I think I may have gotten an answer about where the material will go and
that will probably be East Carolina Univ. where all of Mrs. Kerr's papers
went. What little I have seen relates to eastern North Carolina. Thus far
I have not found a connection to the Kerr's in Warren Co. or the piedmont
section. There do not seem to be any original source documents. She was a
genealogist but most of what I have seen thus far seems to relate to her own
family lines and based on her research in Washington, D.C. Still, I will
get it to East Carolina and let them decide but not until I have made
certain that we have copies of anything that will be useful to researchers
in the area. I have emptied an old heavy lead lined chest to store the
material while it is here. Everything in my house would burn but nothing
inside that chest would ever burn unless the lead melted first. Once I can
get copies made, I will be more than happy to send to anyone who will
transcribe them for the county pages or archives.
I too share Sandy's concerns and if I find any source material, it will be
treated with great care and respect. I really don't think that is what we
have.
Nola
Nola, your lead-lined chest reminds me of a lady I knew when I first started
researching back in the 1970's. She kept all her papers in an old
chest-type freezer! The recent discussion reminds me that we should all
have plans for what will happen to our research after we are deceased.
Linda