OHGenWeb Reunion Coordinator
Kear/Tope Family, http://members.aol.com/dlkgen/top

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