tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927510992143247693.post1611515990848660838..comments2023-10-31T12:12:35.050-05:00Comments on The Last Leaf On This Branch: Blogging with a PurposeLaura Cosgrove Lorenzanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02794581991087280753noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927510992143247693.post-77909211013943893412019-11-04T03:55:21.383-06:002019-11-04T03:55:21.383-06:00Please don't delete your blog, Laura. We all w...Please don't delete your blog, Laura. We all want to leave something of value. I understand completely about research for someone else. Although I have suspended my research to embark on a book (not a genealogy one), I was approached recently by a friend who wanted me to do some research for a eulogy. He had been told by an archive that there was not enough time to perform his research before the eulogy date, but I was a friend rather than a professional so hours don't count (sarcasm there). As you know, it's hard to suppress the curiosity and I became engrossed in putting together a potted history for my friend. When time permitted, I have been guilty of researching an tasty historical lead for my own interest (i.e. not connected with my family or any known friends), and then writing it up as a sort of journalism. I have never tried to be a professional because I'm well aware of the the time that can be taken, not just in looking up references or transcribing but in forming a coherent picture of someone's life in order to help searches, and then the difficulty in accounting for those "lost" hours to a client.Tony Proctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18330460400737261264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927510992143247693.post-12934426293917494212019-11-03T21:40:11.353-06:002019-11-03T21:40:11.353-06:00I have leaned from your blog, hope you post up som...I have leaned from your blog, hope you post up some more and good luck on this new journey!dustbunny8https://www.blogger.com/profile/16661219671052355475noreply@blogger.com