I copied the list of Ward County Cemeteries included in the "Find a Grave" program. Should I link the Cemetery names I have in Ward County Roots to this site? I know some believe this is not a permanent record and should not be used. Would it be possible to cut a deal with the folks running Find A Grave to copy them into the GenWeb Archives? I just looked up the cemeteries listed @ USGS for Ward County and got the township from XY. Now each cemetery appears in the correct township. I have also recieved some from helpers which are also included. The list from "Find a Grave" has some listed that I don't have as yet. I guess the question is, How do we take advantage of all the recources available in order to provide as much accurate information as possible. Don Gardner

In every case of 'anything' Don I try to get permission to have on my county site. I realize that in some cases it causes duplicity. In some cases it is a lot of work. For example: I'm working on one now where someone has done a bunch of tombstones transcriptions but I don't get a response to my emails. My plan now is to have a page on my county site listing just the surnames, (so the search picks them up) and then link to this lady's site. But to me the greatest advantage is being able to have that data under my search utility on my county site as a most advantageous aide to the researcher. I'm not always successful in doing that but I try. Now, you have me going on to learn something new. I need to find out more about this "Find A Grave" site. If I learn anything I will let you know. Sincerely, Mike Emmons Traill ----- Original Message ----- From: <DTGARDNER@aol.com> To: <NDGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 11:34 AM Subject: [NDGENWEB-L] Cemeteries again > I copied the list of Ward County Cemeteries included in the "Find a Grave" > program. > > Should I link the Cemetery names I have in Ward County Roots to this site? I > know some believe this is not a permanent record and should not be used. > > Would it be possible to cut a deal with the folks running Find A Grave to > copy them into the GenWeb Archives? > > I just looked up the cemeteries listed @ USGS for Ward County and got the > township from XY. Now each cemetery appears in the correct township. I have also > recieved some from helpers which are also included. The list from "Find a > Grave" has some listed that I don't have as yet. > > I guess the question is, How do we take advantage of all the recources > available in order to provide as much accurate information as possible. > > Don Gardner >

Hi Don ! After reviewing the web site - http://www.findagrave.com/ - it would seem to me that based on their 'accuracy and copyright' statement which I've quoted below, there is no problem placing their data onto your website. People who are submitting data to them should have an understanding that their data is not copyrighted and that Findagrave will not copyright it once it reaches them. In my case, I'm going to think about what to do about the tombstone transcriptions they have for my county cemeteries which I don't have. Don't know about that yet. Their obituaries are a little bit different. Some of them are actual links to other sites which in those cases individually each one would have to be researched for copyright. Then there are others which appear to be submitted w transcriptions - http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsp=46595310&GRid=8172344&pt=Zerelda%20Janice%20Skoglund%20Seyler& - I'm not sure what I would do about those yet - case by case for me - but I believe these people should be of the understanding that on the findagrave site they appear to be making their info public. In the case of 'pacifica' for the above submission I could see nothing which prevents that obituary from being copied by anyone. This is an interesting site - once I saw it I remembered being there but this is the first time I've spent any time studying it. So far for my counties, I see nothing new or more accurate than what I get from USGS and Montana but then I need to detail that out more and I just put it on my list of things to do. Take care and thanks for the lead, Mike ------------------- Find A Grave, Inc. attempts to provide accurate information to the public. We have thousands of sources for the data on our site and we list information for millions of names. As with any project of this scope, there will be inevitable inaccuracies. We are not responsible for any actions taken or emotions invoked as a result of the information found within our website. "Any information you submit to Find A Grave is subject to editorial review. All content you submit must not conflict with the copyright laws of any country, state or other legal entity. No copyright is claimed on non-original or licensed material. Find A Grave, Inc. attempts to provide accurate information to the public. We have thousands of sources for the data on our site and we list information for millions of names. As with any project of this scope, there will be inevitable inaccuracies. We are not responsible for any actions taken or emotions invoked as a result of the information found within our website." ----- Original Message ----- From: <DTGARDNER@aol.com> To: <NDGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 11:34 AM Subject: [NDGENWEB-L] Cemeteries again > I copied the list of Ward County Cemeteries included in the "Find a Grave" > program. > > Should I link the Cemetery names I have in Ward County Roots to this site? I > know some believe this is not a permanent record and should not be used. > > Would it be possible to cut a deal with the folks running Find A Grave to > copy them into the GenWeb Archives? > > I just looked up the cemeteries listed @ USGS for Ward County and got the > township from XY. Now each cemetery appears in the correct township. I have also > recieved some from helpers which are also included. The list from "Find a > Grave" has some listed that I don't have as yet. > > I guess the question is, How do we take advantage of all the recources > available in order to provide as much accurate information as possible. > > Don Gardner >