tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353841027056144124.post3153232008130761174..comments2023-12-21T10:34:50.548-08:00Comments on The Old Trunk in the Attic: Will of Thomas Merritt, 1853Laura Mattinglyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00522056774465727386noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353841027056144124.post-5211945033227882432018-10-18T19:20:35.419-07:002018-10-18T19:20:35.419-07:00Thanks Cathy. "the research time does not ha...Thanks Cathy. "the research time does not have to be wasted" - my thoughts, exactly. My time IS worth something, even if not for my lines. Glad to hopefully help someone else.Laura Mattinglyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00522056774465727386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353841027056144124.post-66627563219161957752018-10-17T00:04:43.938-07:002018-10-17T00:04:43.938-07:00We spend so much time looking for records of our a...We spend so much time looking for records of our ancestors and very often run into documents which are not theirs. But the research time does not have to be wasted. There is no need for the slaveholder to be an ancestor to share the information. It may take a bit of time to transcribe and prepare the post but this is one way to give back to the genealogy community. Kudos to you for your work, Laura! Cathy Meder-Dempseyhttps://openingdoorsinbrickwalls.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com