I'd have to say that the charges to use your resources are a bit steep, especially if one is going in "blind" so to speak. This is the same problem as with places like Ancestry.com or buying books and CD-ROMs that offer "thousands of names" or whatever. I would subscribe to it or buy it if I knew for sure that there was something about my ancestors in there, but there's no way for me to know unless I pay up front. And in most cases, just knowing a particular "name" that is included is not helpful if you have a fairly common surname (such as mine, for example). I have been burned by this before -- tantalized by what appeared to be in a source, and then disappointed after putting out my money when there was no new information there. Of course, if you are able to look before you buy, what you see might be all that you need to know, and then why pay for it? I'm not sure what the solution is, but if one is willing to do the legwork and some traveling, there's a lot to be said for on-site research at historical museums and libraries in the places of interest (such as the *excellent* resources at The Museum Center in Maysville!). Doug Gordon ----- Original Message ----- From: "swworrel" <swworrel@cox.net> To: <KYMASON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 8:25 PM Subject: RE: [KYMASON-L] Mason County Marriages > And a fine job it appears to be. Unfortunately I was doing my compilation > at > about the same time and originally made it available around the end of > 2003. > > >

I completely agree! Robin "Karma" -----Original Message----- From: Doug Gordon [mailto:doug@wdgordon.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 6:16 PM To: KYMASON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [KYMASON-L] Mason County Marriages I'd have to say that the charges to use your resources are a bit steep, especially if one is going in "blind" so to speak. This is the same problem as with places like Ancestry.com or buying books and CD-ROMs that offer "thousands of names" or whatever. I would subscribe to it or buy it if I knew for sure that there was something about my ancestors in there, but there's no way for me to know unless I pay up front. And in most cases, just knowing a particular "name" that is included is not helpful if you have a fairly common surname (such as mine, for example). I have been burned by this before -- tantalized by what appeared to be in a source, and then disappointed after putting out my money when there was no new information there. Of course, if you are able to look before you buy, what you see might be all that you need to know, and then why pay for it? I'm not sure what the solution is, but if one is willing to do the legwork and some traveling, there's a lot to be said for on-site research at historical museums and libraries in the places of interest (such as the *excellent* resources at The Museum Center in Maysville!). Doug Gordon ----- Original Message ----- From: "swworrel" <swworrel@cox.net> To: <KYMASON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 8:25 PM Subject: RE: [KYMASON-L] Mason County Marriages > And a fine job it appears to be. Unfortunately I was doing my compilation > at > about the same time and originally made it available around the end of > 2003. > > > ==== KYMASON Mailing List ==== E-mail List Mom at mailto:daisysroots@yahoo.com Visit Daisy's Roots! http://www.rootsweb.com/~daisy/1daisy.htm

i agree but did not want to email and say so thought maybe i would be only one thinking like that barb -----Original Message----- From: Robin Toski <Malzmom@comcast.net> To: KYMASON-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 19:50:09 -0500 Subject: RE: [KYMASON-L] Mason County Marriages I completely agree! Robin "Karma" -----Original Message----- From: Doug Gordon [mailto:doug@wdgordon.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 6:16 PM To: KYMASON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [KYMASON-L] Mason County Marriages I'd have to say that the charges to use your resources are a bit steep, especially if one is going in "blind" so to speak. This is the same problem as with places like Ancestry.com or buying books and CD-ROMs that offer "thousands of names" or whatever. I would subscribe to it or buy it if I knew for sure that there was something about my ancestors in there, but there's no way for me to know unless I pay up front. And in most cases, just knowing a particular "name" that is included is not helpful if you have a fairly common surname (such as mine, for example). I have been burned by this before -- tantalized by what appeared to be in a source, and then disappointed after putting out my money when there was no new information there. Of course, if you are able to look before you buy, what you see might be all that you need to know, and then why pay for it? I'm not sure what the solution is, but if one is willing to do the legwork and some traveling, there's a lot to be said for on-site research at historical museums and libraries in the places of interest (such as the *excellent* resources at The Museum Center in Maysville!). Doug Gordon ----- Original Message ----- From: "swworrel" <swworrel@cox.net> To: <KYMASON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 8:25 PM Subject: RE: [KYMASON-L] Mason County Marriages > And a fine job it appears to be. Unfortunately I was doing my compilation > at > about the same time and originally made it available around the end of > 2003. > > > ==== KYMASON Mailing List ==== E-mail List Mom at mailto:daisysroots@yahoo.com Visit Daisy's Roots! http://www.rootsweb.com/~daisy/1daisy.htm ==== KYMASON Mailing List ==== Visit the Mason County Website! http://www.rootsweb.com/~kymason/mason.htm Be sure to bookmark it! ___________________________________________________ Try the New Netscape Mail Today! Virtually Spam-Free | More Storage | Import Your Contact List http://mail.netscape.com