Well, I have to agree with Tim on this. I am 66, raising a 15 yr. old grandson myself on extremely minimal income and am really frustrated with all these "pay us and we'll tell ya" sites. Ancestry.com is the worst, and unfortunately many areas of genealogy are buying into that site so that it seems if you want some info from one area, you must still pay a.com to get it. Suz Sharon Specht <mudd2sunflower@yahoo.com> wrote: Tim, I am just looking at it from the point of view of an amateur genealogist, who thinks it a real bargain as compared to the price of travel expenses, not to mention time involved in traveling to libraries, family history libraries, etc.etc. Does anyone else here have an opinion on this, just out of curiosity? Sharon Buckshot wrote: Sharon, I won't contribute to any site that requires a subscription. They are making money off of my or our research, and I just won't participate in it. Tim Tucker ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon Specht" To: Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 11:40 PM Subject: Re: [OHMIAMI] Museum Question > How about a Public Family Tree on ancestry.com with the photos, etc. > available online to anyone with a subscription? > I am very fond of this site and how easy it is to find relevant > information. > Sharon > > Edythe98@aol.com wrote: > > If you are referring to data, you might consider donating your material to > OGS in Mansfield. Once their new building is finished they will much more > room > for family histories. I have made notations on each of my family notebooks > and file folders to donate my material and have made a notation with my > Will. > > Also - all genealogy publications I have purchased for researching will be > donated to my local library's genealogy dept. with the stipulation if they > already have to try to find another nearby library - such as a more major > city, to > accept the duplicates. > > On my maternal side I have many photographs from the 1800s as well as > family > bibles from mid-1800s and was concerned about them. Fortunately, I have a > cousin who has a son very interested in family history and have stipulated > for > those items to be given to them. In fact, due to my age, I have already > begun > giving them some of the original photographs and keeping the scanned > copies. > > On my paternal side, there is no one to pass photographs on so they will > be > included with the family notebooks to be given to OGS. > > Personally, I prefer these options vs the LDS Church as more people will > be > able to access them at all times. I have had one problem with the LDS > Church > in Wyoming that has documents and photographs that I am unable to access. > I > also prefer to keep everything as local as possible. > > OHS [Ohio Historical Society] in Columbus has been cut back so drastically > due to budgets, they do not seem to be able to maintain material well any > more > but that is also another option. At least you would know the information > would > be preserved. > > I hope this gives you some ideas. > Shirley > > > > In a message dated 2/11/2008 3:19:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, > buckshot@ohiolink.net writes: > > Also, where do you put this information for safe keeping? I have no > children, two nephews and a niece, none with the Tucker name, and I am not > sure how interested they will be in preserving it. > > I have heard that you can turn it in to the LDS Church, but I have never > heard how to do this and I have NOT been able to get back information that > I > know was compiled on the Mitchell side of the family mentioned above by a > cousin of mine who did that work. I can't seem to find anyone who will > tell > me how to get a copy of that information back to our branch of the family, > so I am hesitant to deposit any information there. > > > > > > **************The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the Grammy > Awards. 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If I want to acces the information I contributed to Ancestry.com....I have to pay them. I had bought it for a while, but then had my subscription cancelled, and even after i had cancelled it, got a confirmation code and everything.......for 8 months, they continued to with draw from my checking account. I called everymonth, kept getting the same confirmation code, and they still continued to make monthly withdraws. They promised to refund my money, but never did................. I had to close my bank account and open another,to put a stop to it. CRUSE <visionwarrior@verizon.net> wrote: Well, I have to agree with Tim on this. I am 66, raising a 15 yr. old grandson myself on extremely minimal income and am really frustrated with all these "pay us and we'll tell ya" sites. Ancestry.com is the worst, and unfortunately many areas of genealogy are buying into that site so that it seems if you want some info from one area, you must still pay a.com to get it. Suz Sharon Specht wrote: Tim, I am just looking at it from the point of view of an amateur genealogist, who thinks it a real bargain as compared to the price of travel expenses, not to mention time involved in traveling