First I have to apologize to Mr. Fear if my response to his post appeared to be flaming him - this was not my intention. Certainly we all want to know about articles and websites that will help up with our search and I thank him for bringing this article to our attention, if only so we can critique it. My major objection to the article as a whole, not just the introduction (which I think is irresponsible), is as follows. It instructs us to begin our research by questioning our relatives and keeping good notes and records which is correct. But the next step ought to be to work backwards from what we know, and that means to start with relatively recent records such as the birth/marriage/death certificates, 1920 census, probates, etc. But aside from the SSDI most of these records have not yet been (and may never be) extracted to digital databases. By following the advice in the article we take the scattergun approach and hope we'll somehow hit the target. Certainly the Internet is a fantastic resource, and if we're lucky we'll make contact with others who are researching the same lines. But to date the overwhelming advantage is that we can interact and draw on the experience of others as to where and how to search. 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