They don't deny that it's my tree, only not that there's no way to get into it. I'm not that concerned. As I said, I contact anyone I find who is using my incorrect info and they are usually grateful and I have found a new cousin in the process. I also have post 'ems on my pages stating what is incorrect and if I find that info in anyone else's tree, I contact them and put a post 'em on their pages for anyone else who goes there and include my e-mail address if anyone wants to contact me about it. Debbie Carder Mayes http://allencogenealogysociety.homestead.com/Main.html www.tribalpages.com/tribes/deb6102 www.tribalpages.com/tribes/dac6102 www.rootsweb.com/~ohallen/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda H. Gutierrez" <lilacarlhg@amnet.co.cr> To: <ohmiami@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 11:43 AM Subject: Re: [OHMIAMI] Genealogy research sites. > Debbie, have you tried contacting the helpdesk at RootsWeb (by email)? > They are very helpful there. If you can provide enough information to > them to prove the tree(s) is/are yours, there should be some way they > could help you. If I were you I would give it another try... what do you > have to lose? > > Linda > in Costa Rica > Monroe County, NY Records and Family Genealogy > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~monroenys/ > Monroe County, NY History > http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~monroenys/ > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Debbie Carder > To: ohmiami@rootsweb.com > Sent: 13 February, 2008 9:47 AM > Subject: Re: [OHMIAMI] Genealogy research sites. > > > Apparently, you did at one time as I wrote them and phoned them and was > told > both times that my user code and password was invalid because it did not > match the e-mail address those were assigned to and that it could not be > changed. > Debbie Carder Mayes > > http://allencogenealogysociety.homestead.com/Main.html > > www.tribalpages.com/tribes/deb6102 > > www.tribalpages.com/tribes/dac6102 > > www.rootsweb.com/~ohallen/ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Linda H. Gutierrez" <lilacarlhg@amnet.co.cr> > To: <ohmiami@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 10:38 AM > Subject: Re: [OHMIAMI] Genealogy research sites. > > > > Hi Debbie, > > > > You do not need an email address to sign in and edit your WorldConnect > > gedcom at RootsWeb. All you need is your user code or ID that you > chose > > when you first uploaded your gedcom and your password which you also > > chose. The email address is changed in the edit process. Just choose > > advance options. > > > > If you lost or misplaced your user code and password, then I would > expect > > that the people and RootsWeb would not be able to help you since they > do > > not have that information, only the submitter does. > > > > Bottom line, when you first upload your gedcom to WorldConnect, write > down > > your user code and password in a SAFE place. I keep mine in my agenda. > > > > I hope this is of some help and that you are able to update your > > incomplete information. > > > > Linda > > in Costa Rica > > Monroe County, NY Records and Family Genealogy > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~monroenys/ > > Monroe County, NY History > > http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~monroenys/ > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Debbie Carder > > To: ohmiami@rootsweb.com > > Sent: 13 February, 2008 12:08 AM > > Subject: Re: [OHMIAMI] Genealogy research sites. > > > > > > I don't put my info on ancestry or rootsweb anymore because if you > change > > your e-mail address or password, you can't get into your pages to edit > > and > > correct them. I learned that long before ancestry owned rootsweb. > But > > for research, especially the censuses and newspapers, ancestry is the > > best. > > When I was a "newbie", I posted my genealogy on rootsweb and hadn't > > documented all of it yet. Later, as I gained experience, I knew that > I > > had > > a lot of errors in it and I had a new e-mail address and couldn't get > in > > to > > correct my pages. I contacted rootsweb and told them the situation > and > > their attitude was "tough luck" and nothing has ever been done. > > I can always tell when I look at others' pages who got their > information > > out > > of my old tree and I cringe when I see the incorrect info. I don't > want > > to > > mislead anyone but can't get it changed. When possible, I e-mail the > > person > > or put a post em with the correction. > > My suggestion, though, is this. If you want to put your info online, > > then > > put it on tribalpages. Their websites are beautiful and have great > > features > > and are free and very simple to do and if you don't want just anyone > > looking > > at them, you can set them so that others have to get a password from > you, > > although, I prefer that anyone researching my families be able to > assess > > my > > site. The wonderful thing is, though, in addition to having an > extremely > > nice website is that you can go in and edit, correct, add, delete, or > > change > > your information anytime. You are in complete control. > > If you want to see a couple of tribalpages websites or get your own, > look > > below my name for mine. > > Debbie Carder Mayes > > > > http://allencogenealogysociety.homestead.com/Main.html > > > > www.tribalpages.com/tribes/deb6102 > > > > www.tribalpages.com/tribes/dac6102 > > > > www.rootsweb.com/~ohallen/ > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "jeanne hime" <jkh1952@yahoo.com> > > To: <ohmiami@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 