Mailing List:2007-08-14 01, Re: Whitney website, by Allan E. Green
Mailing List Archives > 2007-08-14 01, Re: Whitney website, by Allan E. Green
From: ALLAGREEN -at- aol.com Subject: Re: [WHITNEY] Whitney website Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 00:29:56 EDT Dear KellyAnn: There are three databases I often check when I am stuck in trying to find something. They are Gencircles _<a href="http://www.gencircles.com/">http://www.gencircles.com/</a>_ (<a href="http://www.gencircles.com/">http://www.gencircles.com/</a>) The LDS web site at: _<a href="http://www.familysearch.org/">http://www.familysearch.org/</a>_ (<a href="http://www.familysearch.org/">http://www.familysearch.org/</a>) and Rootsweb.com at: _<a href="http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/">http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/</a>_ (<a href="http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/">http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/</a>) These are all sites that publish whatever people submit to them, and thus the facts are absolutely unproven unless sources are cited from original records. There are a few source citations, but many of them are simply presented for what they are worth. Of the three, I guess I would trust the LDS site the most, as many of the people who submit materials there are members of the LDS church and take their genealogical work seriously. What I do use them for is as clues as to where to look in searching for actual record sources that will bear upon the matter I am looking for. I trust what I see on the WRG web site a lot more than these others, mostly because I know many of the people who have provided materials and I have trusted their work for many years. Note the address I used above for the WRG mail list. That is the one that reaches the Whitney Research Group better than any other. Happy Hunting! Allan E. Green ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at <a href="http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour">http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour</a>
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