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------------------------------ Content-Type: text/plain ALT-GENEALOGY-D DigestVolume 97 : Issue 4 Today's Topics: #1 $$$$ MAKE MONEY $$$$ [Simon <>] #2 Missouri (Boone County) ["Mary-Sandy G. Cooper" <santee54@w] #3 Re: FTMs Genealogy Search Engine [Wolfman <>] #4 Re: Sharing your GEDCOM file? [] #5 Looking for Hudson, Joseph Frankli [ (QULT1)] #6 Re: Harper's Ferry, VA records? [ (JamesGuth)] #7 Re: Broderbund's WFT project [ (Paul B] #8 How to deal with tightfisted sourc [ (PeteyStock)] #9 Re: FTMs Genealogy Search Engine [ (Paul B] #10 Re: Sharing your GEDCOM file? [Peter Schultz <>] #11 Beard [ (Fran] #12 Researching in Czechoslovakia??? W [lindy <>] #13 Re: Haveing problems getting taken [ (John P. Zangari)] #14 Re: Haveing problems getting taken [ (John P. Zangari)] ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #1 Date: Sat, 16 Aug 1997 04:14:20 +0200 From: Simon <> To: Message-ID: <> Subject: $$$$ MAKE MONEY $$$$ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit $$$$ MAKE MONEY $$$$ Fast Money *** The opportunity of YOUR life!! *** "Taking 5 minutes to read this article, someone had kindly posted on an Internet Newsgroup, describing how to send A ONE DOLLAR U.S. BILL TO ONLY FIVE PEOPLE AND MAKE $50,000 IN CASH WITHIN ABOUT 4 WEEKS, can change your life!!" ***PLEASE SAVE THIS FILE!*** Hello! I've got some awesome news that I think you need to take two minutes to read if you have ever thought "How could I make some serious cash in a hurry???" , or been in serious debt, ready to do almost anything to get the money needed to pay off those bill collectors. So grab a snack, a warm cup of coffee, or a glass of your favorite beverage, get comfortable and listen to this interesting, exciting find! Let me start by saying that I FINALLY FOUND IT! That's right!. found it! And I HATE GET RICH QUICK SCHEMES!! I hate those schemes like multi-level marketing, mail-order schemes, envelope stuffing scams, 900 number scams... the list goes on forever. I have tried every darn get rich quick scheme out there over the past 12 years. I somehow got on mailing lists for people looking to make money (more like 'desperate stupid people who will try anything for money!'). Well, when I was a teenager, these claims to 'get me rich quick' sounded irresistible! I would shell out $14.95 here, $29.95 there, $24.95 here, and another $49.95 there. I had maxed out my new Circuit City Card AND my Visa...I was desperate for money!! So, I gave them all a chance but failed at every one of them! Maybe they worked for some people, but not for me. Eventually, I just tossed that JUNK MAIL in the trash when I got the mail. I recognized it right away. I can>smell a money scam from a mile away these days, SO I THOUGHT.... I thought I could sniff out a scam easily. WAS I WRONG!! ....I LOVE THE INTERNET!!! I was scanning thru a NEWSGROUP and saw an article stating to GET CASH FAST!! I thought..."Here on the Internet?? Well, I'll just have to see what schemes could possibly be on the internet." The article described a way to MAIL A ONE DOLLAR BILL TO ONLY FIVE PEOPLE AND MAKE $50, 000 IN CASH WITHIN 4 WEEKS! Well, the more I thought about it, the more I became very curious. Why? Because of the way it worked AND BECAUSE IT WOULD ONLY COST ME FIVE DOLLARS (AND FIVE STAMPS), THAT'S ALL I EVER PAY....EVER!! Ok, so the $50,000 in cash was maybe an tough amount to reach, but it was possible. I knew that I could at least get a return of $1,000 or so. So I did it!! As per the instructions in the article, I mailed out ('snail mail'for you e-mail fanatics) a single dollar bill to each of the five people on the list that was contained in the article. I included a small note, with the dollar, that stated "Please Add Me To Your List." I then removed the first position name of the five names listed and moved everyone up one position, and I put my name in position five of the list. This is how the money starts rolling in! I then took this revised article now with my name on the list and REPOSTED IT ON AS MANY NEWSGROUPS AND LOCAL BULLETIN BOARD MESSAGE AREAS THAT I KNEW. I then waited to watch the money come in...prepared to maybe receive about $1000 to $1500 in cash or so.... But what a welcome surprise when those envelopes kept coming in!!! I knew what they were as soon as I saw the return addresses from people all over the world-Most from the U.S., but some from Canada, even some from Australia! I tell you, THAT WAS EXCITING!! So how much did I get in total return? $1000? $5000? Not even!!! I received a total of $23,343!!! I couldn't believe it!! I now have a brand new black Acura Integra to speak for, due to this!! Now after almost 8 months, I am ready to do it again!!! So maybe it was possible to get $50,000 in cash, I don't know, but IT