Hi Re -disposal of gifted family trees etc and DGFHS. - Yes this was about 2 years ago. I appreciate that changes have tasken place, but didn't realise that you can no longer readily use the former trees. I went to the shop on my first visit to Dumfries, researching my family. One of the staff looked in the files and came up with a detailed history report on my family. I was thrilled to bits! Although I had most of the info, it helped me a lot on side lines. The data was well researched, and accurate, although most of the sources were not quoted. Im Hastings Museum there is a collection of genealogical notes - really simple jottings - no sources given, on various local families, in the Mainwaring Baines collection, which is (or was!) available by photocopy, ir requested. It is a pity if this type of information is not still available, it can still be very helpful, although I do appreciate the difficulties of the legislation. Sorry to suggest wrong information!! Alison >-- Original Message -- >From: DFSGAL@aol.com >Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2004 14:42:03 EDT >Subject: Re: [D-G LIST] re family records >To: Alison_J@handbag.com, DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com > > >Hello Alison, (and List) >As part of the discussion on the disposal of gifted (found) family trees, >you said, > >> I have also obtained copies of family trees which do >> not necesasarily have sources from the Dumfries and Galloway FHS. It's>worthcontacting them to see if they would like them. >> > >If that was recently, I'm surprised to hear it. Dumfries and Galloway have >had to totally review their policy on retaining old style family trees because of the latest European directives associated with the Data Protection act. >

All law and directives are open to interpretation, they are not prescriptive. I think not including family trees or notes without written permission is too strict *IF* you honour the 100 yr rule. Would DGFHS accept and make available pedigrees that finish at 1904? I'll contact them obviously rather than leave the question hanging. My tu'pence to the debate on what to do with the wonderful find you have is to post a simple website listing all the people down to 1904. Deposit photocopies with those institutions that have pedigree records, chosing the areas that appear on the tree itself. I'm happy to enquire at the different Edinburgh libraries - the Scottish Room at the Edinburgh Reference may like a copy? How about one of the Scottish genealogy societies? I was in the Carlisle Record Office on Friday and they have very interesting "Pedigree Boxes" which range from back of envelope jottings to full gilt edge wall charts! Lack of sources? So what? That was their research - your's (sloppy pronoun - not directed at anyone) is independent to that! As other's have said - CHECK THE SOURCES YOURSELF... But I don't know what they are, well the tree gives you a pointer doesn't it - who and where to look. I think these are excellent pointers, they are way-markers not destinations. I recently found a file submitted to the LDS that had one of my families on it, I had 9 children they had 12. A bit of investigation I found that three of their children had been born in Sibaldie I only had the Locmaben births. The Sibaldie connection helped me breakdown the brickwall I'd assumed was from Lochmaben. SO they are useful. Anyway I hope a home is found and thank you so much for typing it and posting it here. Regards, Pam