tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post1263385954577913443..comments2024-03-26T11:22:41.940-07:00Comments on Genea-Musings: Have You Posted Your Genealogy Research on the Internet? I Practice PMGDOE!Randy Seaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-83971723884787512012013-07-29T11:59:09.399-07:002013-07-29T11:59:09.399-07:00I have been on Ancestry.com since August 2011 as a...I have been on Ancestry.com since August 2011 as a beginner genealogist. It was, in the beginning, invaluable in learning how to create a family tree. Since then, I have traced my Lawson ancestors back to the 9th century to medieval England and one ancestor was knighted by the King of England. I am fascinated by medieval and England history and the blood royal lines that I learned about through further reading of England history. As I gained experience, the documents such as death certificates, marriage certificates, and especially U.S. Censuses, military records, and U.S. Applications for Headstones for Military Veterans, etc. is a utopia of source documents. I learned very quickly to use only sourced info. The only downside, unfortunately, that a majority of some Ancestry members is copy see, copy do, no research source documents listed. The list of kids dates of births to the mother and father is a nightmare, and even some kids are listed as being born before their parents. So I never, ever copy the list of kids on the profiles. I actually read and write down only the kids listed on the U.S. Census and work up my Family Group Record.<br />As far as this great website Genea-Musings, I am learning some great websites to post genealogy history and research. Wiki Tree is too complicated and has no trees, but I like Family Search.org because you can see the pedigree tree. One thing I did discover on Family Tree Magazine is a website called Evernote.com that a lot of genealogists are using now. You can post documents, photos, research to your hearts content and you can create "Notebooks" for each subject. A lot of business people use this and it seems to be a private website, rather than directly to Internet like blogs. So thanks a lot to Genea-Musings here for some great advice and ideas. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09128158038273812901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-77264823749612071462013-07-21T17:33:47.644-07:002013-07-21T17:33:47.644-07:00I am the cousin that "Anonymous" mention...I am the cousin that "Anonymous" mentions in blog. We live in two different countries and four time zones away from each other. We have shared combined info for several years and do our research for "our children." They need to know where they came from. <br />In my early stages of research, I to used "other peoples" info thinking it was verified facts. It took me several years of searching until I met my cousin on line. We share the original surname spelling which has been changed on my side several generations ago. Once we got to trust each other, our data base has grown very nicely. <br />I found a relative that shared my surname spelling by accident through a newspaper clipping. Since that discovery, we have amassed a very large data base on this man and his family. All this info is in plain sight and easy to find through newspapers, town clerks and the Family History center. Nobody has found this family even though the information is in plain sight and our surname is fairly common and widely researched. <br />Many people may not agree with our thinking, but that is your right. We do not collect hundreds and in some cases thousands of names just for the sake of collecting and not verifying facts.<br />I respect other peoples' thoughts about posting on line. Please respect our feeling on "not" posting our "facts and family" on line.<br />DJNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-67633291387302088252013-07-19T10:18:18.130-07:002013-07-19T10:18:18.130-07:00Randy; I have not posted my family history to th...Randy; I have not posted my family history to the web in any location or method. My reasons being; I have been “BURNED” a couple times now by people that I call Gleaners. (They go on the web hunting, finding, and then posting to their database without verifying or acknowledging their source.) Plus their database I find so many times to have major errors in it and they will not acknowledge, correct, or give verification as to “why” they feel their posting is truer than mine would be. When I started my family researching I shared with a man some data I had just obtained and I advised him it had not been checked and verified yet. I asked that he do so and work with me to do this before ever posting it, he did not, immediately posting it to his website. Needless to say as I progressed thru my verification process I did find errors. Now that wrong information is out there on his and other sites that have gleaned it from his website.<br /> Your theory of “cousin bait” is fine, but in my particular case I have found that many of those cousins do not do complete and verified research,,, only to post and grow the size of their family tree to the most entries they can seem to acquire, right or wrong, proven or not…. As if there is some contest out there for the largest amount of people posted within a family lineage tree.<br /> I have found one (1) cousin that we work together researching the family name because we have the same feelings as how to research and prove and this cousin does not post to the web either for the same reasons.<br /> I do my research to pass to my children and have decided finding cousins is not worth the stomach acid I get from the people that refuse to “prove” their postings, only to grow a tall tree giving the impression they do and use good solid researching methods when in fact I feel they “glean” data from others hard work..<br /> I know I am part of the minor group doing researching this way and my attitude frustrates many people, but CORRECT and VERIFIED data is much more important to me.<br /> A good way to insure your research and hard work is preserved is to share it with a genealogy society in the area of your research, I.E. where you grew up, where your ancestry comes from, etc.<br />D.<br />(verified data is solid research all other is garbage and not trustworthy.)<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-73191957798012205172013-07-19T08:50:21.602-07:002013-07-19T08:50:21.602-07:00Isn't FamilySearch Family Tree the one anyone ...Isn't FamilySearch Family Tree the one anyone can edit? <br /><br />I also have my tree "out there" because I don't want the information to be lost. I have mine on ancestry.com so that only I or the people who have my permission can edit it. I WANT my tree to be found. When I started it was such a mess to sort people I wouldn't wish that on anyone. As long as they had the same first OR last name, they were made the same family. I got the clues I needed from two online trees. It required a lot of reading but I did find it.<br /><br />Of course I still have brick walls. I've connected with others looking for the same people. I'm sure if one of us solves any of those mysteries we will be sharing with each other so that we have someone to do the happy dance with.Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13256855136448978468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-30066118988290997072013-07-18T17:23:04.635-07:002013-07-18T17:23:04.635-07:00Yes, I have my tree on Ancestry (public) and I hav...Yes, I have my tree on Ancestry (public) and I have started blogging about my direct ancestors by writing up their lives in story/timeline fashion. I try to put as much value into my work so as to pay forward and back to all the other researchers out there. I'm not the only one related to my ancestors! lol And I have already received so much help from cousins and other interested parties, it makes it all worth it.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14740669075493056040noreply@blogger.com