Post #3972641
2026-07-20 23:36 UTC
@adventure_tense@mapstodon.space I keep all my trees private so that nobody can copy information without citing the sources or without nuance. I mostly ignore 'hints' - and completely ignore other family trees, except when looking at DNA matches (and even then, I don't believe what they say without confirming it for myself). It's convenient for working, because it does make finding leads easy: Links to Scotlands People aren't helpful as far as accessing the actual record (I go to Scotlands People for that), but sometimes it makes me aware of the fact that a record actually exists somewhere, so that I know to go looking.
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@adventure_tense@mapstodon.space 2026-07-21 00:45
@lmgenealogy@mstdn.ca Thanks for the feedback. I got started researching my dad's family after he passed away. He was adopted, and I ended up finding his living brother and an assortment of cousins living in Ontario. That was a thrill, and we stay in touch. So the initial purpose was going back a few generations just to get a sense of who the family is. And that is very direct. Something happens when one goes back farther. It takes a different discipline that I'm working out.