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 OneGreatFamily Update - May 14, 2004

In This Issue:
Facilitating Genealogy Growth and Discoveries at OneGreatFamily


New at OneGreatFamily: OneGreatFamily Soon to Launch The Social Security Death Index
  Discover your ancestors and build your family tree by searching The Social Security Index!
Q&A:What kind of business is OneGreatFamily in?
  Does OneGreatFamily Sell my Data?
Success: Success Story
  An Expression of Gratitude from Member to Member
One Great Genealogy Site Award
  GeneaLinks.com
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Last Week at OneGreatFamily . . .

Site Activity Summary

  • 89,642 new individual merges!
  • 32,716 new individual hints!
  • 30,838 new family merges!
  • 7,004 new family hints!
  • 95 average individual merges per group
  • 28 average individual hints per group
  • 27 average family merges per group
  • 2 average family hints per group

    If you didn't receive a GenMail telling you about new merges in your family tree, your tree wasn't affected by this activity. You may want to add new individuals or information to your family tree to improve the likelihood of matches and merges taking place.

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  •  New at OneGreatFamily: OneGreatFamily Soon to Launch the Social Security Death Index

    Discover your ancestors and build your family tree by searching The Social Security Death Index!

    OneGreatFamily will soon provide you with access to the most influential Social Security Death Index available on the Internet! The Social Security Death Index contains records that are collected from the U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File. This government provided database contains over 70 million names of deceased individuals whose death had been reported to the SSA, was of employment age after 1935, and died before April 2004. The social security death index contains details about the individual's name (Last, First), social security number, birth date (usually complete), death date (usually month/year), last known residence (zip code, city, county, state), and last benefit payment location (zip code, city, county, state).

    These records you receive from the SSDI can also lead to the discovery of more vital information. So watch for the addition of the SSDI on our site! Make sure you take advantage of this new tool to help discover your ancestors and build your family tree!


    Go to our home page to start searching for your ancestors
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     Q&A: What kind of business is OneGreatFamily in?

    Does OneGreatFamily Sell my Data?

    by Chelsea Beattie - Marketing Manager

    OneGreatFamily is not in the business of selling user-submitted data. OneGreatFamily's business is focused on facilitating genealogy growth and discoveries by providing personalized access to the human family tree.
    Some customers have a hard time understanding what OneGreatFamily is and what is included in a subscription to OneGreatFamily. Some people erroneously believe OneGreatFamily is in the business of selling family tree data.

    Some of this confusion is created by competitors that charge fees to access their family tree collections or that sell family tree data that has been freely submitted back to customers on CD-ROMs. OneGreatFamily does not engage in either practice.

    What is included in a subscription to OneGreatFamily?

    If OneGreatFamily doesn't sell data, then what is included in a subscription? OneGreatFamily spent three years developing technology that automatically compares your family tree with the family trees that have been submitted by others. Where exact matches are found, the data is merged.

    Merges in OneGreatFamily create opportunities for people to collaborate on their genealogies, identify new ancestors, and discover conflicting information. As explained in past newsletters, OneGreatFamily's ability to preserve each person's view of the family tree is something that makes OneGreatFamily unique.

    OneGreatFamily charges money for the added value the OneGreatFamily system provides in helping people around the world collaborate on one family tree This approach reduces duplication, makes identifying ancestors easier, and improves the ability of each member of OneGreatFamily to collaborate with others.

    OneGreatFamily provides each member of OneGreatFamily with complete access to the information they have submitted to the service. The Genealogy Browser allows anyone who is a subscriber or registered guest to edit or download their personal information.

    Subscribers receive the added benefit of being able to view the names and information for individuals who have been added to their family trees through accepted hints and automated merges. Subscribers can also print wall charts and use a Genealogy Browser that does not display advertising.

    OneGreatFamily is not in the business of selling user-submitted data. OneGreatFamily's business is focused on facilitating genealogy growth and discoveries by providing personalized access to the human family tree.

    Visit OneGreatFamily.com to edit your family tree
    Link to OneGreatFamily today and let other know about OneGreatFamily!

     Success: Success Story

    An Expression of Gratitude from Member to Member

    The following success story shows how the efforts of one individual at OneGreatFamily can benefit others. The following is a simple message of gratitude we received this week:
    "Mary was so helpful. With her help and the help of others I found my great grandfather's village in Switzerland. I received help from some helpers I don't even know, but I truly thank Mary Jones from Ohio and Walter from Switzerland. They do know what they are doing, or they know things I don't. Thanks again. This OneGreatFamily is one great site."
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     One Great Genealogy Site Award

    GeneaLinks.com

    GeneaLinks.com is a database of over 20,000 Marriage records, surname registry queries, and links to genealogy and history sites. You can search marriage records, add your ancestors' marriages, or connect with other researchers! They also offer a categorized genealogy directory of well-known and not-so-well-known genealogy and history sites to help visitors in their genealogy research.

    Visit GeneaLinks.com today
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