Yes, Betty, I can believe someone doing Genealogy and don't know how to get a state census. I can believe someone doing Genealogy and don't know how to get many other records also. I can believe someone doing Genealogy and don't know how to do any research, period. As a matter of fact I can believe someone doing Genealogy and thinking that all they have to do is go on the internet and there it is.......all done up and ready for them. There are all kinds out there, however, there are also beginners and newbies who are just learning the basics. I blame much of the ignorance on things/places like Family Tree Maker; World Family Tree; ancestry.com and even rootsweb. Their priorities are selling products and information and leading the novices to believe that genealogy is quick and easy. Eileen Irwin Mesa, AZ Betty Grafton wrote: > > Can you believe someone doing Genealogy and don't know how to get a state > census? > > ==== PAARMSTR Mailing List ==== NetZero Platinum No Banner Ads and Unlimited Access Sign Up Today - Only $9.95 per month! http://www.netzero.net

Eileen wrote: > I blame much of the ignorance on things/places like Family Tree Maker; World > Family Tree; ancestry.com and even rootsweb. Their priorities are selling > products and information and leading the novices to believe that genealogy is > quick and easy. I have been doing genealogical research for over 45 years and am definitely no novice, and I give thanks every day of my life for Ancestry.com and Rootsweb. Face it, genealogy IS a lot easier now than it used to be. I notice that you are subscribed to a Rootseb mailing list :-) Ann -- Ann Avery Hunter Richmond, Virginia mailto:[email protected]

Yes, Ann, I am subscribed to several rootsweb mail lists. I have been doing genealogy for almost 30 years and have given much, much more information through the lists than I have received. I have text files explaining the census (years and contents), the formation of the counties of Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia (years formed and parent counties), early westward migration and expansion, etc. I have "shared" my data including source information and documentation. I hope I have helped many with my posts. Some of those who have not done genealogy prior to the internet have no clue how to do research off the net, including using a map to locate places (cities or towns) or a dictionary (for various terms and definitions) or even an encyclopedia (for historical perspective). You are absolutely correct. It is far easier to post a query on a mail list than to actually do any research for yourself or to latch on to one of the compiled trees and have your "family" go back to 360 A.D. Eileen Irwin Mesa, AZ Ann Avery Hunter wrote: > > Eileen wrote: > > > I blame much of the ignorance on things/places like Family Tree Maker; World > > Family Tree; ancestry.com and even rootsweb. Their priorities are selling > > products and information and leading the novices to believe that genealogy is > > quick and easy. > > I have been doing genealogical research for over 45 years and am definitely > no novice, and I give thanks every day of my life for > Ancestry.com and Rootsweb. Face it, genealogy IS a lot easier now > than it used to be. I notice that you are subscribed to a Rootseb > mailing list :-) > > Ann > -- > Ann Avery Hunter > Richmond, Virginia > mailto:[email protected] > > ==== PAARMSTR Mailing List ==== NetZero Platinum No Banner Ads and Unlimited Access Sign Up Today - Only $9.95 per month! http://www.netzero.net

Point well taken, Eileen. Please also make note that many times the information on Family Tree Maker, Ancestry, and Family Search is wrong, wrong.wrong. I cringe everytime I find one of my ancestor's being given different parents or the wrong children. There is erroneous information on my Worrell, Roley, and Wetzel families on Ancestry.com.and there is not a thing I can do to get it corrected that is why no one should ever take what they see on the Internet as gospel. I consider it to be only clues until I can obtain the documents to confirm those clues. Marilyn; Lake Co., IL; [email protected] ******************************************************* ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eileen Irwin" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 10:58 PM Subject: Re: [PAARMSTR-L] Census : : I blame much of the ignorance on things/places like Family Tree Maker; World : Family Tree; ancestry.com and even rootsweb. Their priorities are selling : products and information and leading the novices to believe that genealogy is : quick and easy. : : Eileen Irwin : Mesa, AZ :