Be careful of accepting only a will.  Remember the probate document is the
final dissolution of an estate not a will.  Just because something is in the
will DOES not mean that is what the probate decisions were.  Always ask for
the probate!

Tracie

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Diane Gutenkauf [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent:	Friday, March 11, 2005 11:02 AM
> To:	[log in to unmask]
> Subject:	Re: missing artifacts
> 
> Py producing a legal document showing inheritance, such as a will. With
> out such proof, there's no way to tell which of potentially many
> decendents has the legal right to the object. You could be proactive by
> attempting to contact the executor of the estate and establishing a list
> of heirs. Then contact each heir and ask them to deed the object to the
> institution. I have done this successfully with up to 6 heirs. It required
> me to circulate a lot of paperwork but it was worth it to clean up the
> loan.
> 
> Best of luck,
> Diane Gutenkauf
> 
> On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 11:44:35 -0500, Susannah West
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> <snip>
> >A related question:  at the John Rankin House in Ripley, Ohio, there are
> >several items that were loaned by a descendant sometime in the early
> 1960s.
> > However, there doesn't seem to be any loan documentation.  Should a
> >descendant show up wanting these items returned, how would he/she prove
> >ownership?
> >
> >Susannah West
> >Ripley, Ohio
> >
> 
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