From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Mon Mar 27 20:51:36 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 k2S3pajb009871; Mon, 27 Mar 2006 20:51:36 -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 k2S3pa9u016747 for ; Mon, 27 Mar 2006 20:51:36 -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 k2S1KHFI013939 for ; Mon, 27 Mar 2006 20:20:17 -0500 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id k2S1KHqY013938 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Mon, 27 Mar 2006 20:20:17 -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 k2RJaVFI013310 for ; Mon, 27 Mar 2006 14:36:31 -0500 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k2RM7cmK020709 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Mon, 27 Mar 2006 15:07:38 -0700 X-Envelope-From: judymckinn@alltel.net Mon Mar 27 15:07:38 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 k2RM7cjb020655 for ; Mon, 27 Mar 2006 15:07:38 -0700 Received: from ispmxmta09-srv.alltel.net (ispmxmta09-srv.alltel.net [166.102.165.170]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k2RM7Xwi020531 for ; Mon, 27 Mar 2006 15:07:34 -0700 Received: from judyzffili517f ([216.96.14.185]) by ispmxmta09-srv.alltel.net with SMTP id <20060327220729.YFKB16513.ispmxmta09-srv.alltel.net@judyzffili517f> for ; Mon, 27 Mar 2006 16:07:29 -0600 Message-ID: <002a01c651ea$cb66b1e0$01fea8c0@judyzffili517f> From: "judy mckinney" To: References: <200603271926.k2RJQIhi029305@lists5.rootsweb.com> Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 16:07:09 -0600 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-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] Rootsweb-search family trees I went to "search family trees" on Rootsweb, and got several hits. However, when it indicated there was info, and I clicked on the link, EVERY ONE of them took me to a page that showed you had to subscribe to Ancestry before you could get any of the info. Am I missing something? Rootsweb info isn't any better than Ancestry, but just a link to ancestry, if you must join ancestry to get any of the info. ??? If I'm doing something wrong, please advise. Thanks. Judy > X-Message: #1 > Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 08:58:00 -0500 > From: "MScheffler" > Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] Re: ROOTS-L answers to "POST-EMS' in Family Trees. > > 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 >