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CD-ROM's and published or unpublished indexes as sources.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 ???? >