<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.18813"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>It's something that a professional genealogist could do (and sometimes does) using genealogy training and skills.   I doubt that I would trace an old girlfriend for somebody though, that would obviously raise all kinds of warning flags.  I would act as an intermediary though.  The issue of whether it's "genealogy" or not wouldn't be an issue for me if I decided to take it on.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Larry</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=dougb81042@gmail.com href="mailto:dougb81042@gmail.com">James Burnett</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=apgpubliclist@apgen.org href="mailto:apgpubliclist@apgen.org">apgpubliclist@apgen.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, September 19, 2009 10:01 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [APG Public List] Vol 3 Issue 24--Kathy</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Finally, here is my question. If a potential client wants to locate an old<BR>> buddy or a former girlfriend or neighbor (kinship not involved), would you<BR>> consider that search to be what a professional genealogist does? I have my own<BR>> opinion, but want to hear your consensus.<BR>><BR>> Kathy<BR>> Charlotte, North Carolina<BR>><BR><BR>This seems to me to be more of *missing persons* issue and while we may have the skill sets I don't see it as a genealogy issue.<BR>Douglas Burnett<BR>Satellite Beach<BR>FL<BR> <P> <HR> <P></P>_______________________________________________<BR>APG Public Mailing List<BR>http://apgen.org/publications/publiclist/<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>