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From: "Marty Hiatt" <>
Subject: Deceased Genealogist's Work Files
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 16:23:40 -0500
References: <001d01c50915$5e448840$6401a8c0@Alvie>


I once visited a professional who had researched a family of interest to me.
After discussing this family, she went to a file cabinet, pulled out a
folder, and handed it to me to read. There wasn't one bit of current
personal data in that file. The research report had the client's name and
address, but nothing else. The only background data was that necessary to
establish a starting place for research (in the 18th century). Obviously,
she either kept the financial/personal/current information in a different
folder, or purged her files when the assignment was complete. Oh, that I
could be so organized!

Ms. Marty Hiatt, CGRS
"Document what you find, listen to what you are told, and especially, love
and respect your work." John Morris

CGRS is a service mark of the Board for Certification of Genealogists,
used under license after periodic evaluations by the Board.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Alvie L. Davidson" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 5:52 AM
Subject: RE: [APG] Deceased Genealogist's Work Files


> My thoughts go back to the renown genealogist in South Carolina named
> Leonardo Andrea who died in the middle of the 20th century and his widow
> later gave permission to have all of his files placed on deposit at the
> South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Now those files have
> been microfilmed and copies are in print and in the holdings of many
> large libraries throughout the United States, i.e. FHL, Clayton Library
> in Houston, etc.
>
> I have no idea what transpired during this transition of ownership but I
> feel surely the SCDAH could help with some advice on this material.
>
> Alvie L. Davidson CGRS
> CGRS, Certified Genealogical Record Specialist, is a service mark
> of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license
> by board-certified associates after periodic competency evaluations.
>
> ______________________________

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