I learned that lesson the hard way trying to help someone who did not grow up in my area. Quite a surprise to open a site and see yourself and all your family listed. What was extremely bad was seeing that the person you had helped has used :"private" for herself and her family who were still living. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judith F. Russell" <jrussell2@charter.net> To: <SCROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2005 12:47 PM Subject: Re: [SC] Getting Ancestry.Com to change the info!! > also I learned the hard way NEVER to share info about living individuals in > your family. This info, too, can end up online when incorporated by others > into their databases. In these days of identity theft, it can be all too > easy to find someone and then find their Mother's Maiden Name, which is > often used as code word in banks, etc. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Susan" <susieqk@cox.net> > To: <SCROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2005 12:27 PM > Subject: Re: [SC] Getting Ancestry.Com to change the info!! > > > >I agree. Someone copied some of my research and then reposted the data > >INCORRECTLY, with dates and notes transposed between individuals. I gladly > >share my info with anyone that asks but am very angry that someone had the > >nerve to post my information to a service that charges for MY research. > > > > --Susan > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "thehornguy" <thehornguy@bellsouth.net> > > To: <SCROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2005 12:25 PM > > Subject: [SC] Getting Ancestry.Com to change the info!! > > > > > >> > >> > >> Hello, all. > >> > >> In six years, I have not ever heard of them changing anything in their > >> data-base, because of a request from a 'user'!! The origin of those > >> data-bases are the readers from earlier years, who put up 'stuff' as they > >> found it, any where, and every where!! > >> > >> Since Ancestry has a disclaimer to the effect that you would want to get > >> in touch with the source of the data you want to change, they see no > >> reason > >> to 'be bothered' about it, at all!! > >> And, since most of the e-mail addresses are obsolete in the reference > >> areas of the data-bases, they really do not see any reason to be > >> concerned!! > >> > >> What you see is what you get!! > >> And even if you see it, beware!! > >> It might be a correct entry, but no one guarantees that to you!! > >> > >> CAVEAT EMPTOR!!!! > >> > >> Hope this explains it well!! Joe DUKE > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Herbert Hendricks" <Herb_316@msn.com> > >> To: <SCROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> > >> Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 9:09 AM > >> Subject: Re: [SC] LDS Family History Library > >> > >> > >> > Dear Phyllis, > >> > > >> > You are absolutely correct. > >> > > >> > In SC you have to be very careful when you use Ancestry.com Census > >> records. You need to do a line by line scan. Their search engine has left > >> out people, given them the wrong first names and put people in the wrong > >> locations. I can site you chapter and verse I have communicated to > >> Ancestry.com but they don't change anything. > >> > > >> > God Bless. > >> > Herb Hendricks > >> > Retired NASA Physicist > >> > Hendricks(on) DNA Project Group Administrator > >> > Secretary Hendricks Family Association > >> > Herb_316@MSN.com<mailto:Herb_316@MSN.com> > >> > 1210 Long Meadow DR > >> > Lynchburg, VA 24502 > >> > 434 832 7246 > >> > Major/Smith/Hendricks > >> > > >> http://www.familytreedna.com/public/hendrickson/<http://www.familytreednacom/public/hendrickson/> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- > >> > From: Phyllis Horry<mailto:wwhorry@islc.net> > >> > To: SCROOTS-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:SCROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> > >> > Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 11:50 AM > >> > Subject: Re: [SC] LDS Family History Library > >> > > >> > > >> > I totally agree - I have found inaccuracies in my family on this > >> site > >> simply > >> > because someone failed to properly document/authenticate information > >> before > >> > "sharing" it with the world. Just because it is found here (on the > >> > Internet) does not mean that it is accurate. > >> > > >> > Even transcriptions of census records can be suspect due to > >> misinterpreting > >> > the handwriting of the census takers. Actually this applies to all > >> > handwritten documents. > >> > > >> > Phyllis > >> > > >> > > >> > ----- Original Message ----- > >> > From: "Carolyn Cooper" > >> <caroljcoop@everestkc.net<mailto:caroljcoop@everestkc.net>> > >> > To: <SCROOTS-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:SCROOTS-L@rootsweb.com>> > >> > Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 6:39 PM > >> > Subject: Re: [SC] LDS Family History Library > >> > > >> > > >> > While this is a good source, please don't rely on these family > >> histories for > >> > accuracy. I've seen some that are very faulted and undocumented. > >> The > >> best > >> > way to research your roots is to do your own digging and not rely on > >> what > >> > others have done. > >> > > >> > Carolyn Cooper > >> > ----- Original Message ----- > >> > From: "Gail Harris" <peaches@strato.net<mailto:peaches@strato.net>> > >> > To: <SCROOTS-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:SCROOTS-L@rootsweb.com>> > >> > Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 6:11 PM > >> > Subject: [SC] LDS Family History Library > >> > > >> > > >> > > fyi... > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > ----- Original Message ----- > >> > > From: "A. S. Balch" > >> > > To: > >> <ROBERT-REV-PIERRE-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:ROBERT-REV-PIERRE-L@ro otsweb.com>> > >> > > Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 9:59 AM > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > The LDS Family History Library has announced that it has begun the > >> > > process of digitizing and making available on the Internet all of > >> the > >> > > Family History books in their collection. About 5000 books have > >> been > >> > > digitized and are available, and they have announced that they are > >> > > adding about 100 titles a week to the on-line collection. > >> > > > >> > > Go to the web site of the Harold B. Lee Library at BYU, > >> > > http://www.lib.byu.edu/<http://www.lib.byu.edu/> > >> > > > >> > > From the list of collections that are displayed, choose: > >> > > > >> > > "Find Other Materials" > >> > > "Electronic" > >> > > "On Line Collections at BYU" > >> > > Choose the TAB "Text Collections" > >> > > And, finally, "Family History Archive" > >> > > > >> > > Adrian > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > ==== SCROOTS Mailing List ==== > >> > > The SC Room: > >> http://www.ccpl.org/scr.html<http://www.ccpl.org/scr.html> > >> > > > >> > > ============================== > >> > > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > >> > > New content added every business day. 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