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