tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post7046614921053194727..comments2024-03-13T21:06:16.936-04:00Comments on Olive Tree Genealogy Blog: Who Do You Think You Are? Disappoints Last NightOlive Tree Genealogyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-90844759176123694652013-09-05T15:01:54.068-04:002013-09-05T15:01:54.068-04:00I agree with you that not enough substance was put...I agree with you that not enough substance was put in Cindy's show, but I have tho't that of all their shows. I would like to see more of the 'behind the scenes' work that goes on to produce the celebrities ancestry. It seems that as the star goes from place to place, someone else has already done the legwork for them. The Show does make it seem to easy and not very many people penguinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01874444050323045671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-37253068027586201252013-09-02T17:56:41.457-04:002013-09-02T17:56:41.457-04:00The program is disappointing. It gives anyone inte...The program is disappointing. It gives anyone interested in genealogy the notion that you have to travel all over the country to find anything out, and the information just pops up for you.<br />I've always lived far away from the big cities and I owe much of what I have to the Internet genealogy sites where I can verify information.<br />"Man on the street" will never be able to doAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-76222689341392943352013-09-02T17:05:52.525-04:002013-09-02T17:05:52.525-04:00I must add more: I feel most people want instant ...I must add more: I feel most people want instant genealogy like our instant everything in our world today.<br /><br />I have found recently several public trees that have some of my family tree people in their trees. Most of them are not researching. they are "remembering" what they heard ancestors say. When I wrote to one telling them of my grandfather & his 3 sisters & Polska Rootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17515452346197486324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-20977695861552698702013-09-02T16:54:52.456-04:002013-09-02T16:54:52.456-04:00First,let me begin by saying I think Ancestry is t...First,let me begin by saying I think Ancestry is the best resource to use & I agree with most of the comments above. Then let me say that we have to remember that all of the episodes are about famous people. Would people, especially non genealogists, watch if they were about local unknowns? Also, these people ARE actors. So it is natural for them to "play the part!"<br /><br />Polska Rootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17515452346197486324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-78103979408510509892013-09-02T16:52:59.894-04:002013-09-02T16:52:59.894-04:00I agree witH most of the comments here - but I als...I agree witH most of the comments here - but I also am disappointed with the Ancestry.com commercials that make tracing your family tree look like 1-2-3 steps! Those of us who have been digging for information & verifiable facts about our ancestors (with appropriate documentation I might add) for 30 or 40 years or more know how much time & effort it takes to just get back 1 or 2 Merilyn Cargo Romaninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-74326644811793736032013-09-02T16:34:50.753-04:002013-09-02T16:34:50.753-04:00Hi! I am in agreement with all of the above comme...Hi! I am in agreement with all of the above comments. I would like to add a few thoughts on my part. I read (don't remember where, when nor the exact numbers)that it took 14 professional genealogist researchers 4 1/2 months working 8-12 hour days to do the research for 1 episode of the first year. <br /><br />Second remember these are all actors who are starring in these episodes. PeoplePolska Rootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17515452346197486324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-47847727416211327852013-09-02T14:01:30.967-04:002013-09-02T14:01:30.967-04:00Ancestry of all should know better than many of th...Ancestry of all should know better than many of the things they make look so easy on the shows. I dislike too that in many of the episodes people handle original documents with bare hands and should be wearing gloves. VERY misleading, and not doing the serious genealogist any favors.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065003674585003693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-43010032674712711332013-09-02T13:01:38.646-04:002013-09-02T13:01:38.646-04:00Ancestry.com is trying only to get more subscriber...Ancestry.com is trying only to get more subscribers to make more money. What a sad awakening for new inexperienced researchers. I've been researching our families for over 35 years, and am still stuck on certain lines. I wish it was as easy as they try to make it look. I also wish I could fly all over the United States and Europe like they do just to do research....;0)Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-54600868094761236892013-09-02T11:47:23.461-04:002013-09-02T11:47:23.461-04:00I completely agree about this season. All of the ...I completely agree about this season. All of the episodes have been snoozers except Christina Applegate's. Cindy Crawford's was the worst. Let's go back to the old format. While I may not have been interested in each person in previous years at least I learned something interesting about some period of history. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-64793003803674213542013-09-02T11:43:01.932-04:002013-09-02T11:43:01.932-04:00This is why I have not & will not watch this s...This is why I have not & will not watch this show. They insist on focusing on "celebrities" who have famous ancestors. I can't connect with this show when I'm having trouble finding documentation on my gr-grandmother in Pittsburg, PA. Please create a show with real people searching for real ancestors. Thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12986452041527442836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-70334925280140995082013-09-02T10:35:12.462-04:002013-09-02T10:35:12.462-04:00I am searching & have been searching informati...I am searching & have been searching information about my family for over a year to no avail past my great grand parents.....I got disgusted & decided to try looking at my uncles wife's history as she always said her ancestry goes way back on Long Island......I started my search and could not stop,I am & was totally amazed ,I found her ancestors one after another back to the 1400sAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-4005084565387334782013-09-02T07:51:13.593-04:002013-09-02T07:51:13.593-04:00I am a registrar for a Dar chapter and I do applic...I am a registrar for a Dar chapter and I do applications for new people. Practically every. Lady who comes to me is related to someone famous connected to someone famous related to charlemaine or gotten back to charlemaine in 2 weeks of starting ancestry. They are sure they can get into Mayflower or colonial dames or Jamestown. Sometimes there is a grain of truth but mostly their patriot was a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-55274258633794760322013-09-02T00:12:56.383-04:002013-09-02T00:12:56.383-04:00It has been a disappointing season. They should go...It has been a disappointing season. They should go back to showing the research, how it's like a detective story, finding clues and then going on to prove them. Too much emphasis on military too this season. Enough already!