The original post was whether anyone had used Google sites to post a family tree (or something like that) and specifically can you post a Legacy created website page; I am also interested in whether that is workable or not (aside from the obvious objections and difficulties to posting anything online on any site in any format). Has anyone had this experience? Or is anyone familiar enough with Google sites to know if that would be feasible?
As for the other issues discussed here, I will most likely try to limit access to family; although the possibility of connecting with extended family might outweigh my misgivings about people using my information in appropriately. But that is another discussion altogether. I hope someone does have an answer to the original question; I'm very interested! Kathy On Sat, Jan 8, 2011 at 10:15 AM, RICHARD SCHULTHIES <[email protected]> wrote: > 'Well known' does not equal honest nor accurate, or even well intentioned. I > posted a query, which someone changed into a fact with me as the source, put > it on a webpage, died, forcing me to fight for a few years to get myself > removed. It may come back, I gave up. > Rich in LA CA > > --- On Sat, 1/8/11, William Boswell <[email protected]> wrote: > >> From: William Boswell <[email protected]> >> Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Google Sites & Legacy >> To: [email protected] >> Date: Saturday, January 8, 2011, 7:02 AM >> Stan: >> >> One way to share with just family members could be to get >> your own domain and publish your information to your own >> website with password protection. I did this for a >> while because I distrust the bigger genealogy websites that >> claim they have security. They all backup to their own >> servers and there's no telling where that data will end up >> years later. Personal experience proved this for me >> when data I deleted years before was reposted when the >> company bought out the website I posted it to. >> >> A big challenge of posting to your own website is >> format. The many online genealogy tree websites make >> it easy to just upload a GEDCOM file. Doing this on >> your own website is much more difficult unless you just want >> to turn a Legacy report into HTML which would be the easier >> solution. >> >> If you are going to publish publicly, I wouldn't include >> sources. I was told years ago that the source is your >> website address. This information came from the owner >> of a company that puts out a well-known genealogy program >> and I thought it was a good idea. Don't give too much >> away for others to steal. I also don't include full >> dates either--just years. I'd also remove any notes >> especially if they are personal. If they want the >> information, they can contact you directly and then you can >> decide if you want to give them the full details. >> Generally I see what they have to offer first before I hand >> over my hard work. >> >> My reasons for being suspicious are valid. While some >> people have been good sources of information when contacting >> me, others had self-serving motives. One told me he >> was a well-known writer and was looking for historical >> information I might have on a famous ancestor. Because >> the data he was seeking was for a person who was very >> distant to me, I didn't mind sharing but made it clear that >> in his book he was to use the name of the person who I got >> this information from and not myself. After that I >> never heard back from him and I also found that he lied >> about being a well-known writer. Another person I >> entrusted with my data used it for publication and I >> received no credit. They gave the credit to >> themselves. This was information that was not >> available online or anywhere else because it came from >> unpublished family sources. >> >> I guard my data very carefully now and only share with >> family and distant cousins I have found over the >> years. The rest can wait for the book. >> >> Bill Boswell >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: s megraw [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2011 8:20 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Google Sites & Legacy >> >> >> I appreciate your comments Ellen. I have thought long and >> hard about putting my family history online. It is something >> I have resisted because of the bad experiences of the >> others. Your message is another reminder that I should >> continue to resist and find other means of sharing >> information with family members. >> >> Thanks >> >> Stan >> >> >> Ellen wrote: >> > Stan, just some food for thought. I'm sorry that I >> cannot answer your specific question. However, I forget if I >> read it in "Professional Genealogy" or where it was. >> Although many people are into putting their research online, >> it is not something that everyone does nor is it considered >> professional. The Board for the Certification of >> Genealogists and the International Commission of Accredited >> Professional Genealogists do not permit their certified or >> accredited genealogists to publish work in this manner. >> Every person whose information is published should >> technically sign a release for that purpose before >> publishing if you want to seek genealogical credentials. >> Just in case you are looking into getting genealogical >> credentials, you might want to get a copy of "Professional >> Genealogy." I just got it for Christmas and I have been >> looking into this for quite some time since I believe that >> family information should be guarded a good bit more than >> most people do. The BCG also has articles on their website >> www.bcgcertification.org and ICAPGen has training videos on >> their site www.icapgen.org. Maybe you would like to review >> those for another viewpoint. Some people I have encountered >> people who believe that online publishing is expected and >> encouraged by all. For those of us who do not publish online >> for a myriad of reasons, I thought I would interject this. >> > >> > God bless, >> > Ellen >> > >> >> >> >> >> Legacy User Group guidelines: >> >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp >> >> Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: >> >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> >> Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 >> 2009: >> >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> >> 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/[email protected]/ >> >> Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 >> 2009: >> >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> >> 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/[email protected]/ > > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > -- Kathy Meyer "To reach a goal you have never before attained, you must do things you have never before done." --Richard G. 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