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<font color=navy>I've been trying to get started on my family geneology for my father's side of the family. I'm at a dead end because when he was alive, he was unable to speak about his family due to illness. He was older than most people who have children my age also so most of the people who knew more than I do have passed as well. The furthest I can trace his family, which is not very far, is to his old hometown, Lake Providence, LA. I've found several people there who share my surname, a slightly uncommon one, but they are all white people.
As you would probably guess, the library and city hall in a town like Lake Providence ain't exactly ONLINE and WIRED so I was wondering if there happened to be anyone in that area who could find a moment to or a friend to do a public records check for a birth certificate or something or, if not, knows of a service that can do the same. Maybe Grambling is close to this town, I believe it is in that neck of the woods. At any rate, this would be a great help to me because, as I'm sure you know, this kind of geneological info is very often very had to come by when the subject is black folks. So, if anyone feels like a super-slueth, please respond to me here or contact me via e-mail. My address is in my profile.
Thank you,
-ep
As you would probably guess, the library and city hall in a town like Lake Providence ain't exactly ONLINE and WIRED so I was wondering if there happened to be anyone in that area who could find a moment to or a friend to do a public records check for a birth certificate or something or, if not, knows of a service that can do the same. Maybe Grambling is close to this town, I believe it is in that neck of the woods. At any rate, this would be a great help to me because, as I'm sure you know, this kind of geneological info is very often very had to come by when the subject is black folks. So, if anyone feels like a super-slueth, please respond to me here or contact me via e-mail. My address is in my profile.
Thank you,
-ep