Hi, Sorry it's taken me so long to reply to this, I just didn't have the time
earlier this week to read this most interesting article, and I wanted to Thank
Keith for forwarding this, it's very informative and helpful to all of us. I
know I've run across some people that seem to be "protective" of their
research,
seeming to be afraid to share their findings with others that could possibly be
related to them somehow. I personally don't understand that kind of thought
pattern. I mean, if I were to find out that some of MY descendants were doing
this type of not sharing of information, I'd at least turn over in my grave, and
if at all possible, come back and tell them to "straighten up, I didn't raise my
family to be selfish, and especially concerning their own family!" Well, we are
all in this rather difficult, but fun and rewarding lifestyle of doing genealogy,
and from the way that I see it, we ALL have access, or no access to different
records, and I just don't understand why someone would choose to be stingy about
sharing at least enough info for other's to know WHERE to look anyway. I would
just as soon share the whole of the information that I have, and maybe someone
else would have a piece of that puzzle that would fit where I've been stumped
at. I'd be proud to be able to help someone else with any of the information
that I've collected in my searches. As children, most of us were taught that
cooperation will net much better results than not sharing. That doesn't stop
with becomeing adults, some people just lose sight of how well that worked.
As for someone "taking" my info, because they don't want to do their
own
research instead well, for me anyway, I find the search alot of fun, and I'd
just feel sorry for them to not know that wonderful feeling that comes with
making a connection that I just KNEW was there, or finding the parents of my
ggggrandparents. I mean, what a thrill that is, and for one who doesn't want to
find that wonderful feeling on their own, well mores the pity, they will be the
ones that lose out. But on the other hand, if the info I have found to this
point is able to help someone to find that next step, then we are both the richer
for that sharing of information. Ok, sorry I've rambled, but this fear of
sharing information that some folks have, has always bothered me, and this
article kinda brought all that out. Thanks, Leola
Keith Kurtz wrote:
I recomend everyone follow the link below and read the article. It is
very
informative.
Keith
>From: "Jan" <nefret(a)frontiernet.net>
>Old-To: <MDFREDER-L(a)rootsweb.com>
>Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 07:07:46 -0500
>
>Resent-Sender: MDFREDER-L-request(a)rootsweb.com
>
>After reading this entire article, it makes us wonder if this isn't the
>reason some of have reached our "brick walls", especially when we use
search
>engines that have our names but they are off by a day or two or an initial.
>FALSE MARKERS IN GENEALOGICAL DATA," by George G. Morgan
>("Along Those Lines . . ." 2 February 2001)
>George's recent article on "Bogus Genealogies" opened a big can of
>worms. Find out what some people are including in their database
>files that could lead you astray in your research.
>http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/news/articles/3324.asp
>
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