Quien sabe. " Due to sensitivities around the information in this database, the Social Security Death Index collection is not available on our free Rootsweb service but is accessible to search on Ancestry.com. Visit the Social Security Death Index page to be directly connected to this collection" http://searches.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ssdi.html All I did here was Google ssdi rootsweb popped right up. Pat In Tucson -----Original Message----- From: roots-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:roots-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of jbletch@aol.com Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2012 2:38 PM To: roots@rootsweb.com Subject: [ROOTS-L] Social Security Index If Ancestry took the Social Security index off of RootsWeb simply because the government might pass the bill pertaining to the Social security index, then why is it still on Ancestry? ===== If you would prefer digest mode to mail mode, drop a note to roots-admin@rootsweb.com and ask for the digest... ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

David: Thank you; that was helpful to some extent. Searching the blog for Family Tree Beta brings up 31 pages of hits on a wide variety of subjects and in no particular date order--which definitely underscores Nivard's point. I did find the correct spot and was able to register, but why couldn't someone have simply said something like . . . Family Tree is the name of a new site developed by FamilySearch.org. It is designed to replace the trees now at new.FamilySearch and those at new.FamilySearch have already been copied to Family Tree. Family Tree has been in beta for some time but members of the public can now access the site and view/edit those trees by registering at ( ). An announcement describing Family Tree is at ( ). Family Tree operates very differently from new.FamilySearch and has a number of improvements over the old site. Instructions for using the site can be found at ( ) and questions or requests for help can be posted at ( ). . . . Obviously I still haven't found all the answers even after days of digging and reading, but just this much of a post would have saved a lot of e-mails to the list. If anyone can fill in those blanks it would certainly be appreciated. Kirsten -----Original Message----- From: W David Samuelsen Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2012 11:12 AM To: roots@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] new.FamilySearch Status? Kirsten, Sign in, go to blog, search "Family Tree Beta" This will pull up "First-Time Account Activation...." The link is there. That is why every body need to go to the FS blog for answers. Requirements are listed. Mere providing link to join will not work because you have to sign in to FamilySearch first. I want you to read through before going ahead. David S. On 7/14/2012 11:26 AM, Kirsten Bowman wrote: > Gale: > > How do you even *get* to Family Tree? I'm signed up for new.FamilySearch > and have a tree there but this is the first hint I've had that there was > such a thing as Family Tree. I'm not LDS, but I don't exactly live under > a > rock, so how did I miss discussion on this new site and how do I get on > board? > > Kirsten > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gale Gorman > Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2012 9:11 AM > To: BARTON LEWIS > Cc: roots@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] new.FamilySearch Status? > > I agree. I immediately clicked on the link to see what was available in > Family Search trees. None of my tree was there so next thing is figure out > how to submit my tree and then kick back and see who adds to it. > > I have found a lot of info in other trees on Ancestry that I would not > have > found through traditional search paths. When a daughter marries and > changes > her surname she can get difficult to find. The extended family is still > related so perhaps they are happy to hear of me. > > Gale Gorman > Houston > > > On Jul 14, 2012, at 9:37 AM, BARTON LEWIS wrote: > > Sorry, I don't agree. This is a genealogy related question and Kirsten > is fully within bounds posting it here. > > Barton > > > On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 11:02 PM, W David Samuelsen wrote: > >> This is not the place to ask this question. Many of us do not know >> what is going on. >> >> Please go to familysearch.org for answers about that. >> >> https://familysearch.org/blog/?s=Family+Tree >> >> David S. >> >> On 7/13/2012 11:13 PM, Kirsten Bowman wrote: >>> I’ve read that at the LDS site the family trees now at >>> new.FamilySearch are going to be moved to something called Family >>> Tree with a number of improvements added. Do I understand this >>> properly? If so, does anyone know more about it? (When, and how to >>> access) >>> >>> Kirsten > > > ===== > If you would prefer digest mode to mail mode, drop a note to > roots-admin@rootsweb.com and ask for the digest... > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in > the subject and the body of the message > > ===== > If you would prefer digest mode to mail mode, drop a note to > roots-admin@rootsweb.com and ask for the digest... > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > ===== If you would prefer digest mode to mail mode, drop a note to roots-admin@rootsweb.com and ask for the digest... ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I beg to differ. Your comments are most negative to newcomers here as well as those of us who are longtime subscribers. Being a volunteer list and board administrator on Rootsweb for the past 15 years, I have seen all kinds of help on THIS list more than others. You seem to be a bit too rigid in your response to Kirsten As to the "managers" on this list: the only one is our List Admin Karen and she and her husband were part of the ORIGINAL Rootsweb [before Ancestry] and Karen is the one who decides when a topic is NOT on topic for THIS list. This list is for ALL Genealogy topics including questions about other genealogy web sites. On Sat, Jul 14, 2012 at 1:14 PM, W David Samuelsen <dsam52@sampubco.com> wrote: > The blogs are separate from the forums. > > The managers will NOT tell you on this list. You have to go to the blogs > for details. They are not going to repeat au nauseum on this list. > > David S. > > On 7/14/2012 11:43 AM, Kirsten Bowman wrote: >> Nivard: >> >> Amen! The FamilySearch blogs and forums leave much to be desired. With >> Roots-L I have responses within hours while questions posted at LDS forums >> sit for days or weeks without response. -- ~~~~~ Take care, Kathie Harrison Lancaster Co., NEGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nelancas/

Hi, David, ROOTS -is not a surname /area /or subject mailing list. It is open to all discussions about "Genealogy" from the Familysearch website to DNA testing... from Genealogy software to Copyrights.... It is for "ALL" genealogical subjects... In the beginning....the creators of rootsweb.com created only one mailing list... this one; it soon became so busy that the individual different types of mailing lists were developed. I guess its description should read General Genealogical subjects... When a person wants a particular subject mailing list we go to that list and if there isn't one we ask to have it created.. and become the volunteer administrators of that mailing list... One other thing is the subject lines - decide what you want to read by the subject line (thats why good descriptive subject lines are so IMPORTANT) then use your delete button... Hope that helps you know what this mailing list is about. Nelda Percival volunteer admin since 1998 4 mailing lists/18 message boards But, today well lived - makes every yesterday a dream of happiness, and every tomorrow a vision of hope. My Genealogy: http://freepages.folklore.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/index.htm GeneticGenealogy: http://www.geneticsand.us Gilpin Worldwide Project: http://www.gilpingenetics.us My Business: http://www.aircastles-internet-marketing.biz With lists to the blogs. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

We're in the same boat. Just under the Family Search heading there is a small link to "Trees" and I clicked on that and then searched for a tree with some of my ancestry in it. About then my wife told me it was time to go somewhere so I dropped that. Later I thought of searching with different family members but haven't tried that yet. Then I'll do more work to see how I can upload my tree without joining the Latter Day Saints. I have benefitted from finding other trees but in EVERY case I find errors and this makes the rest of what I find suspect. Some of the errors may be typos but who knows? In one tree just this week a man's death was listed as 1922 but then I have his wife's death certificate from 1923 and he was the informant. So I did a little digging on just that one individual and found he died on the same date as in the tree but in 1942. Oh well, back to digging... Gale Gorman Houston On Jul 14, 2012, at 12:26 PM, Kirsten Bowman wrote: Gale: How do you even *get* to Family Tree? I'm signed up for new.FamilySearch and have a tree there but this is the first hint I've had that there was such a thing as Family Tree. I'm not LDS, but I don't exactly live under a rock, so how did I miss discussion on this new site and how do I get on board? Kirsten -----Original Message----- From: Gale Gorman Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2012 9:11 AM To: BARTON LEWIS Cc: roots@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] new.FamilySearch Status? I agree. I immediately clicked on the link to see what was available in Family Search trees. None of my tree was there so next thing is figure out how to submit my tree and then kick back and see who adds to it. I have found a lot of info in other trees on Ancestry that I would not have found through traditional search paths. When a daughter marries and changes her surname she can get difficult to find. The extended family is still related so perhaps they are happy to hear of me. Gale Gorman Houston On Jul 14, 2012, at 9:37 AM, BARTON LEWIS wrote: Sorry, I don't agree. This is a genealogy related question and Kirsten is fully within bounds posting it here. Barton On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 11:02 PM, W David Samuelsen wrote: > This is not the place to ask this question. Many of us do not know > what is going on. > > Please go to familysearch.org for answers about that. > > https://familysearch.org/blog/?s=Family+Tree > > David S. > > On 7/13/2012 11:13 PM, Kirsten Bowman wrote: >> I’ve read that at the LDS site the family trees now at >> new.FamilySearch are going to be moved to something called Family >> Tree with a number of improvements added. Do I understand this >> properly? If so, does anyone know more about it? (When, and how to >> access) >> >> Kirsten

