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 > > > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed > information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail > message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should > read "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to > [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).