to libraries, family history libraries, etc.etc. Does anyone else here have an opinion on this, just out of curiosity? Sharon Buckshot wrote: Sharon, I won't contribute to any site that requires a subscription. They are making money off of my or our research, and I just won't participate in it. Tim Tucker ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon Specht" To: Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 11:40 PM Subject: Re: [OHMIAMI] Museum Question > How about a Public Family Tree on ancestry.com with the photos, etc. > available online to anyone with a subscription? > I am very fond of this site and how easy it is to find relevant > information. > Sharon > > Edythe98@aol.com wrote: > > If you are referring to data, you might consider donating your material to > OGS in Mansfield. Once their new building is finished they will much more > room > for family histories. I have made notations on each of my family notebooks > and file folders to donate my material and have made a notation with my > Will. > > Also - all genealogy publications I have purchased for researching will be > donated to my local library's genealogy dept. with the stipulation if they > already have to try to find another nearby library - such as a more major > city, to > accept the duplicates. > > On my maternal side I have many photographs from the 1800s as well as > family > bibles from mid-1800s and was concerned about them. Fortunately, I have a > cousin who has a son very interested in family history and have stipulated > for > those items to be given to them. In fact, due to my age, I have already > begun > giving them some of the original photographs and keeping the scanned > copies. > > On my paternal side, there is no one to pass photographs on so they will > be > included with the family notebooks to be given to OGS. > > Personally, I prefer these options vs the LDS Church as more people will > be > able to access them at all times. I have had one problem with the LDS > Church > in Wyoming that has documents and photographs that I am unable to access. > I > also prefer to keep everything as local as possible. > > OHS [Ohio Historical Society] in Columbus has been cut back so drastically > due to budgets, they do not seem to be able to maintain material well any > more > but that is also another option. At least you would know the information > would > be preserved. > > I hope this gives you some ideas. > Shirley > > > > In a message dated 2/11/2008 3:19:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, > buckshot@ohiolink.net writes: > > Also, where do you put this information for safe keeping? I have no > children, two nephews and a niece, none with the Tucker name, and I am not > sure how interested they will be in preserving it. > > I have heard that you can turn it in to the LDS Church, but I have never > heard how to do this and I have NOT been able to get back information that > I > know was compiled on the Mitchell side of the family mentioned above by a > cousin of mine who did that work. I can't seem to find anyone who will > tell > me how to get a copy of that information back to our branch of the family, > so I am hesitant to deposit any information there. > > > > > > **************The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the Grammy > Awards. 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I use Ancestry, because I am in position to. I understand the frustration of those that find it costly. BUT...when we were living in Florida, I had no access to a research library. At least not one that held information I needed (there was a LDS library about 45 minutes away with limited hours and facilities) Ancestry filled the void. No travel expenses, no waiting for someone to finish using the microfilm reader or fiche. No copy cost. While Ancestry kept me researching....its is only as good as the person adding the entry, much like the IGI. What is most convenient is the availability of the census information and the ease of it's use. To sit in my home and be able to display the page of the census needed, without a line by line search is, in my opinion, a minor miracle. To think of the hours spent when that was the only way to find someone! Now, with more and more available: Newspapers, Pictures, books, I can't imagine what else will soon be found there. Yes, the charge. Yes, it is relatively expensive...yes, they use your research. The other point I would like to make is, that having information on Ancestry is that YOU WON'T LOSE IT, in a computer crash, a housefire, or any other calamity. Mary Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: "CRUSE" <visionwarrior@verizon.net> To: <ohmiami@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 8:17 AM Subject: Re: [OHMIAMI] Museum Question > Well, I have to agree with Tim on this. I am 66, raising a 15 yr. old grandson myself on extremely minimal income and am really frustrated with all these "pay us and we'll tell ya" sites. Ancestry.com is the worst, and unfortunately many areas of genealogy are buying into that site so that it seems if you want some info from one area, you must still pay a.com to get it. Suz > > Sharon Specht <mudd2sunflower@yahoo.com> wrote: Tim, > I am just looking at it from the point of view of an amateur genealogist, who thinks it a real bargain as compared to the price of travel expenses, not to mention time involved in traveling to libraries, family history libraries, etc.etc. > > Does anyone else here have an opinion on this, just out of curiosity? > Sharon > > Buckshot wrote: > Sharon, > > I won't contribute to any site that requires a subscription. > > They are making money off of my or our research, and I just won't > participate in it. > > Tim Tucker > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sharon Specht" > To: > Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 11:40 PM > Subject: Re: [OHMIAMI] Museum Question > > > > How about a Public Family Tree on ancestry.com with the photos, etc. > > available online to anyone with a subscription? > > I am very fond of this site and how easy it is to find relevant > > information. > > Sharon > > > > Edythe98@aol.com wrote: > > > > If you are referring to data, you might consider donating your material to > > OGS in Mansfield. Once their new building is finished they will much more > > room > > for family histories. I have made notations on each of my family notebooks > > and file folders to donate my material and have made a notation with my > > Will. > > > > Also - all genealogy publications I have purchased for researching will be > > donated to my local library's genealogy dept. with the stipulation if they > > already have to try to find another nearby library - such as a more major > > city, to > > accept the duplicates. > > > > On my maternal side I have many photographs from the 1800s as well as > > family > > bibles from mid-1800s and was concerned about them. Fortunately, I have a > > cousin who has a son very interested in family history and have stipulated > > for > > those items to be given to them. In fact, due to my age, I have already > > begun > > giving them some of the original photographs and keeping the scanned > > copies. > > > > On my paternal side, there is no one to pass photographs on so they will > > be > > included with the family notebooks to be given to OGS. > > > > Personally, I prefer these options vs the LDS Church as more people will > > be > > able to access them at all times. I have had one problem with the LDS > > Church > > in Wyoming that has documents and photographs that I am unable to access. > > I > > also prefer to keep everything as local as possible. > > > > OHS [Ohio Historical Society] in Columbus has been cut back so drastically > > due to budgets, they do not seem to be able to maintain material well any > > more > > but that is also another option. At least you would know the information > > would > > be preserved. > > > > I hope this gives you some ideas. > > Shirley > > > > > > > > In a message dated 2/11/2008 3:19:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, > > buckshot@ohiolink.net writes: > > > > Also, where do you put this information for safe keeping? I have no > > children, two nephews and a niece, none with the Tucker name, and I am not > > sure how interested they will be in preserving it. > > > > I have heard that you can turn it in to the LDS Church, but I have never > > heard how to do this and I have NOT been able to get back information that > > I > > know was compiled on the Mitchell side of the family mentioned above by a > > cousin of mine who did that work. I can't seem to find anyone who will > > tell > > me how to get a copy of that information back to our branch of the family, > > so I am hesitant to deposit any information there. > > > > > > > > > > > > **************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 > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Never miss a thing. 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How do they use your research? The only thing I know done with your own is that it is posted at your own request. They do not change it, added or subtract form it, or take anything from it. They just provide a service for you to be able to put yours online for others to find. If you don't want to share it, no one forces you to put it on there. 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: "Mary Ann Booher" <lbooher6@woh.rr.com> To: <ohmiami@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 10:29 AM Subject: Re: [OHMIAMI] Museum Question >I use Ancestry, because I am in position to. I understand the frustration >of > those that find it costly. BUT...when we were living in Florida, I had no > access to a research library. At least not one that held information I > needed (there was a LDS library about 45 minutes away with limited hours > and > facilities) Ancestry filled the void. No travel expenses, no waiting for > someone to finish using the microfilm reader or fiche. No copy cost. > > While Ancestry kept me researching....its is only as good as the person > adding the entry, much like the IGI. What is most convenient is the > availability of the census information and the ease of it's use. To sit > in > my home and be able to display the > page of the census needed, without