A few months ago I attended a genealogy chat in Second Life - the topic was obituaries. It was another great chat hosted by Genie Weezles. After the chat I visited several of the sites recommended and hit "pay dirt." One of the suggested sites was for the United Brethren Obituaries Index (Sorry the link is no longer active). My husband had ancestors that were United Brethren and I decided to check the index. A quick search for "Burtner" showed Rev. Henry Burtner. When I clicked on the link I didn't just get a transcript, but a clipping of the obituary from the 4 Mar 1857 issue of the Religious Telescope publication (Dayton, OH). This wonderful clipping gave a memoir of Rev. Burtner's life, and contained information I didn't have previously.
I am continually amazed at how great the chats are in Second Life. They are full of useful information.
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