In my case I view my version of my family tree as a family HISTORY so.. especially for areas of the tree with which I am REALLY familiar, I have included family stories etc that I have verified through research. Other areas and branches that I am perhaps not as closely affiliated with I view more as a genealogy..and if I live long enough, maybe I will get get them to the stage where it is a family history book through and through. Along the way, I HAVE made some choices regarding how much time and effort I would invest in adopted children...often it is based on how involved THEY have remained in the life of the family I am researching. I find that within my family, frequently not much information was even collected on adopted children. Going back and changing that has proved to be a daunting position to take...but I am working at it...It's a little like eating an elephant....a little bit at a time
-------Original Message------- From: JLB Date: 07/10/12 01:42:02 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Family history or genealogy (was Re: [LegacyUG] Same sex marriage". I disagree that it's your purview to decide when a thread should end. I don't mind that you changed the title of it though. It's possible the Legacy staff would find this discussion quite useful in making their own determinations. I've found it quite interesting although nauseating at times as I'm not on the 'religious' side whatsoever. And, Ian, there's no such thing as a 'gay lifestyle' just homosexual or other-sexual people. Genealogy or family history. I hadn't thought about it that way before. So I guess 'genealogy' means I should get busy recording the babies born through rape. (Pure bloodlines! biological on at least one side ... ) And 'family history' means picking and choosing what you please? OK now I'm totally confused. --- JL Beeken JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists http://www.jgen.ws/jlog/ On 7/9/2012 10:24 PM, familytree wrote: > I KNOW I am committing one of the lists unpardonable sins by hijacking a > thread but really DO feel the previous topic had surpassed its useful life . > I still think that's a decision you make at the outset....are you doing > family history or genealogy...although I admit that I have changed my > mind sometimes when the family history becomes particularly intriguing. > I also tend to change my mind on the subject when I find many > intermarriages between families....then I just CAN'T resist the > temptation to find out more...It is family history AND genealogy in my > case...and I rather enjoy the sounds of the skeletons hanging in the closet > /-------Original Message-------/ > /*From:*/ JLB <mailto:[email protected]> > /*Date:*/ 07/10/12 00:58:25 > /*To:*/ [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > /*Subject:*/ Re: [LegacyUG] Same sex "marriage". > I was just thinking along the same lines. How do you record the > child(ren) of a heterosexual couple who used a sperm donor? No different > Than how you would record the child(ren) of gay couples. One of the > parents is not biological. > Certainly I have adopted children in my database. Probably within my > lifetime they will marry and there's no bloodlines there at all. Should > I stop recording at that point? Should I kick them out right now because > they're mucking up the 'purity' of my bloodlines? > --- > JL Beeken > JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists > http://www.jgen.ws/jlog/ > > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com> > Version: 2012.0.2178 / Virus Database: 2437/5122 - Release Date: 07/09/12 > > > > 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 > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and > on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > 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 Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2195 / Virus Database: 2437/5122 - Release Date: 07/09/12 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 Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