The blogs are separate from the forums. The managers will NOT tell you on this list. You have to go to the blogs for details. They are not going to repeat au nauseum on this list. David S. On 7/14/2012 11:43 AM, Kirsten Bowman wrote: > Nivard: > > Amen! The FamilySearch blogs and forums leave much to be desired. With > Roots-L I have responses within hours while questions posted at LDS forums > sit for days or weeks without response. > > Hopefully someone who is knowledgeable about Family Tree will respond so we > can all learn more of what it's about and how to get to it. I read through > the Family Search site's Helps, Forums, and Blogs for hours and could only > find brief hints about this new animal. > > Kirsten > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nivard Ovington > Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2012 9:45 AM > To: roots@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] new.FamilySearch Status? > > Hi David > > If its not discussed on the lists, how are people supposed to know about > it at all? > > It is definitely a fitting subject for discussion on list IMHO > > You are assuming that everyone reads blogs, I for one don't as its > simply to time consuming, thats why email lists are so much better as > the information comes to you rather than you having to go and hunt it out > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > > On 14/07/2012 17:36, W David Samuelsen wrote: >> Too few know the answer outside FamilySearch blog which has all the >> answers! >> >> What you are saying, is like asking the Devil about a good product it >> know nothing about! Go to the God who knows. >> >> David >> > ===== > > ===== > If you would prefer digest mode to mail mode, drop a note to roots-admin@rootsweb.com and ask for the digest... > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Kirsten, Sign in, go to blog, search "Family Tree Beta" This will pull up "First-Time Account Activation...." The link is there. That is why every body need to go to the FS blog for answers. Requirements are listed. Mere providing link to join will not work because you have to sign in to FamilySearch first. I want you to read through before going ahead. David S. On 7/14/2012 11:26 AM, Kirsten Bowman wrote: > Gale: > > How do you even *get* to Family Tree? I'm signed up for new.FamilySearch > and have a tree there but this is the first hint I've had that there was > such a thing as Family Tree. I'm not LDS, but I don't exactly live under a > rock, so how did I miss discussion on this new site and how do I get on > board? > > Kirsten > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gale Gorman > Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2012 9:11 AM > To: BARTON LEWIS > Cc: roots@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] new.FamilySearch Status? > > I agree. I immediately clicked on the link to see what was available in > Family Search trees. None of my tree was there so next thing is figure out > how to submit my tree and then kick back and see who adds to it. > > I have found a lot of info in other trees on Ancestry that I would not have > found through traditional search paths. When a daughter marries and changes > her surname she can get difficult to find. The extended family is still > related so perhaps they are happy to hear of me. > > Gale Gorman > Houston > > > On Jul 14, 2012, at 9:37 AM, BARTON LEWIS wrote: > > Sorry, I don't agree. This is a genealogy related question and Kirsten > is fully within bounds posting it here. > > Barton > > > On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 11:02 PM, W David Samuelsen wrote: > >> This is not the place to ask this question. Many of us do not know >> what is going on. >> >> Please go to familysearch.org for answers about that. >> >> https://familysearch.org/blog/?s=Family+Tree >> >> David S. >> >> On 7/13/2012 11:13 PM, Kirsten Bowman wrote: >>> I’ve read that at the LDS site the family trees now at >>> new.FamilySearch are going to be moved to something called Family >>> Tree with a number of improvements added. Do I understand this >>> properly? If so, does anyone know more about it? (When, and how to >>> access) >>> >>> Kirsten > > > ===== > If you would prefer digest mode to mail mode, drop a note to > roots-admin@rootsweb.com and ask for the digest... > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message > > ===== > If you would prefer digest mode to mail mode, drop a note to roots-admin@rootsweb.com and ask for the digest... > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I agree. Email lists bring the topic to me and I can easily delete if not interested. With blogs and forums I must go to them, log on, and then search for something meaningful and I don't care to spend my time like that. Gale Gorman Houston On Jul 14, 2012, at 11:45 AM, Nivard Ovington wrote: Hi David If its not discussed on the lists, how are people supposed to know about it at all? It is definitely a fitting subject for discussion on list IMHO You are assuming that everyone reads blogs, I for one don't as its simply to time consuming, thats why email lists are so much better as the information comes to you rather than you having to go and hunt it out Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 14/07/2012 17:36, W David Samuelsen wrote: > Too few know the answer outside FamilySearch blog which has all the answers! > > What you are saying, is like asking the Devil about a good product it > know nothing about! Go to the God who knows. > > David >

