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From: maryann [SMTP:mamsb@digitalexp.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 10, 1998 9:35 AM
To: PAHUNTIN-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: SOLUTION - RE: Found Family Bibles
I posted to several lists info about a lost bible and received much
interest and questions about how to set up a program to reunite the bibles
with the lost families.
Below is the answer we have all been looking for. Please bookmark this
website. Most of us enjoy helping others find their roots as much as we
enjoy finding our own. Guess that is why we love genealogy / family
history so much.
Please pass the message below to other lists.
I have purchased Bibles when they have a great deal of family
history
and always try to get it back to the family. On Cyndi's list there is a
link to a location which will allow you to post information about found
family Bibles. Additionally, if you go to the webpage of the state or
county from which the Bible came, you can sometimes post it there.
Sometimes you can find a webpage for the surnames represented by
searching for that surname on the net. There are also locations like
www.genforum.com
that have surname forums and you can post a message about the Bible.
I've found "Bible-saving" as my husband refers to it, to be very
rewarding. I usually ask only repayment of what I paid for the Bible
and postage for priority mail to send it to the recipient. I've had
good luck saving family Bibles (and photos too when there is information
found on the photo) though sometimes it can take awhile. ..Cheryl..