From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Tue Feb 7 08:56:31 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k17FuVE0023429; Tue, 7 Feb 2006 08:56:31 -0700 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l.rootsweb.com [66.43.16.22]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k17FuU6O022526 for ; Tue, 7 Feb 2006 08:56:30 -0700 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l [127.0.0.1]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k17DS5FI024911 for ; Tue, 7 Feb 2006 08:28:05 -0500 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id k17DS58V024910 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Tue, 7 Feb 2006 08:28:05 -0500 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [66.43.27.41]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id k172e5FI015728 for ; Mon, 6 Feb 2006 21:40:05 -0500 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k1758IEp008823 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Mon, 6 Feb 2006 22:08:18 -0700 X-Envelope-From: rjpeters2@cox.net Mon Feb 6 22:08:18 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k1758IE0008814 for ; Mon, 6 Feb 2006 22:08:18 -0700 Received: from fed1rmmtao03.cox.net (fed1rmmtao03.cox.net [68.230.241.36]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k1758HH3006298 for ; Mon, 6 Feb 2006 22:08:17 -0700 Received: from [72.192.136.239] by fed1rmmtao03.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.05.02 201-2131-123-102-20050715) with ESMTP id <20060207050655.JOYD20875.fed1rmmtao03.cox.net@[72.192.136.239]> for ; Tue, 7 Feb 2006 00:06:55 -0500 User-Agent: Microsoft-Outlook-Express-Macintosh-Edition/5.0.6 Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2006 21:06:37 -0800 From: Jewell Peters To: Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <200602061551.k16FpKYj029188@lists5.rootsweb.com> Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 Sender: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Subject: [ROOTS-L] Re: ROOTS-L Digest V06 #53 >>> >>> I bought my computer in 1999. I knew nothing about computers >>> but, I learned. I also knew nothing about how to search for >>> my ancestors and I am so thankful for all the great people >>> out there doing genealogy that helped me and directed me on >>> sites to find information. I have only been doing genealogy >>> for 5 years and am amazed at how much I have learned and done. >>> I`m sure I would have not gotten as far as I have without alot >>> of help from other genealogy seekers. I am 68 and even have >>> been able to help others that are just learning, and, this makes >>> me feel great and I feel this is one way I can pay back for all >>> the help I have received. Remember! if someone does a good thing >>> for you pass it on and help someone else. Believe me you will >>> feel alot better about yourself. >>> >>> Jewell Peters > ------------------------------ > > X-Message: #18 > Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 06:57:46 -0600 > From: "Trevia W Beverly" > Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] Re: Why should people help you? **** not why but HOW > *** > > I had not intended to chime in, but I have been reading the responses. > First of all, I hope that whoever posed the request in the first place has > not left our list .... This list should be a way to help people who are > either new or just have not mastered the 'normal' things in genealogy. And > it gives the rest of us an opportunity to massage our ego because we know > something that will help someone else. > > RE maps or any number of other questions. We have LIBRARIES (public, > colleges & universities, genealogical, etc...) that can help. Larger ones, > of course, have a regular reference line, but even smaller ones should be > able to answer a simple question such as "where's ....?" > There are also many maps online -- and I've found just putting something > into your search engine will bring up more information that you really > wanted. > > RE not enough information. We see it every day, and usually I presume that > the person is new but I've learned that is not always the case. Sometimes > it's the 'old hand' for whatever reason that does not want to share the > information needed for us to help them .... I sometimes wonder if 'they' > want to give me an exercise in reading minds. In order to help you, we need > a date ... or at least a time period ... and a location ... and this means > not just the town but the *county* as well. All records, even the federal > census, is accessed on the county level. Here in Texas we have 254 counties > and I surely do not know every city and town in all 254 --- heck, I might > have a hard time naming all the counties ---. Yes, I could look up the > Texas (or any other) town, but why should I? You need to look it up > yourself because you need it for your records, and you need to know because > you're going to be using other records from there. If your charts do not > have *county* listed for those events (birth, marriage, death) then stop > right now and look them up - call your library - etc., and do it. > > We can't give a lesson in beginning genealogy here but there is plenty of > help on line, and many good books on the subject. If your library does not > have one, perhaps they will get one for you through purchase or interlibrary > loan. Join a local/area society if there is one. Members will be only too > glad to take you under their wing and give you a hand. > > I find today that many new researchers want to take the easy way, thinking > that all is on the Internet. A lot is - some source citied; most not. It > behooves us all to remember that the Internet is only a tool, and the > library and courthouse is not obsolete. Genealogy is a discipline that we > must continue to do the old fashioned way - work for it! Get out from > behind that computer and go to the library and to the courthouse and to the > museum (they have wonderful verical files connected to their displays, you > know - so if your family is somehow represented, I'd want to know what they > have 'behind' the display). > > And one last thing ---- again and again and again ---- please say where you > are located .... you can continue to give only your first name if you're > afraid someone may recognize you, but let us know where you are. Why? > Because it's common courtesy for one thing! And second, if I know where > you're located it just might be that I can send you straight to where the > treasure is! Seriously, I continue to be surprised when I do find out > where someone lives and ask them if they've used xxxx library, they know > nothing about it! So, if you don't know what is available in your home > town, then find out! > > There are many pointers that many of us could contribute, but we are adults > and must take some responsibility for educting ourselves and then knowing > how to ask questions (and this includes use of the spell check and reading > over your e-mail to be sure it makes sense). And speaking of education, do > you go to local meetings? Do you go or ignore local/area seminars and > workshops? > > Please - no wet noodles today; I'm too busy. Love you all! Especially that > 'newbie' who has a whole new wonderful world out there to research in. > > Trevia Wooster Beverly > Houston, Texas > (see, this is my ego tallking --- I want you to know me so when we finally > meet....) > > ----- Original Message ----- > > -------------------------------- > End of ROOTS-L Digest V06 Issue #53 > ***********************************