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From: "Janet Baccus" <>
Subject: Re: [APG] Data CDs
Date: Tue, 07 Dec 1999 11:16:05 -0800


Thanks Joan, for sharing Donna Przecha's article "Using CD-Roms". The
suggestion of having a web site where we might report omissions and errors
in genealogy databases in any format is one that I would welcome! And, I
might add, the companies creating the databases would probably access the
site too. It would be to their advantage to take care of the problems at the
next reprint/production of same.

Sincerely, Janet Baccus CI, (Confidential Intermediary - Adoptions)
Puyallup, WA

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>In the Dec 1994 issue, Donna Przecha, in her article, "Using CD-ROMs,"
>stated, "It is important to keep in mind what this information is, where it
>came from and what potential problems you might encounter. At this time,
>the Automated Archives collection, for the most part, except for some
>private databases, is not new material... Errors are inevitable... Banner
>Blue Software has recently acquired AAI and both organizations are
>interested in any errors you find. Please report them to Banner Blue and
>AAI. All reports are looked into and the corrections made. Known errors
>are as follows..." She then listed seven CDs by name and number, and what
>was wrong. For example, CD 41, 1850 census Index, Mid-Atlantic: Lancaster
>County, Pennsylvania is missing. CD 142, 1840-1843 Census index,
>Mid-Atlantic: Accomack County, Virginia is missing the C surnames. CD 44,
>1850 Census index, Kentucky and Tennessee: Some data identified as 1860
>census actually belong in 1850 and vice versa.
>
>We had several articles of this type, pointing out errors in data on CDs. I
>think wide-spread publicity of this type would get producers' attention, as
>it certainly is NOT the type of publicity they want.
>
>A web site dedicated to errors and ommissions on these CDs, where anyone
>could submit what they found wrong for everyone, including the producers,
>to see, I think would be a good idea.
>Joan Lowrey
>La Jolla, CA

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