Comments on: Orphan Story#1: The Phalanges http://hillbillymfa.wordpress.com/2008/05/10/orphan-story1-the-phalanges/ Everyday Art, Thought, and History in the Backwoods Wed, 05 Aug 2009 01:16:35 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Mike Stangel http://hillbillymfa.wordpress.com/2008/05/10/orphan-story1-the-phalanges/#comment-133 Mike Stangel Fri, 23 May 2008 14:09:23 +0000 http://hillbillymfa.wordpress.com/?p=57#comment-133 [no need to post this to your blog -- this was the only way I could find to send you a message] I read with fascination your stories about Joshua Barton and his family. He is my 6th great grandfather, as I discovered building my family tree recently. I'm an engineer at Geni.com, a relatively new site for building and sharing your family tree, photos, etc. We recently released support for importing GEDCOM files, and the site is free (re: your comment about ancestry being too expensive). We do not currently have research tools like ancestry, so it's not a fair comparison. I do hope you'll check out the site, perhaps as a way to share the fascinating results of your hard work with your living family members. Maybe myself included -- we currently have the ability to link trees when common relatives are found, which we'll soon be releasing as a feature for all Geni users [I'm working on the authorization system for that right now]. Thanks so much for sharing your stories. Mike [no need to post this to your blog -- this was the only way I could find to send you a message]

I read with fascination your stories about Joshua Barton and his family. He is my 6th great grandfather, as I discovered building my family tree recently. I’m an engineer at Geni.com, a relatively new site for building and sharing your family tree, photos, etc. We recently released support for importing GEDCOM files, and the site is free (re: your comment about ancestry being too expensive). We do not currently have research tools like ancestry, so it’s not a fair comparison. I do hope you’ll check out the site, perhaps as a way to share the fascinating results of your hard work with your living family members. Maybe myself included — we currently have the ability to link trees when common relatives are found, which we’ll soon be releasing as a feature for all Geni users [I'm working on the authorization system for that right now].

Thanks so much for sharing your stories.

Mike

]]> By: j http://hillbillymfa.wordpress.com/2008/05/10/orphan-story1-the-phalanges/#comment-106 j Mon, 12 May 2008 12:36:57 +0000 http://hillbillymfa.wordpress.com/?p=57#comment-106 What a fun glimpse at you as a little kid! I could see this as the intro to a Reader's Digest segment about raising kids with a love of learning. And I say that as a fan of RD, so I mean it in a good way. ;P What a fun glimpse at you as a little kid! I could see this as the intro to a Reader’s Digest segment about raising kids with a love of learning. And I say that as a fan of RD, so I mean it in a good way. ;P

]]> By: Tipper http://hillbillymfa.wordpress.com/2008/05/10/orphan-story1-the-phalanges/#comment-100 Tipper Sat, 10 May 2008 14:14:24 +0000 http://hillbillymfa.wordpress.com/?p=57#comment-100 Orphan story? I enjoyed it and want to know what comes next? What came before? I'll adopt it! Orphan story? I enjoyed it and want to know what comes next? What came before? I’ll adopt it!

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