COMPLETELY DEPENDS ON YOU, THE INDIVIDUAL! You must follow through and repost this article everywhere you can think of! The more postings you achieve will determine how much cash will arrive in your very own mailbox!! It's just too easy to pass up!!! Let's review the reasons why you should do this: The only cost factors are for the five stamps, the 5 envelopes and the 5 one dollar bills that you send out to the listed names by snail mail (US Postal Service Mail). Then just simply repost the article (WITH YOUR NAME ADDED) to all the newsgroups and local BBS's you can. Then sit back and, (ironically), enjoy walking (you can run if you like! :o ) down your driveway to your mailbox and scoop up your rewards!! We all have five dollars to put into such an easy effortless investment with SPECTACULAR REALISTIC RETURNS OF $15,000 to $25,000 in about 3-5 weeks! So HOLD OFF ON THOSE LOTTERY NUMBERS FOR TODAY,EAT AT HOME TONIGHT INSTEAD OF TAKEOUT FROM McDONALDS AND INVEST FIVE DOLLARS IN THIS AMAZING MONEY MAKING SYSTEM NOW!!! YOU CAN'T LOSE!! So how do you do it exactly, you ask? I have carefully provided the most detailed, yet straightforward instructions on how to easily get this underway and get your cash on its way. SO, ARE YOU READY TO MAKE SOME CASH!!!?? HERE WE GO!!! NOW LET ME TELL YOU WHY THIS SYSTEM WORKS! Of every 200 postings I made, I received an average of 5 replies, YES ONLY 5, each with a $1 bill enclosed. You make $5 for every 200 postings WITH YOUR NAME AT NUMBER 5. Each person who sent you $1, now also makes let's say,only 200 additional postings WITH YOUR NAME AT NUMBER 4, i.e. 1000 postings. On average therefore, 50 people will send you $1 with your name at number 4. You make $50. Your 50 new agents make 200 posting each WITH YOUR NAME AT NUMBER 3 or 10 000 postings - average return 500 at $1 each is $500. They make 200 postings each WITH YOUR NAME AT NUMBER 2 = 100 000 postings = 5 000 returns at $1 each = $5 000. Finally, 5 000 people make 200 postings each WITH YOUR NAME AT NUMBER 1 and you get a return of $50 000 before you name drops off the list. AND THAT'S IF EVERYONE DOWN THE LINE ONLY MAKES 200 POSTINGS! Total income in one cycle = $55 500. From time to time, when your name is no longer on the list, you take the latest posting that is appearing in the newsgroups, SEND OUT ANOTHER $5 TO THE NAMES THAT ARE ON THE LIST, PUT YOUR NAME IN AT NUMBER 5 AND START POSTING AGAIN. Remember, 200 postings is only a guideline. The more you post, the greater the return. *** THE LIST OF NAMES IS AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE. *** OK, Read this carefully. Get a printout of this information, if you like, so you can easily refer to it as often as needed. INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Take 5 separate pieces of paper and write on it your name and adress with the following: "PLEASE ADD MY NAME TO YOUR LIST". THIS CREATES A SERVICE OUT OF THIS MONEY MAKING SYSTEM AND THUS MAKING IT COMPLETELY LEGAL. You are not just randomly sending a dollar to someone, you are PAYING ONE DOLLAR FOR A LEGITIMATE SERVICE. Make sure you include your name and address. I assure you that, again, this is completely legal! For a neat little twist, also write what slot their name was in: "You were in slot 3", Just to add a little fun! This is all about having fun and making money at the same time! 2. Now fold this sheet of paper around a U.S. dollar bill: go to your bank if you don't live in the U.S.(no checks,coins or money orders), and put them into an envelope and send it on its way to the five people listed. The folding of the paper around the bill will insure its arrival to its recipient. THIS STEP IS IMPORTANT!! 3. Now listen carefully, here's where you get YOUR MONEY COMING TO YOUR MAILBOX. Look at the list of five people; remove the first name from position one and move everyone on the list up slot one on the list. Position 2 name will now move to the position 1 slot , position 3 will now become position 2, 4 will be be 3, 5 wil be 4. Now put your name, address, zipcode AND COUNTRY in position 5, the bottom position on the list. 4. Now upload this updated file to as many newsgroups and local bulletin boards' message areas & file section as possible. Give a catchy description of the file so it gets noticed!! Such as: "NEED FAST CASH?, HERE IT IS!" or "NEED CASH TO PAY OFF YOUR DEBTS??", etc. And the more uploads, the more money you will make, and of course, the more money the others on the list will make too. LET'S ALL TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER BY BEING HONEST AND BY PUTTING FORTH 120 PERCENT INTO THIS PROFITABLE & AMAZING SYSTEM!!! You'll reap the benefits, believe me!!! Set a goal for the number of total uploads you'll post, such as 100 postings or more! Always have a goal in mind!!! If you can UUE encode the file when uploading, that will make it easier for the people to receive it and have it downloaded to their hard drive. That way they get a copy of the article right on their computer without hassles of viewing and then saving the article from the File menu. Don't alter the file type, leave it as an MS-DOS Text file. The best test is to be able to view this file using Microsoft's Notepad for Windows 3.x or WordPad for Windows '95. If the margins look right without making the screen slide left or right when at the ends of the sentences, you're in business! 