Melinda, I'm just catching up with this thread, but have you considered donating your reports/case studies/family histories to the FHL in PDF form? As I understand it, they will add your finished product to their collection, just like any other published or unpublished manuscript or book and create the link in the catalog so that it is easily accessible online. Rondina _______________________ Rondina P. Muncy Ancestral Analysis 4008 Linden Avenue Fort Worth, Texas 76107 682.224.6584 [email protected] www.ancestralanalysis.com On Fri, May 1, 2015 at 1:29 PM, Melinda Henningfield via < [email protected]> wrote: > I am agreeing with Harold. > > I have spent countless hours (and money) re-discovering ancestors that had > been forgotten. If I suddenly died, they would just remain forgotten. All > my work would be for nothing. > > Writing up and publishing the "stories and reasoning that anyone can > enjoy," (from Harold's email above), is the only way to keep those once > forgotten ancestors remembered. > > I even extend this thought process to the much maligned Public Family > Trees. My Public Family Tree is not as well sourced as my written work, but > the framework is there. I want people to use my tree. I do not consider it > "stealing" to use my public tree. Please use, copy, and borrow my public > family tree. > > As I have delved more and more into genetic genealogy (DNA), I have come to > value the Public Family Trees more and more. It is quite a disadvantage to > run into matches that keep their trees private; both for the private tree > owner and the public tree owner. > > Melinda Henningfield > -- > Melinda Henningfield, CG(SM) > Ashland, Oregon > > *CG or Certified Genealogist are proprietary service marks of the Board for > Certification of Genealogists, used under license by Board-certified > genealogists after periodic competency evaluation, and the board name is > registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office.* > >

That is a great idea, Rondina. I have heard of the Family History Library publishing unpublished reports, case studies, and family histories, but I have not pursued it. Melinda -- Melinda Henningfield, CG(SM) Ashland, Oregon *CG or Certified Genealogist are proprietary service marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license by Board-certified genealogists after periodic competency evaluation, and the board name is registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office.*

Rondina,Great idea! Cheryl ProctorSouthern Indiana On Friday, May 1, 2015 8:45 PM, Rondina Muncy via <[email protected]> wrote: Melinda, I'm just catching up with this thread, but have you considered donating your reports/case studies/family histories to the FHL in PDF form? As I understand it, they will add your finished product to their collection, just like any other published or unpublished manuscript or book and create the link in the catalog so that it is easily accessible online. Rondina _______________________ Rondina P. Muncy Ancestral Analysis 4008 Linden Avenue Fort Worth, Texas 76107 682.224.6584 [email protected] www.ancestralanalysis.com On Fri, May 1, 2015 at 1:29 PM, Melinda Henningfield via < [email protected]> wrote: > I am agreeing with Harold. > > I have spent countless hours (and money) re-discovering ancestors that had > been forgotten. If I suddenly died, they would just remain forgotten. All > my work would be for nothing. > > Writing up and publishing the "stories and reasoning that anyone can > enjoy," (from Harold's email above), is the only way to keep those once > forgotten ancestors remembered. > > I even extend this thought process to the much maligned Public Family > Trees. My Public Family Tree is not as well sourced as my written work, but > the framework is there. I want people to use my tree. I do not consider it > "stealing" to use my public tree. Please use, copy, and borrow my public > family tree. > > As I have delved more and more into genetic genealogy (DNA), I have come to > value the Public Family Trees more and more. It is quite a disadvantage to > run into matches that keep their trees private; both for the private tree > owner and the public tree owner. > > Melinda Henningfield > -- > Melinda Henningfield, CG(SM) > Ashland, Oregon > > *CG or Certified Genealogist are proprietary service marks of the Board for > Certification of Genealogists, used under license by Board-certified > genealogists after periodic competency evaluation, and the board name is > registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office.* > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message