Since I don't have cable, I didn't see this program .... HOWEVER, I wonder if it's possible to send some sort of "complaint/protest to whoever is responsible for producing that program, and informing them that they MIGHT have given misleading information??? Opinions??? Dick S. Cyndi Howells wrote: > > At 01:51 PM 11/7/98 -0800, you wrote: > >Here are a couple quotes; > <snip> > >Have I missed something? Does he mean I no longer need a library > >card or a trip to the Federal Archives? > > > >Does he also mean we no longer need to search for Cemetery locations? > > > >When did all this happen? > > > >John > > John and all - > If any of you saw the "New Attitudes" program on Lifetime TV last > Friday night, you saw the interview they did with me and Karen & > Brian from RootsWeb. I found it interesting that they kept hyping > the segment by saying "You can do all your family history research > online...from your home...see how easy it is..." etc. Yet, I had > said in the interview SEVERAL times that it is NOT possible to do > all of your research online. I said that you can't find everything > you need on the Internet. The Internet is merely a new tool to add > to your already existing set of research tools: your society, your > local library, the local FHC, etc. I said it is now the most > powerful tool, but it doesn't exclude the rest. Despite the fact > that I said that in many different ways, they still hyped the show > the way they wanted to and they didn't use those portions of my > interview. The power of the press, I guess. > > Cyndi -- RESEARCHING: SCHWEISS, MEIER, SCHMITT, MEHLTRATER, STADTHER Visit my Home Page .... http://home.switchboard.com/daswamp Also be sure to see these: Millenia Corp. Legacy Family Tree ... http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/ GENSERV ... http://www.genserv.com/ The Genealogy Help Network ... http://ghn.genealogy.org