From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Tue Sep 5 07:59:14 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 k85DxEjb032415; Tue, 5 Sep 2006 07:59:14 -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 k85DxC57003117 for ; Tue, 5 Sep 2006 07:59:12 -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 k85BIJFI003187 for ; Tue, 5 Sep 2006 07:18:19 -0400 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id k85BIJqM003186 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Tue, 5 Sep 2006 07:18:19 -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 k85BAJFI003054 for ; Tue, 5 Sep 2006 07:10:19 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k85Dp06J029838 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Tue, 5 Sep 2006 07:51:00 -0600 X-Envelope-From: omchodoy@gmail.com Tue Sep 5 07:51:00 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 k85Dp0jb029827 for ; Tue, 5 Sep 2006 07:51:00 -0600 Received: from nf-out-0910.google.com (nf-out-0910.google.com [64.233.182.191]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k85Dotdv027651 for ; Tue, 5 Sep 2006 07:50:58 -0600 Received: by nf-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id n15so1368468nfc for ; Tue, 05 Sep 2006 06:50:57 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=N8UHFX37t1NdyBILVP43bLK2yKTId/q16vOt7SufMoLOftYDFfYC6X2eUrOdCOs+1jITX1SSY5ex/FF/WAHEGlWe2wn/LW47aMD9FSejWiMN2caAM3DdDFBlS5h8Ee5YB26z961Kf3GIm9OxJMHKO+eOd4d9+yth80WV9F7/kig= Received: by 10.67.100.12 with SMTP id c12mr3629004ugm; Tue, 05 Sep 2006 06:50:56 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.66.248.3 with HTTP; Tue, 5 Sep 2006 06:50:56 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2006 06:50:56 -0700 From: Colleen To: MScheffler Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] Unanswered queries Cc: ROOTS-M@rootsweb.com In-Reply-To: <00e801c6d099$0d2cc790$6501a8c0@m1070n> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed References: <200609020400.k8240IW2022734@lists5.rootsweb.com> <000e01c6d04f$0cc3f340$7b5c6fcc@donannd> <00e801c6d099$0d2cc790$6501a8c0@m1070n> 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 I have done a lot of posting on message boards and mailing lists just trying to scope out any one else researching my line. I also created a genealogy blog (www.omchodoy.blogspot.com) that chronicles some of my genealogical endeavors (it's been rather neglected of late). I have had a distant cousin find a posting I made to the KEARNS list and email his cousin who emailed me. Turns out these two people are related to me distantly through my maternal grandmother's side. One is into research. This was almost two years ago. We IM nearly daily. I have had 2 second cousins of mine email me after finding my blog on a Luzerne County link page (I still don't know which one as I haven't even found it there!). They have connected me to others in my maternal DOYLE line. Not only have these people sent me information, but we keep in casual contact today. My first cousin's wife found my blog and emailed me with scanned copies of my dad's, grandmother's, and my aunt's birth and death certs (except dad, he's still alive ;) ). The aunt's records were so helpful as we didn't have her birth or death dates. So while we may not get a LOT of people responding that they are researching, getting the information out there certainly can be worth the while. It depends on whether others in our families are into genealogy, or whether they have computers with internet, or whether they wish to reach out, or .... any number of variables. I say keep posting your names once in a while (maybe every 3 months?). Create a blog ... many are free ... put the blog site on Christmas cards/letters, link others' blogs to yours as often they will in turn link yours on theirs. I personally value the contact I've had with the cousins more than I do the documents I have. With documents, all I have is information. With contacts, I have relationships, even if only casual ones. On 9/4/06, MScheffler wrote: > > Ann and others with similar problems, > > Some people post multiple messages on various forums, message boards, > mailing lists and the like. At times one gets lucky and one does not. If > one is asking for census information for specific families in a particular > time frame, you can expect to get replies, because there are a number of > nice people who do look up census information for others and may even > email > the pages. People may also check other Ancestry resources. > > BUT, the likelihood of finding very many people researching the same > closely related groups of families is unlikely. Every few months I might > meet up with someone new researching some of mine. But if I relied on > others rather than myself to find information, I would not have much. > > One may get some hints or clues resulting from some postings, and then > it is up to the individual researcher to contact libraries, churches, > historical societies in areas of interest to see if they have something > further to help. In most cases one should expect to pay copying and > mailing > expenses for information found plus a few dollars per hour for the > researcher. > > The bottom line is one cannot do complete research online, no matter > how > many people there are out there to read posted messages. > > For most of us research includes trips to libraries, national archives, > historical societies, cemeteries, etc. If we cannot travel at all, we are > limited and may not progress as quickly as someone with more opportunities > to check out a variety of resources. Someone with substantial funds MAY > be > able to hire experts in a particular areas to find resources we cannot > find > ourselves, but even lots of money to spend won't guarantee one can find > someone to do the research ones needs. It is not uncommon to question if > the > documentation one needs even exists. > > One thing that is an equalizer for those who cannot travel far is to > research vital records, wills, land records, etc. through the records that > the LDS has microfilmed and can be rented and viewed at local history > centers. Most people have one of these centers relatively close to their > community and the cost to rent films reasonable. > > Personally I have found putting a database with notes and sources on > WorldConnect to be a good source of new contacts. Others looking for > names > that are in my database may well contact me and then we can share ideas on > how to find more information on the families we share. But there again, > if > I had to wait for others to help me, again the wait could be very long. > > So my advice is to post short succinct, easily understood messages with > as much information as possible and EXACTLY what you have and yet need, > and > occasionally you may get help. It is quite unrealistic to expect a large > proportion of one's queries to be answered. But when any clue come, > contact > places with possible new information and see if you can find more. > > Do remember that people posting a series of messages on the same or > similar families must repeat information in various postings. Most > people > routinely read and quickly delete information that is not of use or > interest > to them. So even a post an hour after the previous one should repeat the > details needed. Expecting the details to be remembered means one's message > may well go to the trash bin. > > Again post clear short messages stating what you know and exactly what > you need, and hopefully over time you will find someone researching the > same > families. In the meantime explore every avenue you can explore on your own > other than online resources. > > Margaret Scheffler > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Don and Ann Derner" > To: > Sent: Monday, September 04, 2006 2:21 PM > Subject: [ROOTS-L] Re: ROOTS-L Digest V06 #383 > > > > some one sent me a request of the 180 atlas of ny and I sent them a > reply, > > i post queries on many sites with no replies at all lately i hope to > hear > > from other searching the fischer line , census records, marriage > records, > > immgration records, cemetry records, any thing that another researcher > > has > > access to and I do not have access to a library or to be able to > go to > > the national archives to research my family tree, thank you any future > > help, > > ann derner donannd@shentel.net > > > > -- Colleen www.omchodoy.blogspot.com www.onlyingenealogy.blogspot.com