From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Mon Mar 27 08:28:39 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 k2RFSdjb007203; Mon, 27 Mar 2006 08:28:39 -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 k2RFSc7G028806 for ; Mon, 27 Mar 2006 08:28:38 -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 k2RCvMFI012423 for ; Mon, 27 Mar 2006 07:57:22 -0500 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id k2RCvL4T012422 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Mon, 27 Mar 2006 07:57:21 -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 k2RBRdFI012231 for ; Mon, 27 Mar 2006 06:27:39 -0500 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k2RDwkNd009107 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Mon, 27 Mar 2006 06:58:46 -0700 X-Envelope-From: mscheffl@twcny.rr.com Mon Mar 27 06:58:46 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 k2RDwkjb009098 for ; Mon, 27 Mar 2006 06:58:46 -0700 Received: from ms-smtp-04.nyroc.rr.com (ms-smtp-04.nyroc.rr.com [24.24.2.58]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k2RDwi7j016544 for ; Mon, 27 Mar 2006 06:58:45 -0700 Received: from 1070n (cpe-24-92-248-107.twcny.res.rr.com [24.92.248.107]) by ms-smtp-04.nyroc.rr.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with SMTP id k2RDw20u006293; Mon, 27 Mar 2006 08:58:03 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <03b401c651a6$75da7570$6601a8c0@1070n> From: "MScheffler" To: "Frederick H. Whitley" , References: Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] Re: ROOTS-L answers to "POST-EMS' in Family Trees. Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 08:58:00 -0500 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 6.00.2900.2180 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 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 Hi Fred, If you go to www.rootsweb.com and click on "Search family trees" under "WorldConnect", you can search this large shared database for submitted databases perhaps from people researching families that are of interest to you. This is the same database as the one found on Ancestry called Ancestry World Tree. If you are a member you can access if from Ancestry, if not or even if you just prefer, anyone can access it FREE from the main rootsweb site as I described above. A word of caution -- there is come good carefully researched material in this database (similar to what one finds in the LDS shared databases) along with a lot of duplication of inaccurate material. Many people find databases of interest there and simply merge someone else's database with their own. Sometimes the material merged contained significant errors. So you may find the same incorrect material in the database many times. That means that if you find the same information in many databases, you CANNOT assume it is accurate. It may be accurate or it can be wrong. There may be one single database that is accurate or there may be no one who has it right. But this large shared database can offer good clues, particularly if the person submitting the database offers some sources that you can judge to be of good quality. Some people don't post sources on line, but will give them to you if you write and ask. The bottom line is to check out any lineages you find of interest and want to use in your own database before simply taking material which could be correct or incorrect. That means looking for vital records for births, deaths, and marriages, and particularly looking for documentation to link the generations. There frequently are mistakes with people linked to the wrong parents. But again you may encounter some excellent material which saves you a lot of work. Good luck in your search. Margaret Scheffler ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frederick H. Whitley" To: Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 11:49 PM Subject: RE: [ROOTS-L] Re: ROOTS-L answers to "POST-EMS' in Family Trees. > Hi, Could I be told more information about 'world connect', please. > Thank > you. FRED in PA