Monday, October 8, 2007

What's taking so long?

Many of you are wondering why it's taking so long to get results. From emails received over the past few months, it's clear that many family members are under the impression that the genealogy report will get things rolling. Well the truth is that the genealogy report is just a very small part of a much larger set of tasks. Since most of you don't know what's all involved then here's a very brief summary of what we have to sort through:

1. Nearly 300 mineral companies (oil, lignite, gas, coal) and their particular sets of paperwork
2. Several hundred CD-ROMs worth of data
3. over 200 2-inch binders completely filled up
4. Several governments agencies
5. Court documents
and more!

So hopefully this helps to put a perspective on things and allow you to see what sort of patience is required to see this through.