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Genealogy or Family History? Big or small trees?
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Sue in Somerset | Report | 10 Jun 2008 21:53 |
nudge |
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Lianne | Report | 11 Jun 2008 14:10 |
Excuse me for being a bit slow but what is City arc? |
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LouT | Report | 11 Jun 2008 14:50 |
Hi, i had some one open their tree to me a while back and i was hugely concerned that his tree was excessively large.....so i asked him why he had so many people....people that seemed to have no link. He replied honestly that he had made some mistakes in believing peoples research rather than backing it up with his own and had added thousands of people until recently when he realised it could not be right. I actually felt sorry for him because having helped my sister in law yesterday i have seen how some people get so over excited about finding their famillies that they dont think logically about links. i had to hand my sister in law a pen and tell her to write it rather than add people so i could fix it once she had left. I think i ask alot of people but thats not saying i want people to research for me but usually a hand to point me in the right direction as i am fairly new to this. I have less than 300 people in my tree and it has taken many many hours of search and alot of hard work as well as some incredible people being willing to point me to the right path and in some instances have a quick browse through for me too. I think it just shows that some people are misguided not name collectors. |
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µèÎÐΙ | Report | 11 Jun 2008 15:45 |
Sue - This is such an interesting read. It really is a breath of fresh air - Well done everyone who's contributed. |
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robertpplane | Report | 11 Jun 2008 16:41 |
City Arc is the archives site for the Medway area in Kent. It is very useful for all sorts of records. |
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Jill 2011 (aka Warrior Princess of Cilla!) | Report | 11 Jun 2008 17:31 |
It's spelt CityArk by the way - funny, clunky site but will save you a fortune if you have Medway/Gravesend rellies. |
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Sue in Somerset | Report | 13 Jun 2008 23:32 |
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Sue in Somerset | Report | 17 Jun 2008 12:17 |
Nudging up because it is of a similar theme to the Tree Bandits thread |
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Jacqueline | Report | 17 Jun 2008 14:38 |
I too research well on the people in my tree, it makes them alive in my mind. I do find out lots, mostly about the direct persons, but if i come across a bunch of siblings to a Gt Gt Gt someone i do add them in and try and find their marrages and children. I put in their husbands, but i may not look at this husband in the same way, he is actually nothing to do with me is he? His line back is completly seperate. Everyone looks at their research differently and if they wish just the main trunk then who is to say thats wrong, again if someone wants the branches and the sprits then that too is ok. My tree is only young, many have helped me on here and i too have had the great fortune to find someone who has done a lot of work, all on my main line back to 1545! Am i wrong to note it and add it in when i am 100% sure its correct. I added it and am now busy looking for the graves and records of these people to have in my file to pass on to my children and theirs. |
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Sue in Somerset | Report | 17 Jun 2008 18:25 |
Nothing wrong with that at all Jackie. |
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Yvonne | Report | 17 Jun 2008 21:05 |
Hi everyone |
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SarahSalopianScrapper | Report | 18 Jun 2008 09:14 |
Hi |
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Sue in Somerset | Report | 24 Jul 2008 11:29 |
Nudge |
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Sue in Somerset | Report | 9 Aug 2008 12:03 |
nudge |
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Carole & Sue from up north | Report | 9 Aug 2008 13:30 |
Hello All, |
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Shelly | Report | 9 Aug 2008 15:03 |
hi all |
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Benjamin | Report | 9 Aug 2008 18:17 |
Yes, I dont name collect but I will research the employer or friend of an ancestor if it helps knock down a brick wall. |
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Sue in Somerset | Report | 10 Aug 2008 20:20 |
nudge |
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tineke | Report | 14 Aug 2008 10:31 |
Carole & Sue From Up North |
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Sue in Somerset | Report | 8 Sep 2008 23:21 |
Nudge |