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If your family member was naturalized before September 1906, the records are at the courthouse in the county where they were naturalized. Now if your grandparents were married and he became naturalized before 1922, your grandmother would have automatically become a citizen. Any foreign born children would become citizens also. This was the law. If he was naturalized after 1922, then she would have had to file also. Modern Records: Starting in 1906, copies of naturalization papers were collected by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). These records include both immigration and naturalization records. They are more standardized than records of previous eras and include the names of spouses and children, whether they were citizens or not. INS immigration records date from 1897 onward. You can request these files directly. The form needed is G639 and can be requested from your local or regional Immigration and Naturalization Service office or by calling 1--800-870-3676. Verbal information can be sought at 202-514-2607. The more information you have the more likely your ancestor will be identified even if they were not naturalized. There is no cost for the INS record search. You will need to provide full name and address (or addresses) as a minimum. Further, critical dates, social security number, birthday and place of birth >will help insure a creditable search. The address of the Washington, D.C. INS office is: Immigration and Naturalization Service, 425 I (eye) Street NW > Washington, DC 20536. Most aliens became citizens within 10 years of the time they were eligible. Before 1906 the records were kept by federal, state and local courts. There is a book that summarizes these records on file for each state: "Locating Your Immigrant Ancestors: A Guide to Naturalization Records" by James C. and Lila Lee Negles. You can obtain this from Everton Publishers, Inc. or your local intra-library loan program. To become a citizen of the United States by Acts of 1790 and 1796, one had to live in the United States for 5 years and in the state or territory for one year; and had to make a Declaration of Intent three years prior to becoming a citizen. However, naturalization was not required, and many people lived their lives here without naturalization, or after making D of I, not continuing with the procedure. It was purely voluntary. It was not until 1906 that appearance in Federal Court was required - prior to that any court of record could naturalize. As to children, when the father was naturalized, his wife and children were automatically citizens. If a person had lived in the United States for at least 3 years prior to age of 21, he could apply for naturalization directly, without waiting to file the D. of I. A reference source for changes in laws is Gettys, Luella: The Laws of Citizenship in the United States 1934, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois. 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Questions are asked and answered promptly at the BLOG. Discussions, discussions, discussions and nothing happens here. Go there and learn how to get in. What you are saying, is like asking Rootsmagic how to use Ancestral Quest or FamilyTreeMaker! David On 7/14/2012 10:45 AM, Nivard Ovington wrote: > Hi David > > If its not discussed on the lists, how are people supposed to know about > it at all? > > It is definitely a fitting subject for discussion on list IMHO > > You are assuming that everyone reads blogs, I for one don't as its > simply to time consuming, thats why email lists are so much better as > the information comes to you rather than you having to go and hunt it out > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > > On 14/07/2012 17:36, W David Samuelsen wrote: >> Too few know the answer outside FamilySearch blog which has all the answers! >> >> What you are saying, is like asking the Devil about a good product it >> know nothing about! Go to the God who knows. >> >> David >> > ===== > If you would prefer digest mode to mail mode, drop a note to roots-admin@rootsweb.com and ask for the digest... > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I agree. I immediately clicked on the link to see what was available in Family Search trees. None of my tree was there so next thing is figure out how to submit my tree and then kick back and see who adds to it. I have found a lot of info in other trees on Ancestry that I would not have found through traditional search paths. When a daughter marries and changes her surname she can get difficult to find. The extended family is still related so perhaps they are happy to hear of me. Gale Gorman Houston On Jul 14, 2012, at 9:37 AM, BARTON LEWIS wrote: Sorry, I don't agree. This is a genealogy related question and Kirsten is fully within bounds posting it here. Barton On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 11:02 PM, W David Samuelsen wrote: > This is not the place to ask this question. Many of us do not know > what is going on. > > Please go to familysearch.org for answers about that. > > https://familysearch.org/blog/?s=Family+Tree > > David S. > > On 7/13/2012 11:13 PM, Kirsten Bowman wrote: >> I’ve read that at the LDS site the family trees now at >> new.FamilySearch are going to be moved to something called Family >> Tree with a number of improvements added. Do I understand this >> properly? If so, does anyone know more about it? (When, and how to >> access) >> >> Kirsten