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-53739214277384176392013-09-01T22:23:31.640-04:002013-09-01T22:23:31.640-04:00I like some of the other posts, WDYTYA makes it lo...I like some of the other posts, WDYTYA makes it look so easy-peasy. Pop a name into ancestry.com search box and voila! It just doesn't work that way for 99.9% of us researchers. I have been at this for almost 20 years and I have yet to have a mind blowing experience drop in my lap as easy as 1-2-3. It's taken years to glean every bit of information I have on certain lines and some for Patty Betlach Russellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-3883610883851029482013-09-01T22:23:31.375-04:002013-09-01T22:23:31.375-04:00The original show on NBC was my favorite show ever...The original show on NBC was my favorite show ever. This reincarnation of it on TLC is no where near as entertaining. It doesn't spend anywhere near enough time on 'the journey.' The hunt is half the fun! And I don't like the way they pick one ancestor and concentrate on him. There are so many and they are all interesting! They need to get out the tapes of last year's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-58547864420718573732013-09-01T22:14:24.243-04:002013-09-01T22:14:24.243-04:00I just wonder why they stopped at Charlemagne. Sur...I just wonder why they stopped at Charlemagne. Surely any researcher that could take Cindy Crawford back to Charlemagne could surely have taken her all the way back to Adam! But maybe they're saving that for the season finale...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-21510502576197976662013-09-01T19:54:02.238-04:002013-09-01T19:54:02.238-04:00Kelley Clarkson's was no better. She spent ha...Kelley Clarkson's was no better. She spent half the time appearing to do some very poor acting with little real emotion. Then, the next minute she is crying. They have these "star's" flying all over the country and world which most of us can't afford. This show must start giving some sort of behind the scenes explanation of what really is involved. I am really Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-43643410251595996042013-08-29T11:42:16.381-04:002013-08-29T11:42:16.381-04:00I have the same complaint about every one of the W...I have the same complaint about every one of the WDYTYA episodes. I have toiled in the trenches for years and have yet to find the dramatic connections that pop up so readily every week on this program.<br />Perhaps if I had a cohort of professionals willing to go around the world I would approach their finds. <br /><br />As a regular person researching within the limits of my available time and Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11313903069677107528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-26025659081625686022013-08-29T11:03:54.827-04:002013-08-29T11:03:54.827-04:00I agree. It has been a very disappointing season. ...I agree. It has been a very disappointing season. It would be interesting to know an estimate of how many descendants of Charlamagne there are living now. Millions?Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07451140269967767457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-84817248212549370172013-08-29T10:11:57.666-04:002013-08-29T10:11:57.666-04:00I enjoyed the show. I though it moved a little fas...I enjoyed the show. I though it moved a little fast over some facts but this isn't a training class. <br /><br />I appreciate the fact that TLC is showing the series. RickKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01003547875332456370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-16532100138855110732013-08-28T18:51:55.741-04:002013-08-28T18:51:55.741-04:00I agree with you also. How can this be proven? I...I agree with you also. How can this be proven? I think it is great that I have proven mine ancestors back in the 1500 but not any further.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-33799287145821037262013-08-28T17:42:50.438-04:002013-08-28T17:42:50.438-04:00I totally agree with many of the comments posted h...I totally agree with many of the comments posted here. I have been truly disappointed with most of the episodes so far (with the exception of Christina Applegate's). In fact, I fell asleep during it last night. Between the comments and jumping around there was no real 'focus'. Boring and mis leading in my opinion.nucciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10002959734956364823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-23299898101861638962013-08-28T15:33:14.975-04:002013-08-28T15:33:14.975-04:00Agreed Lorine! I'll be posting my own rant on ...Agreed Lorine! I'll be posting my own rant on Monday. My eyes actually hurt from all the eye-rolling I did while watching. <br />jleesimons, <br />You may give people credit but I've seen too many people post ridiculous claims on Ancestry's Facebook page to do the same. I can't count the number of times someone has posted that they got back to Charlemagne, or better yet Adam &LLG70https://www.blogger.com/profile/05978415045288866420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-4734099284507107442013-08-28T14:10:16.720-04:002013-08-28T14:10:16.720-04:00Personally, I give people more credit than to thin...Personally, I give people more credit than to think this was all "done" in a day. I do think it would be nice if they would show more of the process, but it is true that once you tap into a royal line it is a done deal--they have been linked long ago. I have one such line myself. Regardless of what they show, I enjoy it, and i hope people will support it so they will continue.leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03555733671230006926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-37479534481007076022013-08-28T13:27:44.915-04:002013-08-28T13:27:44.915-04:00I agree completely Lorine. I cringed when I saw th...I agree completely Lorine. I cringed when I saw that scroll! But what bugged me most was the lack of any emotional connections. Compare this episode to Christina Applegate's. It's no contest!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17961595269161210704noreply@blogger.com