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INTRODUCTION




                              The Cenealoeical Reseirch Dirmorv IC.R.D.I  has become an im~onant international re-
                              search taol. k'e  believe it to he theCheaaes~and mast conveniekt means bv which Der-
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                              sons may exchange rcsearch data with distant relatives.
                              We are oleased with the woivorldwideoafiicioation of familv  historians in this 8th Dlrec-
                              tory.  Some  5778  individual contribulors  from  twenty  countries  have  submitted  more
                              than  100,000  entries to the Dlrectory.  If is larger in size,  with 860 pages, ihan the 7th Di-
                              recbry (784 pages) published in 1986,  and becamc available  to contributors worldwide
                              within five months of the closing date for receipt of entries.
                              WC again  record our thanks  to Our  agents,  Margaret Audin (FRANCE),  Amy  Lewis
                              (NZ).  Neui Schreiner-Yanlis  (USA),  Elizabeth Simpson  and  Philip Simpson  (UK),
                              Elizabeth  Thorsell  (SWEDEN).  Jeannette  Tyson  (CANADA).  Patricia  Goldsmith
                              (AFRICA) and Friedrich Wollmerihauser (GERMANY),  who not only assisted greatly
                              with the  promotion of the Dirmory and the  subsiantial amount of mail received.  but
                              also soned out variour problems and gave us useful advicc. Thanks also to Allison Allen,
                              Janet Robinson and John Pickett, for their assistance with the preparation of the prelirni-
                              nary pages and society listings and Philip Graham for his expen layout work wirh  the
                              advenisements and the listings,  and also  Karen Bradley,  Brenda  Dennis & other staff
                              members of Photoset Computer Services.
                              We gratefully acknowledge the assistance of the many genealogical societies which seni
                              our  foms Io their memhers in rerurn for a  financial  contribution tawards mailing en-
                              penser.  As a  service  to  there  Societies  and to genealogists worldwidc we  list societies
                              alter the addresses of contribuiors towards the back of ihis Dlrectov.
                              30 January  1987                          K.A. Johnson & M.R. Sainiy.
                                              CONTACTI\(;  CONTRIHUTORS

                              Thoughi and care should be exercired whena reader of this Direclon wirhes to contact one of the
                              coniributors listed.
                              Points to Note:-
                              I  Nhrrrdrcr>lny the :n\cl  iw. \pl1 inr.c.iJntq ofdcsl.~l..m >UI in l~ll if urit.np 1.i ~n.iihcr
                                .;iunir)  Wriiethc lull ddrrrt r-rh<>uii crcn if iidu<n.~t mdke x.nrr.t.i)iu.  inc p..\(  .>iti:c
                                .II Jcstln*t.cin  *.Il unJrr,uiiiJ  or pan..  ~li(rl) .krr  .n u r~l.np 81.1  p>\ldl .(>.I.s
                              2.  Da noi make your initialconiact with contribuiora by lelephone, you may bc intmding on their
                                privacy and valuable lime.
                              3.  We suggest you $end a postage sianip for  local reply or tvo international siamp coupons if
                                çorresponding with overseas contributon
                              4.  Send al1 inicrnatiunal mil by AIR.
                              5.  Eiiclosea simple family mechan ifpossible as it can te understoodfar more easily than pages
                                of enplanationa.
                              6.  Donoiwritetoeve~personresearchingapriicularnanieunlessyoiiareinierestedinihalname
                                worldwide. Itcan te irritaiing forcontribulors toreceivequeries which Dbviously donot inany
                                way relatetotheirentriesin theDirecloq. eg. Ilacontributor is ~eaiching the name MULLER
                                in  SNngart, Ge-y   17U11750, donotwile tothcm about ynirMULLERancestor, who arrived
                                InNewYork USAin 1875 or Brisbane AUS in 1880unless yui belicvehi IxcamehmSNRgan.
                              7.  11 you enpecr help try Io helpothers. If the family names ofyour anceslorsare no1 listed in this
                                Dir~croq. then you obviously have no1 eniered paniculars of iheni.
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