Cynthia,
I wish to take issue with your blanket assessment that any database
over 45,000 people is just a collection.
I have been researching the Stedman/etc family for years and have
developed a main database of over 65,000 names and ancillary
databases of about another 10,000 name. Almost every name in those
databases have been hand entered by myself from data submitted to me
by family members from all over the world.
Richard Weber maintains a database in Legacy of about 250,000 names
for the Sprague family that has been developed with care over years.
I could go on and on.
We can all accept that there are several name collections in
ancestry.com and elsewhere; however, to blithely dismiss every large
database as unworthy is a disservice to researchers who have
dedicated much of their time to developing superior research sources.
John Lisle.
Nashua, NH
At 11:09 AM 4/23/2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
...
However, when I see someone at ancestry.com who lists a database of
45,000 + then I know most are just collecting, collecting,
collecting for the sheer number of the exercise and usually have no
connection other than to be 'harvesting' information. I do not list
these folks. For those of you who use ancestry.com I am sure you
can understand this assessment.
Regards,
Cynthia N. Russell in Michigan
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