Genealogy.com versus Ancestry.com (J b)

hannover-l
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In einer eMail vom 15.12.2006 02:09:58 Westeuropäische Normalzeit schreibt
hannover-l-request@genealogy.net:

But alas, many have interest in family history but don't want to be
the ones to have to do the actual dirty work, or even help those who do with
small contributions. Old story of course. That we should all be so lucky
though to have someone like you come knocking one fine day!

Hi John

So it is, i remember i have been sending the complete family tree of
Virginia to s.o in Richmond via snailmail, the first time they told me they havent
got it, the second time i tried to call after some weeks and one of their kids
hang up the phone ......

But there are still lucky hours too. Finding a descendend of an other
Hattorff family who no longer wears the name. This one is a bloodhound too and is
helping me with all he had looking for certificates of death and so on. He
made researches for me in Richmond VA. So i know today the second marriage of
F.A. Without his help i would never find this.

Its not dirty work but its sometimes frustrating to find nothing after 3 or
4 hours of research, and its better then the best crime story in TV, cause you
find something that no one can find.

The first 4 years i had to work all alone. Its a good feeling to be in a
team now. I will never stop with my researches till i know all about the family
and the tree is complete. One part of the tree (Osterode/Duderstadt) i have
sent 3 years ago to the LDS church. There he should be save and warm.

Yes is got the mail from Sandra, very good one mystery less now i know that
its probably the daughter of FA and Julia born 1851. The search in the 1860
census will go on.

My best to you all

Armin

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Armin <"dont mess with my international Hattorfs"> Hattorf wrote:

So it is, i remember i have been sending the complete family tree of
Virginia to s.o in Richmond via snailmail, the first time they told me they havent
got it, the second time i tried to call after some weeks and one of their kids
hang up the phone ......

Dude I've had doors slammed in my face. Literally. You pick yourself up, wipe off the dust, mutter something choice under your breath, and move on. And then there's the "could you send us everything you have, but please don't expect anything in return" solicitations that rear their ugly heads all too often. I'm still waiting for someone from the backwoods to come chasing after me with a pitchfork some fine day. Now if it turns out to be the proverbial farmer's daughter, that'll be a different matter. Might even choose to rumble a little in the grass (hehe). :wink:

But there are still lucky hours too. Finding a descendend of an other
Hattorff family who no longer wears the name. This one is a bloodhound too and is
helping me with all he had looking for certificates of death and so on. He
made researches for me in Richmond VA. So i know today the second marriage of
F.A. Without his help i would never find this.

Indeed indeed. For all the disappointing types, there will always be some true winners. Some folks are flat out Godsends. That we should all find one in times of faltering spirits.

Its not dirty work but its sometimes frustrating to find nothing after 3 or
4 hours of research, and its better then the best crime story in TV, cause you
find something that no one can find.

ha ha I've spent WHOLE DAYS going through microfilms and dusty ledgers like some half-mad robot with toothpicks holding my eyelids up, and my eyeballs going 'round and 'round in ever-tightening, blurry circles. The net result of all the torture :: why NOTHING of course! w00t

The first 4 years i had to work all alone. Its a good feeling to be in a
team now. I will never stop with my researches till i know all about the family
and the tree is complete. One part of the tree (Osterode/Duderstadt) i have
sent 3 years ago to the LDS church. There he should be save and warm.

Yes I know what you mean. Sometimes the singular approach is best, other times "networking" methodologies are clearly called for. All depends on the quality of the network players in the end. But my only real criteria is: are they willing to help - or learn. If so, the green light turns on.

Yes is got the mail from Sandra, very good one mystery less now i know that
its probably the daughter of FA and Julia born 1851. The search in the 1860
census will go on.

And on and on. It's something of a Pandora's box in the end. For every new thing discovered, two new issues seem to arise unexpectedly. They say it is only but a thin line between pain and pleasure, and boy can I relate. But it is rewarding to know so much of this is getting recorded for posterity's sake after the effort expended. It comes as a true blessing that so many new implements and tools are out there to work with nowadays (only 25 years ago it was infinitely more a chore, and slow-going), to include the use of PC's and particularly the WWW. As I mentioned earlier, someone needs to nominate Tim Berners-Lee for sainthood. :wink:

My best to you all

Armin

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