Nel I think you would need known examples of each person's hand writing before any comparison could be made. Clay --- On Thu, 2/10/11, nelhatch <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > From: nelhatch <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: [VA-ROOTS] Need help with an off the wall question........ > To: [log in to unmask] > Date: Thursday, February 10, 2011, 8:01 PM > HATCHER website: http://hatcherfamilyassn.com > HALL DNA project: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nhatcher/hall/HDNAtest.htm > When confronted by a difficult problem, you can solve it > more easily by reducing it to the question, "How would > the Lone Ranger have handled this?" - Unknown > > Greetings, All........ > > I have a very ugly bible record composed of 4 pages that > can be seen here....... > http://hatcherfamilyassn.com/getperson.php?personID=I41975&tree=WmTheIm > Click the pages for a larger view. > > There's no question a number of people made entries and not > always grouped neatly together. My problem is that earlier > researchers have attempted to identify the writer of each > entry in order to connect them into the family tree. My > suspicion is that there have been some errors in this > process and that a few people have been wrongly attached to > the wrong family. > > Sooooo! I'm wondering if it would be helpful to have a > professional handwriting analyst study those pages to sort > out who wrote what. And it would seem I would need someone > who is skilled in analyzing old style handwriting. > > Has anyone ever done this or have knowledge of reputable > analysts? If so, can you recommend a good analyst and > provide a rough estimate of cost per hour? > > Thanks for any guidance! > > Nel Hatcher > > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see > the instructions at > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html