5. If you need help uploading, simply ask the sysop of the BBS, or "POST" a message on a newsgroup asking how to post a file, tell them who your Internet provider is and PEOPLE WILL ALWAYS BE GLAD TO HELP. I would try to describe how to do it but there are simply too many internet software packages with slightly different yet relatively simple ways to post or upload a file. Just ask for help or look in the help section for 'posting'. I do know that for GNN, you simply select 'POST' then enter a catchy description under the subject box, choose 'ATTACH', selecting 'UUE' and NOT 'TXT', then choose 'Browse' to go look for the file. Find your text file CASH.TXT and click on it and choose 'OK'. Place a one line statement in the main body section of the message post screen. Something like "Download this to read how to get cash arriving in your mailbox with no paybacks!" or whatever. Just make sure it represents its true feasibility, NOT something like..."Get one million dollars flooding in your mailbox in two days!" You'll never get ANY responses! 6. And this is the step I like. JUST SIT BACK AND ENJOY LIFE BECAUSE CASH IS ON ITS THE WAY!! Expect to see a little money start to trickle in around 2 weeks, but AT ABOUT WEEKS 3 & 4, THE MONEY STORM WILL HIT YOUR MAILBOX!! All you have to do is take it out of the mailbox and try not to scream too loud (outside anyway) when you realize YOU HIT THE BIG TIME AT LAST!! 7. So go PAY OFF YOUR BILLS AND DEBTS and then get that something special you always wanted or buy that special person in your life (or the one you want in your life) a gift they'll never forget. ENJOY LIFE! 8. Now when you get low on this money supply, simply re-activate this file again; Reposting it in the old places where you originally posted and possibly some new places you now know of. Don't ever lose this file, always keep a copy at your reach for when you ever need cash. THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE TOOL THAT YOU CAN ALWAYS RE-USE TIME AND TIME AGAIN WHEN CASH IS NEEDED! ******************************************************************* ******************************************************************* THE NAMES LIST THE NAMES LIST THE NAME LIST ******************************************************************* * HONESTY IS WHAT MAKES THIS PROGRAM SUCCESSFUL!!! 1. Mark Taylor * 33 De Normandie * Gatineau, Quebec * CANADA * J8T 1V6 * *2. Mark Lebbin * P.O. Box 21463 * Wichita, Kansas 67208-7463 * *3. Jennifer Malstrom * 1723 S. Balfour Blvd. * Spokane WA 99206 * *4. Jamie Munro * 547 Parasol Court * Orleans, Ontario K4A 2X2 **5. Simon Gatterer * Wiesengrund 1 * 39030 Ehrenburg * Sdtirol * ITALY *****************+********************************* YOU HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE!!!!! TRY IT!!!!! NOTE: Try to keep a list of everyone that sends you a dollar and always keep an eye on the local postings of this file... Just to make sure that everyone is playing the game fairly. You know where your name should be..... Some people have said to me "What happens if the scheme is 'played out' and no one sends me any money"? Big deal! So you lose $5 - but what are the chances of that happening? Do you realise how many Internet Users there are? Do you realise how many times this scheme can be utilised over and over again - with COMPLETELY NEW people participating? There are not HUNDREDS, NOT EVEN THOUSANDS, BUT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF NEW INTERNET USERS EVERY MONTH! Remember, read the instructions carefully and play FAIRLY...that's the only way this will work. Get a printout so you can refer back to this article easily. *** By the way, if you try to deceive people by posting the messages with your name in the list and not sending the money to the people already included, you will not get much. I know someone who did this and only got about $150 (and that's after two months). Then he sent the 5 bills, people added him to their lists, and in 4-5 weeks he had over $10000! All the lists are re-distributed as soon as the money is received. end of article ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #2 Date: 19 Aug 1997 02:28:02 GMT From: "Mary-Sandy G. Cooper" <> To: Message-ID: <01bcac48$55b9e440$-> Subject: