I would advise... get over it no matter how difficult it is accept. Many years ago had someone take my whole tree and added a second wife somewhere and boasted about his family research. No everyone plays the game ces't la vie Alex -------------------------------------------------- From: "billannieliam" <billannieliam@ozemail.com.au> Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 2:11 AM To: <LANARK@rootsweb.com>; <sct-glasgow@rootsweb.com> Subject: [Lanark] Re stealing my family tree > Hello Lanark list > People have been lifting large chunks of my carefully researched and > proven > family tree for years and adding it on to their own family who usually > are > no relation to mine whatsoever. > I've sort of gotten over my annoyance because if I send them a polite > message they either don't reply or else say that they got it from someone > else.Hmmmmmmm!! > But the latest one has got me really cranky. > My great great greats were born, married and died in Glasgow Lanarkshire > (I > hold the certificates) but a woman in the USA has added them and their > children to her own tree (all information exactly taken from my work) and > has just changed their places of death to Beaver Pennsylvania!!Good > grief!!She has even added on another child. > I've just sent her a polite e mail but I doubt that she will bother to > reply > and there really isn't much I can do about it I guess > Just wondering if other list folk have had the some experiences? > Thanks for listening.Just needed to get it off my chest > > Annie > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > LANARK, SCOTLAND MAILING LIST > > > LIST TOPIC: The discussion and research of genealogy or history > information pertaining to Lanark, Scotland at any point in its history. > > WHEN REPLYING to any list post please remember to snip most of the earlier > message before you post any reply > > LIST INFORMATION PAGE: Contact the List Admin at > lanark-admin@rootsweb.com; or to search the list archives, get information > on subscribing or unsubscribing, or to obtain other useful information to > help you use the list more effectively, please click on the following link > to the list information page online: > > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/SCT/LANARK.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LANARK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.725 / Virus Database: 270.14.138/2618 - Release Date: > 01/13/10 07:35:00 >