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From: "Brenda Dougall Merriman, CGRS, CGL" <>
Subject: Re: [APG] Is there?
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 20:25:12 -0500
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Debbe,

Try the FGS website to see their publications. Most are written especially
for society usage and needs: www.fgs.org/

Brenda


----- Original Message -----
From: "Debbe Hagner" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 7:47 PM
Subject: [APG] Is there?


> Hi,
>
> 1. Is there a booklet or guideline as to "how to take on a project"
> What are some of the thing to look out for?
> Our genealogy society want to do something as a GROUP and I am trying to
> find a booklet that explain some of the thing to look out for.... or be
> aware...or some pitfalls... Most of the work has already been done for
> Pasco County, Florida - several cemeteries has done, marriage has been
> done, naturalization is done. The only thing I can think of to do is
> maybe voting regristion, or tax list, index land records. I tried Cyndi
> list and and also under google - all I see is how to manage a
> genealogical project (family history and that is NOT what I am looking
> for).... Please let me know if I am not making myself clear...
>
> 2. Also does anyone know of a company that handle "insurance for a
> genealogical events".... I already CHECKED FGS National Insurance
> Program ...I find their price is HIGH. I am interested in some OTHERS...
>
> 3. A friend of mine has written to Vital Statistic requesting her
> mother's birth certificiate and they send back an EXTRACTED copy of the
> birth cert. She wanted a copy of the original and written to them and
> called them... All she want to know WHAT number child her mother was(
> she heard her mother is ONE of 13 children)... Her mother is STILL
> alive today(90year old) and the state won't release that information!!!
> Why is that private or confidential?? IS there a way around it... This
> is for Pennsylvania... and the last name is CLARK. She is trying to
> put a timeline to all her mother's brothers and sisters and then figure
> out which number child is born when and which one was a stillborn. I
> hope there is another way around this problem. I tried "Freedom if
> Information Act" and that didn't work... I tried to talk to surprvisor
> and they said it is confidential (I dont understand what is SO
> confidential about it)....
>
> Debbe Hagner
>
>
>
>
>
> ==== APG Mailing List ====
> The Association of Professional Genealogists
> http://www.apgen.org/publications/apg-l/index.html


----- Original Message -----
From: "Debbe Hagner" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 7:47 PM
Subject: [APG] Is there?


> Hi,
>
> 1. Is there a booklet or guideline as to "how to take on a project"
> What are some of the thing to look out for?
> Our genealogy society want to do something as a GROUP and I am trying to
> find a booklet that explain some of the thing to look out for.... or be
> aware...or some pitfalls... Most of the work has already been done for
> Pasco County, Florida - several cemeteries has done, marriage has been
> done, naturalization is done. The only thing I can think of to do is
> maybe voting regristion, or tax list, index land records. I tried Cyndi
> list and and also under google - all I see is how to manage a
> genealogical project (family history and that is NOT what I am looking
> for).... Please let me know if I am not making myself clear...
>
> 2. Also does anyone know of a company that handle "insurance for a
> genealogical events".... I already CHECKED FGS National Insurance
> Program ...I find their price is HIGH. I am interested in some OTHERS...
>
> 3. A friend of mine has written to Vital Statistic requesting her
> mother's birth certificiate and they send back an EXTRACTED copy of the
> birth cert. She wanted a copy of the original and written to them and
> called them... All she want to know WHAT number child her mother was(
> she heard her mother is ONE of 13 children)... Her mother is STILL
> alive today(90year old) and the state won't release that information!!!
> Why is that private or confidential?? IS there a way around it... This
> is for Pennsylvania... and the last name is CLARK. She is trying to
> put a timeline to all her mother's brothers and sisters and then figure
> out which number child is born when and which one was a stillborn. I
> hope there is another way around this problem. I tried "Freedom if
> Information Act" and that didn't work... I tried to talk to surprvisor
> and they said it is confidential (I dont understand what is SO
> confidential about it)....
>
> Debbe Hagner
>
>
>
>
>
> ==== APG Mailing List ====
> The Association of Professional Genealogists
> http://www.apgen.org/publications/apg-l/index.html
>
>

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