Linda, et al, Family Search is the LDS Church's (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [Mormon's])internet based web site. Ancestry.com originated as a private for profit enterprise. It's extensive digital indexing collection prompted a collaboration by the church, who's digital resources where limited at the time, which included a link to Ancestry.com from the FamilySearch website. RootsWeb was always touted as the "oldest and largest FREE genealogical community." But that is changing rapidly as the new FamilySearch is coming online. Though the lines are blurring, A "community" is a place where individuals can share their individual databases but is not the same as a resource site which contains raw records transcribed and digitized, such as courthouse records, census records, etc. While in the past there was no oversight of individual data submitted to The LDS Church's International Genealogical Index, (the LDS Church's former community site) those days are past. The FamilySearch Indexing Project, on the other hand, is a resource extraction project which requires review of each extraction by at least one other person for accuracy before submitting. It is done on a "check-in/check-out" basis by volunteers. The Church is making available all of its microfiche files from which people are able to extract the data and add to the resource database (see http://www.familysearchindexing.org). It is a terrific project to participate in. -darin -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Linda Spencer Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 11:46 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [VARUSSEL] Fw: Russell Tax assessment & Ancestry.com I don't understand why you people do not know that "FamilySearch" is sponsored and controlled by Ancestry. And that Ancestry (the Mormons) are sponsoring the indexing. And then they use the indexing of censuses, etc. (a freeby for them) to use that indexing, done by whomever is willing to do it. They then put that information on their website, for pay. But they don't check it. And all too often, the census indexes are incorrect. I subscribed to Ancestry for one year. One year too long. Too many of the census indexes were really wrong. Linda > [Original Message] > From: Carlyine <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 5/20/2008 1:00:05 PM > Subject: [VARUSSEL] Fw: Russell Tax assessment & Ancestry.com > > Dear cousins, > First, let me warn you this is my not-well-researched fears and not > about a > name in particular, so you can delete now and save yourself a minute > or two. > I apologize for coming in here so much after the fact. I'm old, okay? LOL > When I went to this URL, as far as I can tell after a quick read of > all of > Ancestry.com's many rules is Rootsweb is no longer of value to me, because I > have to register and pay a fee to access everything that's offered. After > Ancestry.com made a joke of data I submitted to the Temple of the > Church of > Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints I can't trust what I might find there. I > did NOT submit data to Ancestry.com and never gave my permission, but > whomever extracted this sacred data and made it available to Ancestry made a > mockery of my family because just about every single entry was incorrect. > When I complained, they were nothing short of arrogant in their > refusal to > make any type of correction. To think that they charge for making > such a record available makes me sad and angry. I have never > complained to others > who choose to support them -- it's their choice and I am eager to encourage > people to research their families and don't want to discouragre them > from using any source they find helpful. For myself, I've stuck to > the free sites -- there are so many, afterall. > In the past I've loved referring new researchers to Rootsweb, but after > this morning's quick read, I don't think I want to do that anymore. > It appears possible that greedy-butts have infested our wonderful Rootsweb. I > sincerely hope I am wrong in this regard and that one of you will straighten > me out -- off line, please, so we don't offend everyone who is up to > date on > this subject already. I'm short of time lately and didn't study the > new rules thoroughly. But my quick read led me to believe that even > though I've > lots of ancestors in Russell Co., I would need to register and pay in order > to access this particular tax record. BTW, I consider this Russell Co. list > one of the most treasured and take this opportunity to congratulate everyone > responsible. > As long as I've taken up this much time, I might as well add one > more > thing: The more of us who become involved in Indexing, the soooner a > lot more records will become available to everyone absolutely free of charge. I > believe that, as a group, genealogists are the most generous and helpful! > They can further prove it by being part of an effort to extract public > records and put them before the public without charge. Hurrah!!! > Here's the Indexing site in case you'd like to know more: > www.familysearchindexing.org > Carlyine Ritter > Researching JESSEE, HEBURN, MONROE, BROWNING & others from Russell > Co., Va.; > and BLACK, PARSONS, RAY & others from Ashe Co. NC & NE Tenn. from the > beautiful Oregon Coast where we've gone from freezing to roasting > practically overnight, but last night God watered and all seems back > to normal :) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 6:57 AM > Subject: [VARUSSEL] June 1866 Tax assessment > > > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > > > Author: MichelleWilsonLigon > > Surnames: > > Classification: queries > > > > Message Board URL: > > > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.r ussell/7434/mb.ashx > > > > Message Board Post: > > > > See attachment. > > > > Important Note: > > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. 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