I think there are several reasons why large data bases are more common today. Some have been mentioned like Legacy's capacity. One reason may be that he who has the most people in his db wins. Another is that many lines were very prolific.
I think all of us collect our data from many sources. If you are an experienced, thorough and dedicated genealogist/family historian you often become the authority, or focal point, for your line and that of your spouse. Everybody feeds you data and you pass the data to those who want it. I decided long ago to track all people with my last name and my mother-in-laws maiden name. Prior to about 1930 I track all the kids of those people but not the marriages where the name changes with every marriage for more than a generation or two. I track post 1930 but I don't research later years except for close family. I've wound up with about 7,000 people. I can look for errors and lack of consistency in that number of people. I can scan the paper on the internet for the area where those people lived for obituary notices. I don't track several hundred lines which makes it easier to remember names and be thorough and accurate. I do think genealogy has become more individualistic and less trendy than in the past when most followed a well-defined set of rules. Hugh Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2005 06:46:45 -0700 From: Bill Daniels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [LegacyUG] Wondering Reply-To: [email protected] I realize that this comment and question is not on the topic of Legacy BUT as I read all of your emails many tell of a data base of 10,000--20,000-- even 30,000 individuals in your database with Legacy. For myself I go back 8 generations for my bloodline 14 generation with my mother's family, and 9 generations with my wife's side of her family with both parents. This includes all children within each generational family. And I have only tops 670 individuals. Yes, I have not expanded on all 13 children of my 4th great grand father. just my bloodline. Now my question: Is there a trend to expand your family tree in every direction to amass such a hugh amount of family tree with 30,000 individuals? and Why has this trend dominate the genealogy quest today? Bill DAniels -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.5 - Release Date: 4/7/2005 Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