You are correct. There was a bill before the House this spring that I was under the impression would be passed by summer and take the SSDI offline. But thankfully that hasn't happened (as yet). Barton On Sat, Jul 14, 2012 at 7:43 AM, Nivard Ovington wrote: > Hi all > > I have had a none to complimentary off list mail regarding my list > post regarding the SSDI > > That person states its nothing to do with the US Government that the > SSDI has been removed, moved or altered by Ancestry among others > > Apparently my suggesting its due to the Government > > "is a totally ignorant comment" > > All I have seen and read on the subject including > > <http://pibuzz.com/2011/12/15/social-security-death-index-is-now-restricted/> > suggests its pressure by US senators to try and get access to the SSDI > banned > > Am I right or wrong? > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > > On 14/07/2012 09:13, Nivard Ovington wrote: >> Hi ??? >> >> Blame the US Government not Ancestry >> > ===== > If you would prefer digest mode to mail mode, drop a note to > roots-admin@rootsweb.com and ask for the digest... > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Nivard: Amen! The FamilySearch blogs and forums leave much to be desired. With Roots-L I have responses within hours while questions posted at LDS forums sit for days or weeks without response. Hopefully someone who is knowledgeable about Family Tree will respond so we can all learn more of what it's about and how to get to it. I read through the Family Search site's Helps, Forums, and Blogs for hours and could only find brief hints about this new animal. Kirsten -----Original Message----- From: Nivard Ovington Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2012 9:45 AM To: roots@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] new.FamilySearch Status? Hi David If its not discussed on the lists, how are people supposed to know about it at all? It is definitely a fitting subject for discussion on list IMHO You are assuming that everyone reads blogs, I for one don't as its simply to time consuming, thats why email lists are so much better as the information comes to you rather than you having to go and hunt it out Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 14/07/2012 17:36, W David Samuelsen wrote: > Too few know the answer outside FamilySearch blog which has all the > answers! > > What you are saying, is like asking the Devil about a good product it > know nothing about! Go to the God who knows. > > David > =====

Sorry, I don't agree. This is a genealogy related question and Kirsten is fully within bounds posting it here. Barton On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 11:02 PM, W David Samuelsen wrote: > This is not the place to ask this question. Many of us do not know > what is going on. > > Please go to familysearch.org for answers about that. > > https://familysearch.org/blog/?s=Family+Tree > > David S. > > On 7/13/2012 11:13 PM, Kirsten Bowman wrote: >> I’ve read that at the LDS site the family trees now at >> new.FamilySearch are going to be moved to something called Family >> Tree with a number of improvements added. Do I understand this >> properly? If so, does anyone know more about it? (When, and how to >> access) >> >> Kirsten > ===== > If you would prefer digest mode to mail mode, drop a note to > roots-admin@rootsweb.com and ask for the digest... > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Too few know the answer outside FamilySearch blog which has all the answers! What you are saying, is like asking the Devil about a good product it know nothing about! Go to the God who knows. David On 7/14/2012 8:37 AM, BARTON LEWIS wrote: > Sorry, I don't agree. This is a genealogy related question and Kirsten > is fully within bounds posting it here. > > Barton > > > On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 11:02 PM, W David Samuelsen wrote: > >> This is not the place to ask this question. Many of us do not know >> what is going on. >> >> Please go to familysearch.org for answers about that. >> >> https://familysearch.org/blog/?s=Family+Tree >> >> David S. >> >> On 7/13/2012 11:13 PM, Kirsten Bowman wrote: >>> I’ve read that at the LDS site the family trees now at >>> new.FamilySearch are going to be moved to something called Family >>> Tree with a number of improvements added. Do I understand this >>> properly? If so, does anyone know more about it? (When, and how to >>> access) >>> >>> Kirsten >> ===== >> If you would prefer digest mode to mail mode, drop a note to >> roots-admin@rootsweb.com and ask for the digest... >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Gale: How do you even *get* to Family Tree? I'm signed up for new.FamilySearch and have a tree there but this is the first hint I've had that there was