<grin> You know, I still copy most of it by hand. People ask--"Can you send me a copy of the original?"  Well, no, because I just transcribed it!  Of course, they think that's weird.  If I copied ever doc I use I'd REALLY be in the poor house! I can give them book and page--if they just HAVE to have a copy... 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Mickey Fournier<mailto:[log in to unmask]> 
  To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> 
  Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 7:49 AM
  Subject: Re: [VA-ROOTS] Is Genealogy obsolete?


  No, genealogy is not obsolete and never will be.  Those of us sat on cement
  floors in courthouse sub-basements and hand-copied documents (before the
  photocopier was invented) by the light of the 20 watt bulb dangling from the
  15 foot ceiling  are still here.

  Most of us typed, transcribed, posted and otherwise shared our research
  findings and copies of our work.  We just got tired of handing several
  generations to some new enthusiast who never even bothers to send a word of
  thanks, then posts our findings on RootsWeb or Ancestry as their own work.
  Been there, done that, got the T-shirt.

  And as to losing volunteers, how many of you who are complaining have
  voluteered a precious minute of your time???

  I will get off my soap box now - just had all I could stomach.

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