tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post5144789577510501004..comments2024-03-26T11:22:41.940-07:00Comments on Genea-Musings: 101 Best Genealogy Web Sites for 2009Randy Seaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-62677713663813842502009-06-18T01:53:05.061-07:002009-06-18T01:53:05.061-07:00Hi, Randy,
Thanks for noting my Twitter re my Tr...Hi, Randy, <br /><br />Thanks for noting my Twitter re my Tracing the Tribe post on this. Of course, there should have been a top 10 geneablogger category! <br /><br />However, as Diane says, the list would have gone to many, many more than 101 if everything notable was added this year. <br /><br />Let's be philosophical and say there's always next year! I'm sure Diane and her staff are already working on ideas for next year's list.<br /><br />SchellySchelly Talalay Dardashtihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10930641777765846278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-85278073291602434632009-06-17T12:57:40.598-07:002009-06-17T12:57:40.598-07:00I don't understand omission of the WV Div. of ...I don't understand omission of the WV Div. of Archives and History's web site, which posts images of marriage records, death records and birth records.<br /><br />These are not confined to the late 19th- to early 20-century records covered by all the listed sites: they commence with 1784 marriages in Harrison Co., WV.<br /><br />County birth records beginning in 1853 are being entered, and State death records beginning in 1909 as well as (slowly coming along) the County death records which also begin in 1853.<br /><br />The search engine is good, allowing wild cards, with instructions for using them.<br /><br />http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_select.aspx<br /><br />Those of us with WV roots bless this wonderful site, which it should be noted is maintained by the poorest State in the nation.<br /><br />The main drawback to the site is that Volume/Liber citations are not given for most of the records. For some localities the book:page citation can be found in the index on pilot.familysearch.com.Geoloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12050268303916428230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-61758234060611410042009-06-17T12:14:30.925-07:002009-06-17T12:14:30.925-07:00Thanks for setting me straight, John--looks like I...Thanks for setting me straight, John--looks like I read Tamura's comment too quickly.<br />DianeFamily Tree Magazinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05271589489053423769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-19128397877165729262009-06-17T11:04:35.311-07:002009-06-17T11:04:35.311-07:00I think there's also a good argument that Root...I think there's also a good argument that Rootsweb shouldn't have been included in the Top 10 Big Sites...unless there really was no other Big Site that deserved mentioning. <br /><br />If one insists Ancestry and Rootsweb are still separate sites, the 101st entry could have been The Generations Network.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17779409214968505642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-56657659561931767352009-06-17T11:00:19.987-07:002009-06-17T11:00:19.987-07:00Diane
The Generations Network (TGN)
and
The Nex...Diane<br /><br />The Generations Network (TGN)<br /><br />and<br /><br />The Next Generation (TNG) Network<br /><br />are different.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17779409214968505642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-76054879590018397682009-06-17T09:59:32.841-07:002009-06-17T09:59:32.841-07:00Thanks for the comments! Just wanted to point out ...Thanks for the comments! Just wanted to point out where TGN is: The list has 10 categories of 10 sites each, plus one "in a class by itself." That's Ancestry.com, mentioned in the intro at http://familytreemagazine.com/101for2009/<br />DianeFamily Tree Magazinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05271589489053423769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-2344883510288540342009-06-17T09:50:06.386-07:002009-06-17T09:50:06.386-07:00Randy,
Okay, I'll take the challenge ;-)
I h...Randy,<br /><br />Okay, I'll take the challenge ;-)<br /><br />I had a brief look at their list and it seems oddly out of date to me.<br /><br />No mention of GenSeek, GenealogyCloud or the TNG Network, all "cutting edge" initiatives that (may) change how we search the web for genealogy.<br /><br />I did not notice any mention of the 1911 census either, surely a major vital source.<br /><br />- TamuraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com