Missouri (Boone County) Trying to locate the cemetery where John & Kate Goodwin Lefler (Leffley) are buried in Boone County, Missouri Kate died about 1834 or any relatives. Also trying to find Levi Goodwin b. abt 1781 ? Septamus Goodwin b. abt 1785 ? Melton or Malen Goodwin b. abt 1790 ? Thanks, Sandy ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #3 Date: Mon, 18 Aug 1997 21:57:43 -0400 From: Wolfman <> To: Message-ID: <> Subject: Re: FTMs Genealogy Search Engine Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Jim Bridges wrote: > > Wolfman <> wrote in article <>... > > Wolfman wrote: > > I have been waiting all weekend for someone else to bring this up but > > since you haven't, here goes. Family Tree Maker has started a new search > > engine that is the best I have seen. It searches the web for specific > > matches and does an excellent job at it. It will only list up to 1000 > > matches, so general surname queries may not work. However, I tried > > searching for A. Wear and it pulled up all given names starting with A. > > They had already found my site, but I would like for them to find yours, > > so I can see if there are any matches. > > Actually, I have had a very opposite experience. For the last several > weeks, maybe a month, I have tried to add my URLs for a series of > genealogically related web pages. Although I have typed them in several > times, not one has yet to appear when I search for it! Since the surname > pages are connected to the Gen Web Project, I would think they would want > to list all the query pages with numerous surnames entered therein, but > these too seemingly have not made it into their engine database. > > One *has* to question how good their search engine is! Jim Bridges wrote: Wolfman Wrote: I think that their intention was to simply list pages with databases and not queers. Quires are questions and why answer a question with a question? The GenWeb archives have a searchable database for those who wish search them. Most queries are so poorly written that they will never get a response. Personally, I would prefer not to have queries in the database, as they would clog the results with unusable information. The databases have enough errors in them. Take Genealogy's Most Wanted site -- For all of their efforts they have a very small success rate. Queries work only in a limited environment where knowledgeable people read them. Queries work best on web pages or newsletters dedicated to a particular surname. The search engine does what it is designed to do -- search websites with databases. -- ******************************************************************* Jerry Wear One mind may have too narrow a focus to clearly see the horizon. THE WOLF'S DEN: <http://w3.one.net/~wolfman/>; FROM WAIR TO WYRE <http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/1475/>; GREENUP CO., KY <http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygreenu/>; ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #4 Date: Mon, 18 Aug 1997 21:41:27 -0600 From: To: Message-ID: <> Subject: Re: Sharing your GEDCOM file? In article <>, (Glyn Jones) wrote: > > On Thu, 14 Aug 1997 18:22:57 -0600, wrote: > > >I have been doing genealogy for about eight years now, and have > >accumulated over 7000 names in my FTM database. > > > >Lately, I have been asked by more than one person to send them a GEDCOM > >file of all of my research. I just can't bring myself to send eight > >years of blood, sweat and tears to someone who wants to do his family > >tree the "easy way". > > > >This makes me feel kind of selfish and bad-- after all, I have had some > >help along the way with my research too. I don't mind sending some > >information, but it really makes me nervous to think about sending it > >ALL. > > > >How do you other genealogists who have accumulated alot of data handle > >these requests for all of your research? Is there a nice way to say "I > >don't do GEDCOM"? > > > >SherryJ > > > >-------------------==== Posted via Deja News ====----------------------- > > http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Post to Usenet > I don't have any problem sending a gedcom. I get a feeling of > satisfaction at helping someone else. Didn't anyone ever help you? > Glyn As a matter of fact, I did state that I did have help at times in paragraph 2, first sentence. SHerryJ -------------------==== Posted via Deja News ====----------------------- http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Post to Usenet ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #5 Date: 19 Aug 1997 02:58:16 GMT From: (QULT1) To: Message-ID: <> Subject: Looking for Hudson, Joseph Franklin/Virginia I'm new at this so help me out....I'm looking for information on my mother's side of the family. Joseph F Hudson was her gramdfather. Probably born in the 1860's. He married Comora Ella Creel in 1896. Info on either one would be great! Thanks, s ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #6 Date: 19 Aug 1997 03:24:17 GMT From: (JamesGuth) To: Message-ID: <> Subject: Re: Harper's Ferry, VA records? The present county courthouse is located in Charles Town. You might try contact the personnel there to find out what records that they have. Ask me about my ancestors. