I assume what you are looking for are the heirs to the estate.   You can do
this by getting a copy of the deceased's will, which had to have been filed
in Probate Court, I think in the jurisdiction in which the deceased live
(someone check me on this).   I don't think it's a difficult thing to do,
but I'm not sure how time consuming it is -- and whether it is worth paying
your salary, your lawyer's salary or just a researcher's salary.

Janice Klein
Director
Mitchell Museum of the American Indian
Kendall College
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From: Vallin, Amy <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Monday, November 01, 1999 11:40 AM
Subject: Finding People


>Hello-
>
>Does anyone on the list know of a way to find out information about a
>deceased person's estate.  The person in question has items on loan from
our
>collection, moved to another state, and we haven't heard from him or anyone
>regarding his estate or the items he has.  I really don't know what to do
>next.  I have done various people searches on the internet, checked out
>obituary notices on line, to no avail.  The "powers that be" here at the
>Science Center really don't want to have "to pay" to find information on
>this person.
>
>Any suggestions anyone has would be very helpful.  Please feel free to
>contact me off the list.
>
>Amy Vallin
>Collections Registrar
>Louisville Science Center
>727 W Main St
>Louisville, KY 40202
>502-561-6100 ext. 6568
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