I hesitated to reply to this, but my conscious just keeps nagging at me about it. Although I understand and sympathize with your friend's situation, and know how hard it can be to gather info about a person's family history, I'm really more than a bit uncomfortable posting information about living persons who didn't have a say in saying "post our family's story". I'm talking about the other children/siblings of your friend. Although your friend may be wanting to find more information, and I can't blame him/her if she does, I have to give a friendly suggestion to be careful about posting the names, dates/years of birth of the others in the family. They may not want their info so publicly given out if they're still living. It's hard to say what direction their lives have taken, and as too many unsuspecting still-living people have found out in the course of family history research, it's not fair to publicize their info without checking with them for an okay. And if the c! ircumst ances don't allow that, then it's always best to keep the names of the still-living confidential except in places you might better be able to control who sees it, such as private email. I wish your friend luck, though. And please don't take this as a chastisement, as it isn't meant to be... just a reminder that we do have to respect the privacy of those still living as we do our research. sdp -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: Damaris1979 > Surnames: Phillips, Baker > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.phillips/8157/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > I am doing research for a friend, here is her story. > She was the 3rd child of five born to Fred Phillips and ann Baker. Fred and Ann > had eventually abandoned all five children in different places. > > The First child Carol born about 1958 was left somewhere between Chicago and > Seattle about 1964 > > The next three were left at a grocery store in Seattle around 1967 > they were > > Jim who was born around 1960 > Kathy born in 1962 Chicago > Cindy born 1964 Chicago > > The last child was abandoned in a hospital in New Mexico around 1972 > > He was Danny born around 1966. > > My friend was Middle child, she was eventually adopted and her records sealed. > She was around 5 when she was abandoned and remebers verry little of her > parents. The only thing she knows is her immunization records for school said > she was born in Chicago and apparently born at home. > > Any info would be helpful > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like > to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond > on the board. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PHILLIPS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message

Dear SDP, Thank you for your comments. With identity theft being such a huge problem, not to mention harassment (I've been a victim of both), I do NOT want my name, place and date of birth being published on these lists or anywhere else, and I do not want to see those of my living relatives, either. I don't even use my real name in emails. In addition to identity theft and harassment, it's an issue of courtesy to the living. On May 10, 2008, at 7:50 PM, nemeses@comcast.net wrote: > I hesitated to reply to this, but my conscious just keeps nagging > at me about it. Although I understand and sympathize with your > friend's situation, and know how hard it can be to gather info > about a person's family history, I'm really more than a bit > uncomfortable posting information about living persons who didn't > have a say in saying "post our family's story". I'm talking about > the other children/siblings of your friend. Although your friend > may be wanting to find more information, and I can't blame him/her > if she does, I have to give a friendly suggestion to be careful > about posting the names, dates/years of birth of the others in the > family. They may not want their info so publicly given out if > they're still living. It's hard to say what direction their lives > have taken, and as too many unsuspecting still-living people have > found out in the course of family history research, it's not fair > to publicize their info without checking with them for an okay. > And if the c! > ircumst > ances don't allow that, then it's always best to keep the names of > the still-living confidential except in places you might better be > able to control who sees it, such as private email. > > I wish your friend luck, though. And please don't take this as a > chastisement, as it isn't meant to be... just a reminder that we do > have to respect the privacy of those still living as we do our > research. > > sdp > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> >> This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. >> >> Author: Damaris1979 >> Surnames: Phillips, Baker >> Classification: queries >> >> Message Board URL: >> >> http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.phillips/8157/mb.ashx >> >> Message Board Post: >> >> I am doing research for a friend, here is her story. >> She was the 3rd child of five born to Fred Phillips and ann >> Baker. Fred and Ann >> had eventually abandoned all five children in different places. >> >> The First child Carol born about 1958 was left somewhere between >> Chicago and >> Seattle about 1964 >> >> The next three were left at a grocery store in Seattle around 1967 >> they were >> >> Jim who was born around 1960 >> Kathy born in 1962 Chicago >> Cindy born 1964 Chicago >> >> The last child was abandoned in a hospital in New Mexico around 1972 >> >> He was Danny born around 1966. >> >> My friend was Middle child, she was eventually adopted and her >> records sealed. >> She was around 5 when she was abandoned and remebers verry little >> of her >> parents. The only thing she knows is her immunization records for >> school said >> she was born in Chicago and apparently born at home. >> >> Any info would be helpful >> >> Important Note: >> The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If >> you would like >> to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above >> and respond >> on the board. >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> PHILLIPS-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 PHILLIPS- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message Iraq costs $128 BILLION per month. That's $40 MILLION per day!! Afghanistan is not included.