Re: [LegacyUG] OT: Trimming the Family Tree

2010-10-20 Thread Tim Rosenlof
Ditto. I would add, try to keep your eye on your goal. Tim On 10/19/2010 10:45 PM, Kathy Meyer wrote: This group is pretty picky about staying on topic but I'm happy to respond :-) I record everyone and that includes married lines too. You'd be surprised what sort of connections show up!

Re: [LegacyUG] OT: Trimming the Family Tree

2010-10-20 Thread Connie Sheets
Scott, My answer is it depends upon (1) my research goals, and (2) how much time I have. For some ancestors, for whatever reason, I'm more interested in tracking their descendants; for others, I'm mostly interested in finding their parents, or reconstructing the history of their lives. But I

Re: [LegacyUG] OT: Trimming the Family Tree

2010-10-20 Thread Scott Hall
Thanks for the heads up on the other message board. I was trying to find the right forum to ask the question, knowing that this was OT to this list. Thanks, too, for those who responded. Scott On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 11:46 PM, Wendy Howard wendy.how...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Scott, At what

Re: [LegacyUG] OT: Trimming the Family Tree

2010-10-20 Thread Tim Rosenlof
Scott, If you are going to message boards boards.ancestry.com Pick the one(s) to your fancy Tim On 10/20/2010 8:37 AM, Scott Hall wrote: Thanks for the heads up on the other message board. I was trying to find the right forum to ask the question, knowing that this was OT to this list.

Re: [LegacyUG] OT: Trimming the Family Tree

2010-10-19 Thread Wendy Howard
Hi Scott, At what point do you stop recording relationships? This sort of philosophical question should probably be asked on a list like ROOTS (http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/other/Miscellaneous/ROOTS.html). Ulitmately, it is a matter of personal choice how far you take your

Re: [LegacyUG] OT: Trimming the Family Tree

2010-10-19 Thread Kathy Meyer
This group is pretty picky about staying on topic but I'm happy to respond :-) I record everyone and that includes married lines too. You'd be surprised what sort of connections show up! Plus, researching collateral lines often leads back to your main line helping you to break down some brick