oldenburg-l - Nachricht 2008-04 00010

[Annette Sweetman <bubs(a)nc.rr.com>]

My 2 cents is... I looked at a German church record from 1690 to 1850 
(at the family history center) and it had so many entries, difficult to 
decipher words, and so many people with the same first names and 
surnames that it easily took me 20+ hours to review it all.  And the 
review was not easy on the back or eyes - I would think 35 Euro/hr is 
appropriate.   The lucky info received over this mailing list is really 
from kind hearted people with handy resources!
Annette

RICHARD L SCHINDALL wrote:
> Hello,
>        Recently I posted a message asking for any information on the Meinen & Hoeffers Families in Halsbeck & Westerstede Parishes in the 1800- 1860 era. 
> I received one reply and was referred to a person that worked at the Ev-luth Church in Westerstede. After contacting that person via e-mail I was told that the charges to look into the church records for the names, birth dates ,marriage dates, deaths and parents names would cost 35 Euro per hour and an average estimate of 350 Euro to complete. I see daily e-mails going back and forth on family information searches, are these being supplied at this exhorborante rate? Please advise.
>                                                                                                                   Respectfully, 
>                                                                                                                    Richard L. Schindall
>                                                                                                                    Bettendorf, Iowa
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