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #7 Date: Tue, 19 Aug 1997 03:06:38 GMT From: (Paul Burchfield) To: Message-ID: <5tb2l3$7qp$1@ha2.rdc1.sfba.home.com> Subject: Re: Broderbund's WFT project In article <>, (David Cooper) wrote: >Hi Paul, > >I have seen this discussion and couple of times and have not contributed >to it until now. My view is a little different then Wolfman's in that I >see nothing wrong with the price charged for your WFT CD's EXCEPT to >those who have contributed to them. > >I think Broderbund would gain lots of Good Will and perhaps many many >more contributions to the project if they offered a substantial discount >to those contributing the data. I, for one, would contribute my data >which I have worked long and hard to research if I was to get something >in return -- after all, Broderbund is making a profit on other people's >research. Don't the folks who did the research deserve a break ? Each World Family Tree CD contains from 4,000-6,000 family files. In order to maintain this project, it has to make money and we couldn't give away that many CDs each time a new one is created. I also have never seen the point in giving someone a CD just because it has their file on it. The point of the World Family Tree Project is to help find data and put people in touch with each other. There's no way to know if the World Family Tree CD that has your file has any other information that will help further your own research. We have, though, offered those who contribute their files a $10 certificate good for any Broderbund purchase. That allows them to apply it to the purchase of a particular Family Archive CD or even an upgrade to Family Tree Maker. Sincerely, Family Tree Maker Deluxe Edition II: Paul Burchfield Winner of the Software Publishers Association's Broderbund Software, 1997 Excellence in Software Award for Banner Blue division Best Home Productivity Software Program ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #8 Date: 19 Aug 1997 03:23:17 GMT From: (PeteyStock) To: Message-ID: <> Subject: How to deal with tightfisted source? Help! I am working on my genealogy on my father's side. Fortunately I have found a lot of good info but I'm having one problem - a tight-fisted relative! Short story: our common relative was married twice; the branch my source comes from is descended from the first wife, and my branch is descended from the second. He has done tons of research, and has a lot of info about his branch. I would love to get this stuff, but he is being VERY tight-fisted with it. I have been offering to help him organize his stuff, pay his copy costs, etc., but he keeps telling me that "you have what I have" - which is just a tree with names on it. No dates, no places, NO WOMEN (!!!), just names of males who've carried on the name. I am getting near the end of my rope! I have been open with the info I've been sending him. I am very disappointed that he won't reciprocate. How can I approach this best?? Thanks in advance.....Peter Peter Stockschlaeder "Insanity is just a state of mind" Hawkeye Pierce, M*A*S*H ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #9 Date: Tue, 19 Aug 1997 03:08:10 GMT From: (Paul Burchfield) To: Message-ID: <5tb2nv$7qp$2@ha2.rdc1.sfba.home.com> Subject: Re: FTMs Genealogy Search Engine In article <5t9djl$1tgc$1@node17.cwnet.frontiernet.net>, "Jim Bridges" <> wrote: >Actually, I have had a very opposite experience. For the last several >weeks, maybe a month, I have tried to add my URLs for a series of >genealogically related web pages. Although I have typed them in several >times, not one has yet to appear when I search for it! Since the surname >pages are connected to the Gen Web Project, I would think they would want >to list all the query pages with numerous surnames entered therein, but >these too seemingly have not made it into their engine database. > >One *has* to question how good their search engine is! The Internet FamilyFinder is constantly finding new sites to Index and also using data that people have contributed. It's going quickly and processing and adding data all the time. Sincerely, Family Tree Maker Deluxe Edition II: Paul Burchfield Winner of the Software Publishers Association's Broderbund Software, 1997 Excellence in Software Award for Banner Blue division Best Home Productivity Software Program ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #10 Date: Mon, 18 Aug 1997 23:16:06 -0400 From: Peter Schultz <> To: Message-ID: <> Subject: Re: Sharing your GEDCOM file? Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I have some advice for those people who OWN their genealogy information and refuse to share it with all us LAZY people who didn't do the exact work that you did: When you feel the end coming, do not neglect to back everything up on floppies, delete everything from your hard drive, and instruct your relatives exactly where in your coffin you want the diskettes placed. I recommend next to your heart. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #11 Date: 19 Aug 1997 02:00:13 GMT From: (Frank Gray) To: Message-ID: <5taund$bdg$1@ns1.thpl.lib.fl.us> Subject: Beard Searching for ancestors from Anderson, S.C. circa 1850 by the name of John BEARD & wife Mary FOSTER, my G-G Parents. Their daughter-- Adeline Calhoun Beard(GRAY) was my G-Mother. Frank Gray -- ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #12 Date: Mon, 18 Aug 1997 23:20:46 -0400 From: lindy <> To: Message-ID: <> Subject: Researching in Czechoslovakia??? Where do I begin? Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit If anyone can help me, I would greatly appreciate !!! I just don't know where to begin! *Sigh* You can email me at . Thanks in advance, Linda ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #13 Date: Tue, 19 Aug 1997 06:22:23 GMT From: (John P. Zangari) To: Message-ID: <5tb3s7$b2p$1@jo.randori.com> Subject: Re: Haveing problems getting taken seriously! >Dan & Debbie wrote: >> >> Does anyone else have problems getting taken seriouly on the family research? >> >> I tried to get the basics from my dad and aunt and was told "You don't want to trace our family, you >> might find out things you don't wanna know" Talked to my husbands great aunt and was told "Kids >> these days don't care about history" I said "I do, and I want to share my love of history with my >> kids" "I think if kids could place thier own ancestors in the histocial events they would want to >> learn more" and she replyed "Don't open up a can of worms" >> >> In all, I have approached 18 family members and have gotton some type of a negative reply from all >> but 1 <unfortunaly that one doesn't remember things to clearly> >> >> I have been researching for 15 years and they still havn't come around. Does anyone else have this >> problem? How do you deal with it? >> >> Frustrated, >> Debbie Hi! Don't despair! Believe it or not, I get it from my own mother. I've been at my own and my wife's family tree for about 5 or 6 years now and the only thing that I've concluded is that it is not true that the young are not interested in their roots and only the old are interested in their history. A lot of old timers really don't care or they let their notions of 'proper family behavior' get in the way. All I can tell you is that when I get someone talking (I usually don't tell them I;m taking notes for a family tree) I try to remember all they said and hurry home as fast as I can and write it all down before I forget it. Good Luck....John Zangari ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #14 Date: Tue, 19 Aug 1997 06:22:30 GMT From: (John P. Zangari) To: Message-ID: <5tb3se$b2p$2@jo.randori.com> Subject: Re: Haveing problems getting taken seriously! >> Does anyone else have problems getting taken seriouly on the family research? Believe it or not even my own mother doesn't take my family tree work seriously. I have been working on my own and my wife's family tree for about 5 or 6 years now and I have concluded one thing: The young are interested in their roots but it isn't true that all of the old timers are the only ones that are inetersted in their history. Do what I do. When I sit down to talk to a relative I don't tell them that I'll put the story in the family tree.....I just get them talking. When they're finished I go off and try to write everything down before I forget it. Good Luck and hang in there.....John >> I tried to get the basics from my dad and aunt and was told "You don't want to trace our family, you >> might find out things you don't wanna know" Talked to my husbands great aunt and was told "Kids >> these days don't care about history" I said "I do, and I want to share my love of history with my >> kids" "I think if kids could place thier own ancestors in the histocial events they would want to >> learn more" and she replyed "Don't open up a can of worms" >> >> In all, I have approached 18 family members and have gotton some type of a negative reply from all >> but 1 <unfortunaly that one doesn't remember things to clearly> >> >> I have been researching for 15 years and they still havn't come around. Does anyone else have this >> problem? How do you deal with it? >> >> Frustrated, >> Debbie