Do we not do all this so we can share it with others? If it ends up in the hands of individuals without respect for the researcher or respect for accuracy....well...not much we can do about that. Inaccurate info is part of the game...c'est le vive We all still press on. Happy hunting, Maritime Boy On 5/2/07, Lorne & Jean Smith <fuzzyfonzy@shaw.ca> wrote: > > I had the same thing happen to me, but this time the information was put > into a Christmas present to my own brother from his girlfriend at that > time. > Well if I said anything then it made it worse, so I asked where you got > the > information from. She told me, and I asked her if she gave credits to all > the people who worked so hard on creating the data. She said no. I told > her okay, where do you work. She told me an office, and she was working > on > a project to give to her boss. I said how you would like it if I found > the > project, and gave it to her boss, saying I did it. > > The answer hit home, and she confessed that all she did was do a change > and > made all right. > > Sometimes this does work. > > Jean Smith > > -----Original Message----- > From: newbrunswick-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:newbrunswick-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Tammy Brazeau > Sent: May 2, 2007 7:18 AM > To: newbrunswick@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ NB ] "How do you know all this stuff" > > On this subject, what would you do if a relative decided to use > ancestry.com > > to copy all of your hard work, and even call the tree the same as what you > called yours, for the exception of a ). I am very upset over this as I > have > > spent so many hours researching and have spent a lot of money on doing > this. > > Should I confront this person? or just leave it alone. I wouldn't mind if > she sourced me on the information she had taken, but she didn't. I know > its > > my tree she is taking from as she has my husbands family in hers, and they > do not relate at all to her. Plus, when I found that she was doing this, I > put a fake name and info in the tree for 1 day, and alas the next day it > was > > in hers. (Don't worry I removed the fake name out within 8 hours) > Any how, I would like to know what others think I should do about this. > Tammy > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sharyn Hay" <meow8@verizon.net> > To: <newbrunswick@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 7:07 PM > Subject: [ NB ] "How do you know all this stuff" > > > > How do you know all this stuff? Two recent posts asked this question > about > > different subjects. > > > > (1) Some have been doing genealogy for many years. They have been taking > > classes, reading genealogy publications, and even studying for > > certification > > exams. Thus, they have a lot of information in their heads, which they > > share, but don't necessarily know where they learned it. > > > > (2) Some are more interested in history and have pursued this avenue of > > research in addition to genealogy. > > > > (3) Some have chosen to research everything they could about the lives > and > > times of their ancestors, including reading lots of extra biographical > and > > historical accounts. > > > > (4) Some are fascinated by geography and have learned about the role it > > has > > played in their ancestors' lives. They often have specialized in one > > particular region or particular migration routes. > > > > (5) Some are equally fascinated by immigration/emigtation patterns and > > have > > read widely about them. > > > > (6) Some have studied religious practices and the history of religious > > groups in an area. > > > > My point is - On this list are people with a variety of information > about > > lots of topics which they have studied for many years. It would be nice > if > > we all made a point of stating our references when we offer information, > > but > > this is often not possible. For example, when I make a statement about > the > > Miramichi or Nashwaak River regions, I may not know in which of a dozen > > books I learned it over several years. All information offered on any > list > > should be considered a 'clue' that leads us back to original source > > material. > > > > May I suggest that classes, conferences, periodicals, books, pamphlets, > > published genealogies, etc., are a great way to 'fill in the blanks' and > > help keep an interest in genealogy alive even when faced by brick walls? > > > > Regards, > > Sharyn Hay > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > NEWBRUNSWICK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NEWBRUNSWICK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NEWBRUNSWICK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Dan Hunziker " Somedays your the Pigeon...Some your the Statue!"