tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34182491.post3910915928281185068..comments2023-10-11T23:46:08.194-04:00Comments on West in New England: WHEN DO I "SAY WHEN"?Bill Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01266937924453737084noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34182491.post-89766994575606005142011-09-04T09:27:05.723-04:002011-09-04T09:27:05.723-04:00I've asked myself the same thing. Over and ov...I've asked myself the same thing. Over and over again. What I've started doing after reviewing the record image is to note the date and source location of it along with the information it provided, as well as if any of this information contradicts any I've found on other records or in family oral history.<br /><br />And I do the same thing with the photos of gravestones I've taken for posting on Find a Grave or ArkansasGravestones.org. After I upload them to the websites, I delete the ones that are not members of my own family history, unless I am keeping a few of the images for their artistic value and posting on my cemetery blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34182491.post-20247897139597182182011-09-01T23:14:02.183-04:002011-09-01T23:14:02.183-04:00As a genealogist for a family reunion committee, I...As a genealogist for a family reunion committee, I collected all sorts of collateral lines, some of which I still need to find connections to our personal tree. I collected the documents in print form and compiled binders for each family surname group; but, I only put them in my database if they had a direct connection to our tree. Since the area I am researching is geographically isolated, there are numerous interconnections, as Heather mentioned about New England ancestors.Debra Newton-Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05234528123525258645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34182491.post-72515972554017048292011-09-01T13:43:13.036-04:002011-09-01T13:43:13.036-04:00It's an interesting question. I have the same ...It's an interesting question. I have the same problem. I find that I usually just save the documents to my Ancestry.com tree. That way I have the notation for the record when I download my GEDCOM file, but I do not save the record. (Unless, of course, it is an unusual record to find!) If a distant relative contacts me, I can always reference Ancestry.Heather Kuhn Roelkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07247311735034470203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34182491.post-61478189705784245572011-09-01T12:18:38.130-04:002011-09-01T12:18:38.130-04:00Bill, when I look at collateral lines I go all the...Bill, when I look at collateral lines I go all the way back to the immigrant ancestor. Well, I look all the way back, because I usually tend to find a connection to another cousin or sibling somewhere along the way (New England records are like that!) If I don't, I mark down just the lineage for future reference, and stop downloading documents at about 3 or 4 generations. If the connection shows up later (like that distant cousin question you wrote about) I know where to find the information. Otherwise, my files would have a zillion people and documents!Heather Wilkinson Rojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704949156266722016noreply@blogger.com