] UnSourced Internet Trees
Good Afternoon Erin,
I'm certain that anyone on this list is able to recite manysimilar stories of
dealing with Unsourced Internet Trees. It only emphasizes the need for us to
verify the information we receive from any source. I am sure that the woman who
posted
Good Morning David,
You made my point regarding verifying information from all sources and the need
to quit pointing the finger at the internet databases. Few (if any) folks who
share incorrect data do so intentionally.
It is our individual responsibility to do the best we can in producing
Good Morning Michele,
As you well know, most folks start out in this hobby without any formal
training; just a curiosity as to where they came from. Thus, they start
collecting information. It is only after they are bitten by the genealogy bug
hard enough to take a course or join a list
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Subject: [LegacyUG] UnSourced Internet Trees
Good Morning Michele,
As you well know, most folks start out in this hobby without any formal
training; just a curiosity as to where they came from. Thus, they start
collecting information. It is only after they are bitten
I have a perfect example of unsourced trees. I contacted a woman on
Ancestry that had included my great grandfather Merret. She even had a
copy of his deaf certificate with cause of death. When I contacted her
to ask how she was related to him (I had a copy of his Bible record with
all the
Good Afternoon Erin,
I'm certain that anyone on this list is able to recite manysimilar stories of
dealing with Unsourced Internet Trees. It only emphasizes the need for us to
verify the information we receive from any source. I am sure that the woman who
posted the incorrect data did not do
: Erin Bradshaw eb_pa...@hotmail.com
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Sent: Mon, September 12, 2011 3:23:36 PM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] UnSourced Internet Trees
I have a perfect example of unsourced trees. I contacted a woman on
Ancestry that had included my great grandfather Merret. She even had
OOPS! yep, typo!
On 9/12/2011 2:02 PM, Deborah Trounstine wrote:
Good story, Erin! BTW I had to laugh at the idea of a deaf certificate :)
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Tom,
I would not have been against including her in our family. But she
obviously didn't want to be part of mine. I do go back to a family
reunion of a branch of descendants and when asked which line I belonged
to, I replied that actually I was descended from J. C. Merret. The lady
then said,
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michele
-Original Message-
From: Tom Watkins
Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2011 12:24 PM
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Subject: [LegacyUG] UnSourced Internet Trees
Ms. Michele Simmons Lewis, Staff Genealogist
McDuffie Mirror
Thomson, McDuffie Co, GA
My suggestion is that you Not use
Ms. Michele Simmons Lewis, Staff Genealogist
McDuffie Mirror
Thomson, McDuffie Co, GA
My suggestion is that you Not use the information found on UnSourced Internet
Trees. Most of us need all the clues we are able to locate.
I have my tree posted at Roots Web without sources. I do Not have a
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