Me, too, Dave! What a small world. I went to Elmhurst College in the 60's and I have been told that they still have not won a football game. :-) ----- Original Message ----- From: David L. Snow <DLSNOW@worldnet.att.net> To: <DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 27, 1999 10:57 PM Subject: Re: Info on Genealogy and Copyrights. > Hey Susan, a Gen Class at COD. No Kidding.....Good for you. Did my > under-graduate work at Elmhurst. > > Dave > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ------------- > At 06:48 PM 8/27/1999 -0500, you wrote: > >Carolyn, > > > >I teach genealogy at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. So, my > >opinion tends to be more conservative than some other family historians, but > >I do not consider a discussion group on the internet to be a source. (A > >valuable help, but not a source.) If someone posts a query, and I respond, > >I include the actual source reference so the other person can consult it and > >evaluate it for themselves. I also do not regard webpages, the I.G.I., > >CD-ROM's and published or unpublished indexes as sources. They are aids > >which lead us to sources. If you do not examine a source for yourself, but > >rely on the accuracy of another person to do a lookup for you, you could > >risk the validity of your work. More importantly, you miss the opportunity > >to view the actual document, court record, grave marker, artifact, etc., > >and the possibility of seeing additional information which could be of value > >to you. > > > >That is just my opinion, but I hope it helps. > > > >Susan > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: <Familybuff@cs.com> > >To: <DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Friday, August 27, 1999 6:21 PM > >Subject: Re: Info on Genealogy and Copyrights. > > > > > >> I am in the beginning stages of writing about our Whitford family. Is it > >> permissible for me to document a source as "Danville Crossing List on the > >> Internet"? I have received data from members of the list. > >> Thank you. > >> Carolyn Whitford > >> > >> > >> ==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== > >> My family tree must have been used for Firewood !!! > >> > > > > > > > >==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== > >My genealogy software won't accept "spaceship" > >as a "Place of Birth"..... Now What ???? > > > > > ==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== > My Family Tree has Root Rot !! > >