a line by line search is, in my > opinion, > a minor > miracle. To think of the hours spent when that was the only way to find > someone! > Now, with more and more available: Newspapers, Pictures, books, I can't > imagine what else will soon be found there. > > Yes, the charge. Yes, it is relatively expensive...yes, they use your > research. > The other point I would like to make is, that having information on > Ancestry > is that YOU WON'T LOSE IT, in a computer crash, a housefire, or any other > calamity. > > Mary Ann > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "CRUSE" <visionwarrior@verizon.net> > To: <ohmiami@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 8:17 AM > Subject: Re: [OHMIAMI] Museum Question > > >> Well, I have to agree with Tim on this. I am 66, raising a 15 yr. old > grandson myself on extremely minimal income and am really frustrated with > all these "pay us and we'll tell ya" sites. Ancestry.com is the worst, and > unfortunately many areas of genealogy are buying into that site so that it > seems if you want some info from one area, you must still pay a.com to get > it. Suz >> >> Sharon Specht <mudd2sunflower@yahoo.com> wrote: Tim, >> I am just looking at it from the point of view of an amateur genealogist, > who thinks it a real bargain as compared to the price of travel expenses, > not to mention time involved in traveling to libraries, family history > libraries, etc.etc. >> >> Does anyone else here have an opinion on this, just out of curiosity? >> Sharon >> >> Buckshot wrote: >> Sharon, >> >> I won't contribute to any site that requires a subscription. >> >> They are making money off of my or our research, and I just won't >> participate in it. >> >> Tim Tucker >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Sharon Specht" >> To: >> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 11:40 PM >> Subject: Re: [OHMIAMI] Museum Question >> >> >> > How about a Public Family Tree on ancestry.com with the photos, etc. >> > available online to anyone with a subscription? >> > I am very fond of this site and how easy it is to find relevant >> > information. >> > Sharon >> > >> > Edythe98@aol.com wrote: >> > >> > If you are referring to data, you might consider donating your material > to >> > OGS in Mansfield. Once their new building is finished they will much > more >> > room >> > for family histories. I have made notations on each of my family > notebooks >> > and file folders to donate my material and have made a notation with my >> > Will. >> > >> > Also - all genealogy publications I have purchased for researching will > be >> > donated to my local library's genealogy dept. with the stipulation if > they >> > already have to try to find another nearby library - such as a more > major >> > city, to >> > accept the duplicates. >> > >> > On my maternal side I have many photographs from the 1800s as well as >> > family >> > bibles from mid-1800s and was concerned about them. Fortunately, I have > a >> > cousin who has a son very interested in family history and have > stipulated >> > for >> > those items to be given to them. In fact, due to my age, I have already >> > begun >> > giving them some of the original photographs and keeping the scanned >> > copies. >> > >> > On my paternal side, there is no one to pass photographs on so they >> > will >> > be >> > included with the family notebooks to be given to OGS. >> > >> > Personally, I prefer these options vs the LDS Church as more people >> > will >> > be >> > able to access them at all times. I have had one problem with the LDS >> > Church >> > in Wyoming that has documents and photographs that I am unable to > access. >> > I >> > also prefer to keep everything as local as possible. >> > >> > OHS [Ohio Historical Society] in Columbus has been cut back so > drastically >> > due to budgets, they do not seem to be able to maintain material well > any >> > more >> > but that is also another option. At least you would know the >> > information >> > would >> > be preserved. >> > >> > I hope this gives you some ideas. >> > Shirley >> > >> > >> > >> > In a message dated 2/11/2008 3:19:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, >> > buckshot@ohiolink.net writes: >> > >> > Also, where do you put this information for safe keeping? I have no >> > children, two nephews and a niece, none with the Tucker name, and I am > not >> > sure how interested they will be in preserving it. >> > >> > I have heard that you can turn it in to the LDS Church, but I have >> > never >> > heard how to do this and I have NOT been able to get back information > that >> > I >> > know was compiled on the Mitchell side of the family mentioned above by > a >> > cousin of mine who did that work. I can't seem to find anyone who will >> > tell >> > me how to get a copy of that information back to our branch of the > family, >> > so I am hesitant to deposit any information there. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > **************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 >> > >> > >> > >> > --------------------------------- >> > Never miss a thing. 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