From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Mon Jul 31 14:45:27 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k6VKjRjb016828; Mon, 31 Jul 2006 14:45:27 -0600 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 k6VKjMDC000801 for ; Mon, 31 Jul 2006 14:45:22 -0600 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 k6VI6ZFI030114 for ; Mon, 31 Jul 2006 14:06:35 -0400 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id k6VI6ZpL030113 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Mon, 31 Jul 2006 14:06:35 -0400 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 k6VDoXFI029519 for ; Mon, 31 Jul 2006 09:50:33 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k6VGT823012530 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Mon, 31 Jul 2006 10:29:08 -0600 X-Envelope-From: mscheffl@twcny.rr.com Mon Jul 31 10:29:07 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k6VGT7jb012521 for ; Mon, 31 Jul 2006 10:29:07 -0600 Received: from ms-smtp-02.nyroc.rr.com (ms-smtp-02.nyroc.rr.com [24.24.2.56]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k6VGT5eb023023 for ; Mon, 31 Jul 2006 10:29:06 -0600 Received: from m1070n (cpe-69-201-76-92.twcny.res.rr.com [69.201.76.92]) by ms-smtp-02.nyroc.rr.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with SMTP id k6VGT43D023637 for ; Mon, 31 Jul 2006 12:29:06 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <021f01c6b4be$6fe14ce0$6501a8c0@m1070n> From: "MScheffler" To: Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 12:29:03 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine 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] Finding Ancestry World , correcting OWT & questions I think someone told how to get to the free "Ancestry World Tree" (AWT) from Ancestry in the new setup, but I cannot find the message. I realize it is much easier to get to the database on www.rootsweb.com and click under WorldConnect "search family trees". That is my recommendation to people generally looking for the large shared database. Today I had a different purpose. I actually wanted to find a particular person's database for which I did not succeed. To test the new format, I decided to check out my gggg grandfather Robert HAWKINS b. Derby, CT in 1729. I have done original research on this family and know my conclusions as to dates and places correct. I found the historical records for the name I was searching through the global search, and then went to Family Trees on the next tab where the only choice was the One World Tree (OWT). When I looked at Robert HAWKINS information on OWT there were yellow triangles on every fact with alternates, with most alternate information incorrect. I and a few other researchers have had the correct information online about 10 years and most of the details are in newer version of a HAWKINS genealogy. Anyway I wanted to go from the information on OWT to the individual trees to determine where the information came from. After trial and error I was able to access the individual trees, but my database was not among them, even through it has been submitted through WorldConnect. I still could not determine the submitters of the information in the yellow triangles. Is this possible? I next decided to change the death date since most submitters have the date for death on the tombstone which is off by almost 2 years. I have the correct date in a diary of a grandson recorded at the time of Robert Hawkins death. However, when I wanted to comment to the users about the correct information, the explanation indicates the most popular date is what is accepted. I could only click to vote and could not explain. How can one put ANY FAITH in what is here in OWT if the most popular rather than what is proved reigns? Twenty wrong submissions versus one correct one do not make the wrong date correct! But back to my original question, how does one get EASILY to Ancestry World Tree from the Ancestry side. One would think it should be on the tab for Family Trees right next to the OWT access. Unless I am missing the obvious, I think we users should advocate to have it put there. Margaret Scheffler