You can only use Ancestry for what it is worth. It's advertising is
deceiving. Using family trees that may not be correct is only a
starting point.
The records on Ancestry are great & I wish there were more. The
family trees on Family Search aren't always correct either. The
records on
Family Search are great too. They have added some new ones lately.
You need to do your own research.
Lucy Turner Cronin
On Mar 14, 2011, at 6:24 AM, Lynda Huckaby Bishop wrote:
> I have noticed that there is a "comment" box on some of the
> Ancestry.com trees. I put in the correct information and what
> documentation I used and leave it in that "comment" box. It lets
> others viewing that family tree know that the info isn't correct. I
> did hear from Ancestry once thanking me for my input. It doesn't
> help much but it is a start. Lynda Huckaby Bishop
> El Dorado Springs, MO
>
> Quoting Nancy Noel <[log in to unmask]>:
>> I am a subscribe to ancestry.com and I am in 100% agreement with
>> you. I've
>> received satisfaction surveys from time to time, from Ancestry and
>> I always fill
>> them out as it allows me the opportunity to point out the company's
>> skewing
>> "records" to the more commercial side of their mission ( well,
>> their only
>> mission really) at the expense of accurate genealogical research
>> methods. And
>> they continue to make messes of family research.
>> Nancy Noel
>> Buffalo NY
>> On Mar 11, 2011, at 7:57 AM, john Hogg wrote:
>>
>> My Grandfather was born in Virginia and his ancestors go back a
>> long way
>> there. Documentation is scarce in many places because of the armies
>> that
>> have marched there over the years.
>> I have been working on my Mother's family (Southard, Sudduth and a
>> host of
>> variations) for a very long time. I have documentation for
>> everything I
>> have published.
>> Now Ancestry has 557 Genealogies that have my family all figured
>> out. This
>> is based on an entry in the LDS Ancestral file that has no
>> documentation. There are zero official records to prove this 'old
>> family story'
>>
>> The scary part is when you look at the Ancestry they show the Source
>> Citation as "Ancestry Family Tree'.
>> I think we are losing the battle.
>> John
>>
>>
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