----- Original Message ----- From: Gerald Tobin <tobinger@frontiernet.net> To: Jerry Dafoe <JDafoe2@home.com> Sent: Friday, November 12, 1999 1:24 PM Subject: Re: CNET: Internet: Trace Your Roots Online > Hi Jerry & Charles, > > So far for me; the only useful on-line resource has been: > http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/search/ssdi/ssdi_index.asp > > Social Security Death Index and that is only good for recent deaths and > doesn't cover people who weren't covered by SS. > > Jerry Tobin. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jerry Dafoe <JDafoe2@home.com> > To: <GEN-NYS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, November 12, 1999 12:21 PM > Subject: Re: CNET: Internet: Trace Your Roots Online > > > > Yes, Charles, I couldn't agree more. To research "your" Family or "mine" > , > > one have to go out in the field and search . I have been on the net for > > years but have felt "for quite some time" that it is a waste of time. As > for > > Charles' comments, I couldn't express it any better. > > Jerry > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Charles Sullivan <cwsulliv@nr.infi.net> > > To: <GEN-NYS-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Friday, November 12, 1999 11:11 AM > > Subject: Re: CNET: Internet: Trace Your Roots Online > > > > > > > Pardon my French, but this is BS! Too many people are being misled to > > > believe they can trace their lines back to Adam by sitting in front > > > of their PC. Genealogy requires just the "lingering" and "trips" this > > > summary implies aren't necessary. Like most other endeavors, genealogy > > > requires time, effort, ability, and at least a modest budget. > > > > > > Sure, you may luck out and find that some other genealogist has already > > > done the required legwork, but that's not the usual situation. > > > > > > Regards, > > > Charles Sullivan > > > > > > At 09:40 AM 11/12/1999 -0500, Peter Fear wrote: > > > >CNET Digital Dispatch has an article concerning tracing your roots on > the > > > >Internet. > > > > > > > > > > > >3. Internet: Trace Your Roots Online > > > > No more lingering in dusty corridors in rural municipal > > > > offices or taking trips to government libraries. The Net has > > > > now made it easy to forage for genealogical information from > > > > the comfort of your ergonomic desk chair, whether you want to > > > > confirm that your mother's family came from Ireland or you > > > > want to know if you're really part Cherokee. But first, you > > > > need to know how to get started and where to look. We'll tell > > > > you: > > > > > > > > http://1.digital.cnet.com/cgi-bin1/flo?x=dEYKKmEuuwguhKug > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Peter Fear > > > >Radiation Safety Office > > > >SUNY Upstate Medical University > > > >750 E. Adams St. > > > >Syracuse, NY 13210 > > > > > > > >fearp@vax.cs.hscsyr.edu > > > >(315)464-6510 > > > > > > > > > > > >==== GEN-NYS Mailing List ==== > > > >Have you forgotten how to UNSUBSCRIBE? > > > >Visit the GEN-NYS-L Frequently Asked Questions (And Answers!) web page: > > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nozell/GEN-NYS-L/FAQ/GEN-NYS-L.txt > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== GEN-NYS Mailing List ==== > > > Have you considered joining the Rootsweb Genealogical Data > > > Cooperative? > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/ > > > > > > > > > ==== GEN-NYS Mailing List ==== > > Have you forgotten how to UNSUBSCRIBE? > > Visit the GEN-NYS-L Frequently Asked Questions (And Answers!) web page: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nozell/GEN-NYS-L/FAQ/GEN-NYS-L.txt > > > > >