Anne you took the words right out of my mouth, hooray for you and well said. impressive number 350000. Makes my measly 93,000 +- look pale. I too really feel good when I can help others. When I first started Internet research I was using FTM and I downloaded many files from their CD collections also made an enemy of a lady that I respect [she is still angry with me] I down loaded her data from a MY FAMILY site and she demanded that I take it off from where I had posted it online, I was not able to do that because we had many of the same names. I no longer do ANY merging for that reason and also I once merged a GEDCOM into my data twice. I am still picking out duplicates. My gripe is a few persons that I am positive just add names to their data to get the bigger numbers, you sound like a person after my own heart. again I am IMPRESSED, I am excited to be approaching 100,000 entering each one with my one good typing hand. Now to get pictures for as many of them as I possibly can [LOL] Love, Light, Rainbows and Blessings Sandra Tyler Duncan [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anne Hildrum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2006 2:58 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Name Collections (Was: Researchers' Addresses)
> What is name collection? Having hundreds of thousands > people in your database? > > At present I do have close to 350000 people in my > database. Yes I have entered every one into my > database myself. Have I researched every one of them > myself. Nope, I have not. Did I grab those off the Internet, > nope, they come from Bygdebooks(farm and family history books) > from the areas I am researching and where they are available, > censuses and church records. Of course my own family side > are more reseacrhed than others. Of course some of them are > from other people working on the same families as me and sendt me > from them. > > So what if some people thinks that is name collection, > those who are looking for people in the areas I am interrested in > are very happy when I am able to steer them in the right direction, > because I don't only enter my own family into my file, but everybody > in the area, sooner or later they are more than likely to end up > related anyway. Sometimes I find missing people in one community > showing up in another. > > This subject comes up ever so often, what's the big deal? > If someone related finds my ancestry on the internet and > figure out they are their's as well, so what if they grab it. Of > course would be nice if they'd let me know, but heck I don't own > all of these people, I am just related to them. > > I guess we are all looing for some of the same things and at > the same times different things. I get a lot of pleasure out of > helping other's finding their roots and relatives as much as > researching my own. My base is huge, yours are small or smaller, > so what, isn't the fun of doing it whether in small scale or big > that gives us the enjoyment and pleasure of doing it. > > Anne > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sandra Tyler Duncan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2006 8:34 PM > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Name Collections (Was: Researchers' Addresses) > > > > Hi Cynthia and John and interested others > > I do not wish to take issue with your assessment, in my 44 years plus, > > working on my family tree, I have seen those UGLY name collectors. When I > > first discovered the Internet in the 1980's I posted my data with great > > excitement, but to my distress my stuff was downloaded to a man that today > > has over 147,000 names in his list . I did not know how to privatize or how > > to protect the living. But to his credit he did remove the living when I > > asked. Today my 93,618 is still growing as fast as I can one handedly type > > it in because I have found so many sources for West Virginia stuff and > > being as how WV is my favorite state genealogy wise. Neat thing is that as I > > was growing up here in California there were many Oakie and Arkie jokes > > about the people that were born, live and die in that state that I am still > > totally amazed that none of the stereotypes fit. Many of my "NEW" names > > are coming from DON NORNMAN'S FAMILY FILES and most of the entries are blood > > related to me. And God bless West Virginia for allowing research of their > > vital records which have allowed me to verify and add to what I already > > have. GOLLY I enjoy genealogy and LEGACY. > > Love, Light, Rainbows and Blessings > > Sandra Tyler Duncan > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "John B. Lisle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2006 10:26 AM > > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Name Collections (Was: Researchers' Addresses) > > > > > > > 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 > > > Enter the drawing for a FREE Legacy Cruise to Alaska or a FREE research trip to Salt Lake's Family History Library. Open to users of Legacy 6 Deluxe. Enter online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/FreeTrip.asp Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
