Hi Jenny, The gencircles website looks great and I have uploaded my family tree. Thanks for passing it on. Jenny Victoria -----Original Message----- From: Lucas Family <lumac@iinet.net.au> To: AUSTRALIA-L@rootsweb.com <AUSTRALIA-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, 20 December 2000 12:02 Subject: GEDCOM > >Hi all.. > >What do we all want for christmas?.. To be able to knock down >those brick walls, well I do. >The letter below was sent to me, so thought I would check it >out and let me tell you it looks great. >I registered (it's free) 3 days ago, uploaded my gedcom and >today I have found new information (how good is that) not only >have I found new information I didn't have to look for it, it >was there on my page for me to see, the program matches my >information with other sumbitted gedcoms.. > >This could be the christmas present we have all been looking >for. > >Marry Christmas and a great New Year to all >Jenny >Perth Western australia > > >Jenny, > >Hi! I noticed that you have a great deal of genealogical >information >online. >I was curious whether you'd be interested in helping me with a >project. I >have launched a new web site called GenCircles. GenCircles is >a free, >community-based genealogy site that molds around people's >uploaded GEDCOM >files and will be an excellent new tool for genealogists. >There are some >features that set us apart from other web sites. First, we >have a new >technology called SmartMatching. SmartMatching compares the >individuals in >your file against all of the individuals in our Global Tree. >We run a >detailed search on every individual in your file, and see >where your >individuals match up with other individuals in other people's >files. >SmartMatching enables you to immediately see where other users >have >information that you are missing, and vice versa. Second, >your GEDCOM file >becomes a mini-community based on your genealogical data. >Other users can >post messages on the individuals in your file, sharing data in >their >research and helping to bridge the lines of communication >between you and >those that seek your ancestors. When a message is posted on >an individual, >it is also cross-posted to the appropriate surname in our >Clubs section. >For example, when you post a message on John Smith, it is also >listed in >the >Smith Club. This is a great way for other researchers to keep >up with all >"Smith" activity across all submitted files. You can delete >these messages >at any time. What I am looking for is a few more people to >contribute >their >data to get the web site off to a good start. Obviously, you >will have >full >control over any data that you contribute, and you can delete >it at any >time >(either directly through the web site or an email to me). If >you have any >questions, please feel free to ask. If you are interested, >visit this >link: >http://www.gencircles.com/ > >Thanks, >Kevin > > > > >==== AUSTRALIA Mailing List ==== >Guidelines for the Conference of Australian History >http://www.southernx.com.au/rootsweb.html > >============================== >Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp >Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > >