My grandbaby is stylin' fo sure!
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I had to come on here to get over my very pissed offness, which is really rare for me. My historical research was used in an ad without crediting me. My survey map of an old cem e tery, where our li br ary wants to put a parking lot, was used by the anti-parking lot folks. OK, I don't mind that they used it because we know there are probably still bodies there, some being veterans, and I'm not up for the park ing lot unless they can avoid the old cem e tery boundary, and I handed out some copies of the map at the li br ary board meeting, BUT jezzz get the info right if you're going to put it in print! It is hard enough for historian's to correct century old myths with facts without printing brand new errors.
I did hours, and HOURS of research, in two counties, to find the deed to the cem e tery, all the way back to 1825. I also found a survey for the guy's original parcel dated 1821 which was a miracle. I then took that survey, the metes & bounds description off the deed, and drew a new survey to scale with a current county property map, then overlaid it so people could see just how big it was. Definitely 10' widening to 20' going back on the property where they want the parking lot.
So they used the survey map I drew in the ad, said it was 1900 instead of 1825, and didn't say where they got it. Where the heck they got 1900 I haven't a clue.
So I shot off a diplomatic but firm email stating they had to run a correction ad with the correct information word for word, including where they got it from. I went on a bit about it being on them to make sure what they told people was true, because that is what people are complaining about with the li br ary. Lack of facts and being kept in the dark. I also said it affects my reputation as an abstractor if they put the wrong dates. (Make me look incompetent much?)
OK, vent over.... I feel a little better.