What is name collection? Having hundreds of thousands people in your database?
At present I do have close to 350000 people in my database. Yes I have entered every one into my database myself. Have I researched every one of them myself. Nope, I have not. Did I grab those off the Internet, nope, they come from Bygdebooks(farm and family history books) from the areas I am researching and where they are available, censuses and church records. Of course my own family side are more reseacrhed than others. Of course some of them are from other people working on the same families as me and sendt me from them. So what if some people thinks that is name collection, those who are looking for people in the areas I am interrested in are very happy when I am able to steer them in the right direction, because I don't only enter my own family into my file, but everybody in the area, sooner or later they are more than likely to end up related anyway. Sometimes I find missing people in one community showing up in another. This subject comes up ever so often, what's the big deal? If someone related finds my ancestry on the internet and figure out they are their's as well, so what if they grab it. Of course would be nice if they'd let me know, but heck I don't own all of these people, I am just related to them. I guess we are all looing for some of the same things and at the same times different things. I get a lot of pleasure out of helping other's finding their roots and relatives as much as researching my own. My base is huge, yours are small or smaller, so what, isn't the fun of doing it whether in small scale or big that gives us the enjoyment and pleasure of doing it. Anne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandra Tyler Duncan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2006 8:34 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Name Collections (Was: Researchers' Addresses) > Hi Cynthia and John and interested others > I do not wish to take issue with your assessment, in my 44 years plus, > working on my family tree, I have seen those UGLY name collectors. When I > first discovered the Internet in the 1980's I posted my data with great > excitement, but to my distress my stuff was downloaded to a man that today > has over 147,000 names in his list . I did not know how to privatize or how > to protect the living. But to his credit he did remove the living when I > asked. Today my 93,618 is still growing as fast as I can one handedly type > it in because I have found so many sources for West Virginia stuff and > being as how WV is my favorite state genealogy wise. Neat thing is that as I > was growing up here in California there were many Oakie and Arkie jokes > about the people that were born, live and die in that state that I am still > totally amazed that none of the stereotypes fit. Many of my "NEW" names > are coming from DON NORNMAN'S FAMILY FILES and most of the entries are blood > related to me. And God bless West Virginia for allowing research of their > vital records which have allowed me to verify and add to what I already > have. GOLLY I enjoy genealogy and LEGACY. > Love, Light, Rainbows and Blessings > Sandra Tyler Duncan > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John B. Lisle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2006 10:26 AM > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Name Collections (Was: Researchers' Addresses) > > > > Cynthia, > > > > I wish to take issue with your blanket assessment that any database > > over 45,000 people is just a collection. > > > > I have been researching the Stedman/etc family for years and have > > developed a main database of over 65,000 names and ancillary > > databases of about another 10,000 name. Almost every name in those > > databases have been hand entered by myself from data submitted to me > > by family members from all over the world. > > > > Richard Weber maintains a database in Legacy of about 250,000 names > > for the Sprague family that has been developed with care over years. > > > > I could go on and on. > > > > We can all accept that there are several name collections in > > ancestry.com and elsewhere; however, to blithely dismiss every large > > database as unworthy is a disservice to researchers who have > > dedicated much of their time to developing superior research sources. > > > > John Lisle. > > Nashua, NH > > > > At 11:09 AM 4/23/2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >... > > >However, when I see someone at ancestry.com who lists a database of > > >45,000 + then I know most are just collecting, collecting, > > >collecting for the sheer number of the exercise and usually have no > > >connection other than to be 'harvesting' information. I do not list > > >these folks. For those of you who use ancestry.com I am sure you > > >can understand this assessment. > > > > > >Regards, > > >Cynthia N. Russell in Michigan > > > > > > Enter the drawing for a FREE Legacy Cruise to Alaska or a FREE research > trip to Salt Lake's Family History Library. Open to users of Legacy 6 > Deluxe. Enter online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/FreeTrip.asp > > > > Legacy User Group 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/ > > > > For online technical support, please visit > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp > > > > To unsubscribe please visit: > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > > Enter the drawing for a FREE Legacy Cruise to Alaska or a FREE research trip > to Salt Lake's Family History Library. Open to users of Legacy 6 Deluxe. 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