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"Research and writing about Virginia genealogy and family history." <[log in to unmask]>
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Fw: One World Tree -what now?
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Paul Drake <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 14 Nov 2004 07:26:48 -0600
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Thanks, Langdon.  Your explanation is as I have suspected since the beginning.  You have confirmed in spades my disgust for the pay-for-genealogy sites.

The subterfuge as you reveal it, PLUS the overriding truth that less than 5% of the material accessible to us for research is available ANYWHERE on the net, amply displays for the observant of us why we should pay those people nothing. 

How much better our money would be spent through an equal measure of support for such as the VA Library or other state libraries and archives.   Paul      
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Langdon Hagen-Long 
  To: [log in to unmask] 
  Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 11:04 PM
  Subject: Re: One World Tree -what now?
  ....
  Anyone up for a boycott ? Or a switch to GenWeb?
  Nevermind - GenWeb is hosted by Rootsweb, which is
  owned by myfamily.com.

  Langdon Hagen-Long

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