Thank you! But I think we both added something. :-) 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: 12 February, 2008 11:22 PM Subject: Re: [OHMIAMI] Museum Question Actually, I thought you said it best. 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: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 6:46 PM Subject: Re: [OHMIAMI] Museum Question > Well said, Debbie. > > 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: 12 February, 2008 11:34 AM > Subject: Re: [OHMIAMI] Museum Question > > > 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. 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