I never, ever, share my entire tree with anyone, even my immediate family. What I do share is this:
--> a descendants chart containing everyone in the line that is common to us, edited so that only first name (or the one they're known by) and last name are showing for living people. This way they know the living exist, but they don't have enough information to track them down easily. I start out by generating a text file of the chart, then editing that file down to what I want to share. I may attach that edited file to an email, or I may copy it into an email. If I do the latter, I change the font of the chart to a proportional one (usually Courier). --> a descendants book report, containing all (non-private) information I have, including sources, for those who are no longer living. I've also started creating closed groups in Facebook now, as well, and invite to it my Facebook friends who are connected to that branch of the family (I use a tag in Legacy to keep track of relatives on Facebook) so they can "meet" each other too. I post copies of the two reports above there as well, so that othes who I may not have exchanged information with in a while can see any new information I've gathered recently. I'm frankly horrified at the number of people I've come in contact with over the years, who share every last detail on everyone in their tree, including masses of living people. I record that information when it comes to me, but I don't pass it on until I know the person is now deceased or were born so long ago it's very unlikely they're still around. Hope this helps. :-) Wendy Michele/Support said the following on 20/01/2014 2:23 a.m.: > > Ed, > > I enter everything and source everything. HOWEVER, I am very > selective with what I share with others. I will only export a select > branch or even just a single family. I will mark people as invisible > if I need to but I can’t even remember having to do this because I > rarely send anything to anyone that is dated more recent than about > 1900. Why, because if it is recent they should have been able to find > it themselves J I never GEDCOM my entire file and send it to someone. > > Michele > > Technical Support > > mich...@legacyfamilytree.com <mailto:mich...@legacyfamilytree.com> > > www.LegacyFamilyTree.com <http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com> > > *From:*Ed Ladendorf [mailto:edladend...@yahoo.com] > *Sent:* Sunday, January 19, 2014 7:39 AM > *To:* LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > *Subject:* [LegacyUG] Identity theft > > I would like to share my files with a trusted family member (or > friend). But I'm hesitant to include much information on living > people, even though this can be suppressed by whomever gets the file. > It's entirely possible that they could enter this information online > (whether intentional or not), or share it through another medium. This > has been a concern of mine, and I wonder how others handle it. > Genealogy could be a gold mine for unscrupulous people. > > 1. How much information do you enter, if any, about your children or > other living family members, and do you include sources? > > 2. Do you enter sources for yourself? You don't need them, but others > might in the future. > > Thanks for any direction in this matter. > > Ed > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