12:32 AM > > Subject: [OHMIAMI] Genealogy research sites. > > > > > > > Hi, I use family search and ancestry.com. I have gotten alot of free > > > information from these sites and others. I have never subscribed to > one > > of > > > these sites. If I want more information I use the library that I > > support > > > in my community or I go to a local historical society library or > > museum. > > > They are very gracious and open to sharing. If I want to register my > > > ancestors as a first family in that county, I join that society; I > at > > > least try to leave a small donation to support their efforts. I use > a > > PAF > > > file to organize and manage my family information. I downloaded this > > PAF > > > file for free from familysearch. I back up my file on a disc > regularly > > to > > > protect my work from any difficulties with my computer. Volunteers > > staff > > > alot of these local institutions. Alot of the information on > genealogy > > was > > > done by these tireless people long before I became interested in > > genealogy > > > and I am sincerely grateful to them for preserving my heritage. I > agree > > > that the LDS websites can seem like a > > > juggernaut but I saw on a program on TV that they have information > on > > > millions of names. It must be very costly to gather and preserve all > of > > > that information. To manage it and make it available to everyone in > so > > > many ways seems like an impossible task. I have not put any > information > > > out there yet but I will when I am more confident in my own > > information. I > > > know that I will be responsible for the content and I don't want to > > make > > > any mistakes. I know that people will look at my file and possibly > > contact > > > me with new information, possible corrections or questions. This can > > only > > > make my information more accurate and complete. With such a wide > > audience > > > who knows what connections I might make. Each of us is an > individual. > > Its > > > no big deal, do it however it suits you. Just have fun. Jeanne > > > > > > June London <londonjaws@modempool.com> wrote: This is very true. My > > > computer crashed a few years back and I lost my > > > genealogy information. I tried to get them to give me it and they > said > > > only > > > with a subscription !! I said I gave it for free and they said thank > > you > > > and you need a subscription.. > > > June > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Linda H. Gutierrez" > > > > > > To: > > > Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 7:15 PM > > > Subject: Re: [OHMIAMI] Ancestry charges for almost everything > > > > > > > > >> News to me.... > > >> > > >> What sites would those be and WHERE on Ancestry is the information > > >> housed? > > >> > > >> Linda > > >> in Costa Rica > > >> Monroe County, NY Records and Family Genealogy > > >> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~monroenys/ > > >> Monroe County, NY History > > >> http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~monroenys/ > > >> > > >> ----- Original Message ----- > > >> From: Gwamma38@aol.com > > >> To: ohmiami@rootsweb.com > > >> Sent: 12 February, 2008 5:58 PM > > >> Subject: Re: [OHMIAMI] Ancestry charges for almost everything > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> In a message dated 12-Feb-08 3:47:35 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, > > >> lilacarlhg@amnet.co.cr writes: > > >> > > >> >Ancestry does not USE anyone's research. They offer server space > for > > >> anyone who wants to put it >there. They do nothing to it, the only > > >> changes made > > >> are those the contributor makes themselves. >The only one to own > the > > >> information is the contributor. Ancestry has no claim to it. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> Ancestry DOES charge us to view our own research.....They have > > absorbed > > >> sites that were holding our info in a free site. That is what has > > gotten > > >> me angry > > >> with them. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> **************The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the > > Grammy > > >> Awards. Go to AOL Music. > > >> (http://music.aol.com/grammys?NCID=aolcmp00300000002565) > > >> tdn-net.com/genealogy > > >> ------------------------------- > > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > >> OHMIAMI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > > >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >> tdn-net.com/genealogy > > >> ------------------------------- > > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > >> OHMIAMI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > > >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > tdn-net.com/genealogy > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > OHMIAMI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. > Try > > it > > > now. > > > tdn-net.com/genealogy > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > OHMIAMI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > tdn-net.com/genealogy > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > OHMIAMI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > tdn-net.com/genealogy > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > OHMIAMI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > tdn-net.com/genealogy > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > OHMIAMI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > tdn-net.com/genealogy > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > OHMIAMI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message