{"id":1720,"date":"2021-08-22T15:34:19","date_gmt":"2021-08-22T15:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.genealogyatheart.com\/?p=1720"},"modified":"2021-08-22T15:34:19","modified_gmt":"2021-08-22T15:34:19","slug":"genealogy-acts-of-kindness-or-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogyatheart.com\/?p=1720","title":{"rendered":"Genealogy Acts of Kindness or Scam?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Yesterday I received an Ancestry.com message from a woman in Ohio who had found a Bible that had a name that appears in my public tree – Landfair.  She said she would mail it to me if I would pick up the cost.  I was warned that the Bible was heavy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, there are so many scams today how do you know if the offer is legit or not?  She provided a phone number.  I Googled it and it was for Ohio but not for her.  She had provided her first and last name and checking that out, she was a member of a genealogy organization to which I also belong.  She did live in the area where she reportedly found the Bible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I first messaged her back on Ancestry but after several hours, she hadn’t replied.  I decided to give her a call.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m glad I took the risk…she was a sweet woman who said she finally was able to get out and enjoy an interest that she pursued BC (before covid) – reuniting found items to descendants.  She said she found my public tree first because I had the most citations for the family.  She also reached out to a few others who had the name in their tree.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The oldest documented individual in the Bible was my first cousin three times removed.  I knew of a closer descendant so I texted the kind woman an email address and told her to mention my name. That individual lives close and would save the finder the issue of mailing.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was an absolutely important find for that line as there is NO marriage record to be found other than what was recorded in the Bible.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kudos to all of you wonderful people who spread genealogy acts of kindness!  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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