Have to add my two cents here. I agree. The first of my family lines I found when I first started was right there on CD #1. Although later I made some corrections to it, it was very useful and exciting to find that file. Some of their other CDs have been very useful. For instance, the CDs which contain books. I found some major errors at the LDS site in one of my major lines - my grandmother's family. The Kishpaugh name was spelled "Kisitpaugh," and they said the family came from Holland. They actually came from Prussia but sailed from Amsterdam. It seems to me that all information should be checked whether it's on a CD from FTM or from LDS. The genealogy library at FTM is highly useful. I've found much family stuff there. I also use FTM program and really like the program. It's easy to use unlike a couple others I've tried, and also has a feature that allows you to make a book. So in the book, I dump all the historical and interesting information that refers to any of my lines. For instance, one of my ancestors was involved in the Wyoming Massacre. I have a chapter on that and put things in there that I find on the Massacre. Before buying any of the FTM World Family Tree CDs, it might be wise to run a search at FTM and see if any of your lines show up on them. I did find the first set to be more useful than later ones and so don't buy them anymore, but do use their other CDs. Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater and generalize. Some of the CDs are very useful. Marie Pennay Thingelstad http://homestead.com/pennaycousins/index.html ----- Original Message ----- From: Charles Sullivan <cwsulliv@nr.infi.net> To: <GEN-NYS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 02, 1999 10:40 PM Subject: Re: Family tree maker > I don't think you can make a blanket generalization. I don't > use FTM and don't know what CDs come with it, but have other > CDs from Broderbund (publisher of FTM) which have been highly useful. > > Their World Family Tree series comes under fire because a lot of the > family trees on it are innacurate, incomplete, or poorly documented. > But hey, these are trees which were submitted to Broderbund by folks > like us. (Although I think regular subscriber to this list would be > a cut above the average.) > > "Charlotte Kaufman" <charkaufman@mail.snider.net> wrote: > >I think if you do order CDs you will find them to be > >highly repetitious as well as inaccurate. > > > > > > > >==== GEN-NYS Mailing List ==== > >Have you considered joining the Rootsweb Genealogical Data > >Cooperative? > > http://www.rootsweb.com/ > > > > ==== GEN-NYS Mailing List ==== > Have you seen the USGenWeb New York Page? > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygenweb/ >