such a thing as Family Tree. I'm not LDS, but I don't exactly live under a rock, so how did I miss discussion on this new site and how do I get on board? Kirsten -----Original Message----- From: Gale Gorman Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2012 9:11 AM To: BARTON LEWIS Cc: roots@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] new.FamilySearch Status? I agree. I immediately clicked on the link to see what was available in Family Search trees. None of my tree was there so next thing is figure out how to submit my tree and then kick back and see who adds to it. I have found a lot of info in other trees on Ancestry that I would not have found through traditional search paths. When a daughter marries and changes her surname she can get difficult to find. The extended family is still related so perhaps they are happy to hear of me. Gale Gorman Houston On Jul 14, 2012, at 9:37 AM, BARTON LEWIS wrote: Sorry, I don't agree. This is a genealogy related question and Kirsten is fully within bounds posting it here. Barton On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 11:02 PM, W David Samuelsen wrote: > This is not the place to ask this question. Many of us do not know > what is going on. > > Please go to familysearch.org for answers about that. > > https://familysearch.org/blog/?s=Family+Tree > > David S. > > On 7/13/2012 11:13 PM, Kirsten Bowman wrote: >> I’ve read that at the LDS site the family trees now at >> new.FamilySearch are going to be moved to something called Family >> Tree with a number of improvements added. Do I understand this >> properly? If so, does anyone know more about it? (When, and how to >> access) >> >> Kirsten ===== If you would prefer digest mode to mail mode, drop a note to roots-admin@rootsweb.com and ask for the digest... ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

David: That response comes across as fairly dictatorial. I believe this list is appropriate for discussing any genealogy sites, software, or methods--and it's considerably more responsive than the forums at FamilySearch. Kirsten -----Original Message----- From: W David Samuelsen Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 11:02 PM To: roots@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] new.FamilySearch Status? This is not the place to ask this question. Many of us do not know what is going on. Please go to familysearch.org for answers about that. https://familysearch.org/blog/?s=Family+Tree David S. On 7/13/2012 11:13 PM, Kirsten Bowman wrote: > I’ve read that at the LDS site the family trees now at new.FamilySearch > are going to be moved to something called Family Tree with a number of > improvements added. Do I understand this properly? If so, does anyone > know more about it? (When, and how to access) > > Kirsten ===== If you would prefer digest mode to mail mode, drop a note to roots-admin@rootsweb.com and ask for the digest... ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi ??? Blame the US Government not Ancestry However you can access the SSDI on familysearch Go to familysearch, scroll down and select All record Collections, let the list load and type Social in the search box When you have done with that see what else is on familysearch to search or browse, you will be surprised at whats available Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 14/07/2012 04:45, jbletch@aol.com wrote: > I have been out of contact with the RootsWeb site for > a while due to illness. > When did the social security index on the site get taken off? > I remember a few years some posts that read Ancestry was going to > take a lot of the searches off the Roots site so one would have to > pay for them on Ancestry. > I also let my subscription to Ancestry lapse because I wasn't using it. > It was so helpful to use the Roots social security index, shame on > Ancestry, > What is going to disappear next?

Ask our Government! Our legislators are blocking some access to SSDI because some people had their children's names used for fraud. You can find the SSDI on both Ancestry and familysearch.org Eliz On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 11:45 PM, <jbletch@aol.com> wrote: > I have been out of contact with the RootsWeb site for > a while due to illness. > When did the social security index on the site get taken off? > I remember a few years some posts that read Ancestry was going to > take a lot of the searches off the Roots site so one would have to > pay for them on Ancestry. > I also let my subscription to Ancestry lapse because I wasn't using it. > It was so helpful to use the Roots social security index, shame on > Ancestry, > What is going to disappear next? > > ===== > If you would prefer digest mode to mail mode, drop a note to roots-admin@rootsweb.com and ask for the digest... > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is not the place to ask this question. Many of us do not know what is going on. Please go to familysearch.org for answers about that. https://familysearch.org/blog/?s=Family+Tree David S. On 7/13/2012 11:13 PM, Kirsten Bowman wrote: > I’ve read that at the LDS site the family trees now at new.FamilySearch are going to be moved to something called Family Tree with a number of improvements added. Do I understand this properly? If so, does anyone know more about it? (When, and how to access) > > Kirsten