Barbara Stancliff wrote: > > My mother-in-law, who was a semi-professional genealogist, > refused to share information with any other members of her > family. She felt that if they wanted the info, they had to > go dig for it. This was in the days when searching involved > trips to distant courthouses, and long hours at the large > libraries. I can somewhat see her point, since her searches > involved a lot of travel, time and expense. But I do not > agree with it. > > I am always very willing to share my information, because, > with many people working on the same or similar lines, more > information is found. That I feel, is of importance in doing > genealogical research. > > Similarly, when checking out someone's gedcom file online, I > am always dismayed when no dates or places are included. How > can I tell then if this might be the people I am looking > for? Names recur many times down through the generations and > among cousins of the same generation. It is a great help if > a place and date are given to allow me to narrow my search. > Then, if the names fit, I can contact the submitter and > share information, double check references, etc. > > Barbara Stancliff > Maury Co names: Love, Johnston, Blake, Goodman, Jernigan, > Skipper > > ==== TNMAURY Mailing List ==== > Visit the Maury County, Tennessee web site at http://www.tngenweb.usit.com/maury/index.html > Dear Barbara, That is just about like I feel. I have been at this for some years, have published two family histories and have never once had a person compliain because I included their dates and other information about them. But, as the saying goes, "Everybody to his own taste, said the old lady as she kissed her cow." Take care. Fred Hawkins