Christi, There are several free web page providers out there. A copy of what I am--slowly--developing on my maternal side is enclosed. Again, these websites can be lost if something happens to the website provider or the individual maintaining the website. Your information can be trashed. A backup for the web page somewhere on rootsweb appeals to me. Jim http://home.beseen.com/hobbies/a5122a/lewter.html At 09:20 PM 11/10/1999 -0600, you wrote: >Hi George et al, > >I think your idea for a repository is a very good one but I also have to >agree with the Robert's comments about not having one big database. As for >the GenForum idea, I also disagree with that as an alternative as GenForum >is likely to be eventually "harvested" by FTM and I don't particularly care >for that idea! :) The idea behind the Calvert mailing list homepage was to >be able to link to the various different lines of Calverts (and to all the >data we can get out there on the web) of both those on and off list. Maybe >we could come up with a "Beginning Generations" page that would then link >off into the separate websites dealing with those lines. In other words, >follow the tree down, say, 5 generations, to where most of us split off (at >Leonard) and then have links to the pages dealing with each of the >descending lines. For example, from Leonard's son William we would link to >a page with William's genealogy and then links to pages with his children's >information such as mine and Gary Lee's, who both descend from William >(along with a lot of others on the list!)through different son's. This is >easier to demonstrate than to explain! :) This way we all can keep track of >our own "branches" but can collaborate on the first several generations >before we "split". Another way to look at this is that we break into >"taskforces" with each one taking on a certain "branch" and maintaining it. >For example, I would take on the decendants of say, Richard, (John, Jacob, >John, George, William, Leonard) unless there was no one on the father's line >(ie. John) in which case I would take on John >(Jacob,John,George,William,Leonard) unless there was no one... you get the >idea. Then, where there was someone else on the line, we could collaborate >on it and on up until we are all in the same "large" research group. Does >this make any sense? That way we still have a "central repository" so to >speak, but it is maintained by different folks in different places. If >anything happens to one of the servers, etc., the rest of the database would >still be intact. I would be more than happy to host it in the space we have >on Rootsweb (as the space that I have is ad free and plenty big) but I >really don't think having one large gedcom is a good idea (plus the fact >that I HATE the ads and the layout of the new gedcom format at rootsweb). >Ok, so that said, I'm updating the webpage as we speak and anyone out there >that has a site that they would like linked... please speak up! Also, if >you don't have a site but are interested in getting your data out there, >please let me know and I'll see what we can work up to get you on the web! >:) > >Christi Calvert Brogan >Proud Rootsweb Donor >Visit our list pages at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cbrogan >Visit our personal homepage at http://users.idworld.net/brogan > > >==== CALVERT Mailing List ==== >Any list problems or questions can be sent to the listowner, Christi Calvert >Brogan at [email protected] >