I have added and updated all the Webpages that were sent to me on the Hancock Project, except for yours, Jim, as I didn't know which Chart John R. Hancock connects to. Do we already have him on one of our charts or do we need to create a new number? I need your line from the eldest down to yourself to list on the Researcher page along with your Webpage URL. As for GenConnect. I agree it is great to find Documents that have been posted there, and appreciate any that I find, but I would NEVER put my GEDCOM there, as Rootsweb has stated that anything there belongs to them, and they are owned by Ancestry.com. It you put your GEDCOM there if can be taken with ease. Posting to other sites makes it necessary for anyone taking data to type or copy each person at a time. None of the Hancock data that has been entrusted to me will ever be posted on GenConnect. The changes and updates that I have made on the Hancock Project may not be available to view, yet, especially if you have been to the site lately, and still have the old pages in your "history" files (I can't see them, yet). Empty your cache before viewing. Julia French Wood

Hi Folks, Let me add to what Julia has said about GenConnect, Ancestry.com, and other commercial websites who want you to send your data to them. I remember, very well, a problem on a list (and, I want to say that it was the Hancock list) that happened a few yrs. back. One of our listers shared information from her own family line with the list and was soundly trounced upon by a Brôderbund (sp?) rep who said that she could not "publicly" and "wholesaledly" (is there such a word?---nah) give information from her own GEDCOM because it belonged to them since she gave the info to them! Now folks, this was her own family and this idiot said she could not give the entire GEDCOM to anyone because it did not belong to her!! There was even an "undertone" that Broderbund was willing to sue her if she did not stop sharing immediately! To even list your information under your copyright notice does not guarantee that your information is yours alone if you have freely given it to one of these sites. I, for one, cannot stress strongly enough----do not give all of your information to any of these commercial sites. I have found it far better to put queries on the sites, along with the surnames I am researching, and my email address---if I had my own website, I would give the link to it. Then I am more than happy to share what I have with individuals. I am sure there are several others on our list who have had similar experiences and any one of them can tell you to be careful. Just my 2¢ worth. Jean Hancock in TX ----- Original Message ----- From: <JULIAFWOOD@aol.com> To: <HANCOCK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 12:01 PM Subject: Re: [HANCOCK-L] Re: Hancock Project I have added and updated all the Webpages that were sent to me on the Hancock Project, except for yours, Jim, as I didn't know which Chart John R. Hancock connects to. Do we already have him on one of our charts or do we need to create a new number? I need your line from the eldest down to yourself to list on the Researcher page along with your Webpage URL. As for GenConnect. I agree it is great to find Documents that have been posted there, and appreciate any that I find, but I would NEVER put my GEDCOM there, as Rootsweb has stated that anything there belongs to them, and they are owned by Ancestry.com. It you put your GEDCOM there if can be taken with ease. Posting to other sites makes it necessary for anyone taking data to type or copy each person at a time. None of the Hancock data that has been entrusted to me will ever be posted on GenConnect. The changes and updates that I have made on the Hancock Project may not be available to view, yet, especially if you have been to the site lately, and still have the old pages in your "history" files (I can't see them, yet). Empty your cache before viewing. Julia French Wood ______________________________

Jean, Thanks for the info! jean h.n.