Typically I don’t use other people’s trees at all except for maybe a lead. I never merge trees with my information either. I know about the LDS trees being suspect, but many on Ancestry.com are as well. I’ve found my well-documented ancestors on trees where they don’t belong. The only thing I’m finding on the LDS site are actually documents, but since not all of the images are available I have to use their transcribed text.
I’ve never heard of Footnote.com before. I use Ancestry.com occasionally because they don’t have enough records for the DC and Maryland areas. This is where they seem to be lacking and have been for years. I’m going into my second year of cleaning up my Legacy data after exporting from another program. While doing this I’m finding missing records and sources for people I haven’t done anything with in many years. Sometimes it’s a good idea to check over old entries and see what needs fixing. That’s the only reason why I recently subscribed to Ancestry to get the missing records that I can’t find elsewhere. From: geoffbr...@juno.com [mailto:geoffbr...@juno.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 11:05 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] WorldVitalRecords.com Bill, I found worldvitalrecords.com helpful, particularly in finding references in books. Footnote.com was great for Census records and Civil War and Revolutionary War records. The LDS website is fantastic, but it is "buyer beware." I say this as a lot has not been properly documented. All you need is one direct ancestor mistake to lead you astray for generations. Trust but verify. Wear out the LDS site to get names and dates and then use an on-line subscription to back it up with documentation. My experience is that both these sites, worldvitalrecords and footnote, will give you a seven day trial run. Schedule a week of vacation, kiss your wife goodbye, stay hydrated and wear out your seven day trial. Good luck! ---------- Original Message ---------- From: RICHARD SCHULTHIES <fourpa...@verizon.net> To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] WorldVitalRecords.com Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2011 18:43:36 -0800 (PST) Some libraries and local LDS may belong to some of these databases. Then you can use their 'free' connection, to determine if there is enough to use at their place, or order for at home. Each DB (Ancestry, World, NFS, etc) is growing and adding new records daily. What you need to do is decide what you want to find, then locate who has it (if anyone). Do not belittle the 'special'. For instance, there is a company that offers Swedish records, that is over my budget, but I try to get a two week or month 'pass' one a year. You might want to get the WVR month, but what I have found. You can somtimes pick the date range at paying, and aim it at your vacation. You may find something that destroys your biggest brick wall. Remember to unsubsc-ribe the next day, so no second month, or you may find so much to keep it. Happy Hunting Rich in LA CA --- On Tue, 1/4/11, William Boswell <whbosw...@gmail.com> wrote: > From: William Boswell <whbosw...@gmail.com> > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] WorldVitalRecords.com > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > Date: Tuesday, January 4, 2011, 2:36 PM > I got an email the other day from > them, but there doesn't seem to be any way to find out what > records they have in their collection. They've got > some crummy special going on--one month access for $12.95 > (expires Jan 7, 2011), but I didn't think it was all that > special if they don't give us a clue as to what they have. > > I believe FamilyLink.com owns WorldVitalRecords now. > In keeping with their tradition of not disclosing their > content, I guess they aren't willing to tell us what WVR has > either. > > I'm finding so much information at the LDS website than > I've found anywhere else in years. I wouldn't > subscribe to anything sight unseen especially if they don't > offer a test drive. > > Bill Boswell > > -----Original Message----- > From: Don Cook [mailto:docoo...@msn.com] > Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 4:44 PM > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > Subject: [LegacyUG] WorldVitalRecords.com > > I know this will seem slightly off-topic, but I am asking > here because I > value the opinion of my fellow Legacy users so much. > > Is anyone subscribed to WorldVitalRecords.com? > Are you finding it useful? > How do you rate it against others (for example, > Ancestry.com)? > > Thanx for your patience, > Don > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > >    http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > >    http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 > 2009: > >    http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > >    http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > >    http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 > 2009: > >    http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp ____________________________________________________________ <http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3142/4d23ee16bf07cab51adst02vuc> Globe Life Insurance $1* Buys $50,000 Life Insurance. 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