Hi Malcolm.  Nice to hear from you again.  Thanks for the information, because I seem to have made a mistake in my records.  I agree that Christian S. married Alexander McDougall, but I had their son, John, born ca 1783, who married a Christina McDougall.  I'll make that correction right away.  I also had a note that John and Christina immigrated to Thora township in Ontario.  Is that correct?
Toni



Hi Allan

Are you offering your experience and expertise?  It would certainly solve the issues you have highlighted

Kindest regards

Iain MacIntosh

 

 

 

 

Iain 

 

 

 

On 4 Jan 2021, at 20:11, Allan Moore <agmoore21@...> wrote:



I am a data scientist and business/artificial intelligence expert by trade. 

 

Just a cautionary warning - whatever list is created, it will have to be curated. Somebody will have to monitor and “clean up” the list. In the trade there is a saying (substitute your own version of ‘garbage’) “garbage in - garbage out”. Not everyone is tech savvy and most people do not read the instructions. Having a spreadsheet that is user editable without proper curating can be difficult to maintain and control. I think it would be better to have a fillable GUI (graphical user interface) that is relatively fool proof, may be the way to go, as it will fill the spread sheet and do its magic behind it. Also if you want you can make that same GUI also searchable, so entering your search information into the interface will return only results that are pertinent to your query. 

 

Just my 2c worth as I have battled with poor information for decades. 

On Jan 5, 2021, at 03:35, Iain MacIntosh <iainmacintosh75@...> wrote:



Hi Allan

Are you offering your experience and expertise?  It would certainly solve the issues you have highlighted

Kindest regards

Iain MacIntosh

Iain 

On 4 Jan 2021, at 20:11, Allan Moore <agmoore21@...> wrote:



I am a data scientist and business/artificial intelligence expert by trade. 

Just a cautionary warning - whatever list is created, it will have to be curated. Somebody will have to monitor and “clean up” the list. In the trade there is a saying (substitute your own version of ‘garbage’) “garbage in - garbage out”. Not everyone is tech savvy and most people do not read the instructions. Having a spreadsheet that is user editable without proper curating can be difficult to maintain and control. I think it would be better to have a fillable GUI (graphical user interface) that is relatively fool proof, may be the way to go, as it will fill the spread sheet and do its magic behind it. Also if you want you can make that same GUI also searchable, so entering your search information into the interface will return only results that are pertinent to your query. 

Just my 2c worth as I have battled with poor information for decades. 

On 4 Jan 2021, at 20:11, Allan Moore <agmoore21@...> wrote:



I am a data scientist and business/artificial intelligence expert by trade. 

Just a cautionary warning - whatever list is created, it will have to be curated. Somebody will have to monitor and “clean up” the list. In the trade there is a saying (substitute your own version of ‘garbage’) “garbage in - garbage out”. Not everyone is tech savvy and most people do not read the instructions. Having a spreadsheet that is user editable without proper curating can be difficult to maintain and control. I think it would be better to have a fillable GUI (graphical user interface) that is relatively fool proof, may be the way to go, as it will fill the spread sheet and do its magic behind it. Also if you want you can make that same GUI also searchable, so entering your search information into the interface will return only results that are pertinent to your query. 

Just my 2c worth as I have battled with poor information for decades. 

On 04 January 2021 at 11:59 Russ McGillivray <russmcgillivray@...> wrote:

You don't want anything to do with Rootsweb!
There is a Files folder right here in Islay@Scotland-Genealogy groups.io
All we need is to create a Google Docs spreadsheet with the same columns as the old Excel file, and allow people to enter their own information.

Russ

I wonder which Currie branch you are following.

My grandfather was John Currie born in Duich Lots in 1878. He married Flora McDiarmid born in Bowmore in 1883. John emigrated to Canada in 1902. Flora emigrated in 1910. They were married shortly after her arrival.

John’s father was Donald Currie and his mother was Catherine McFadyen.

Glynn Currie

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Hi Folks

I have a more up-to-date email    moonjettgenea@...

PS -  My address on the list still works  moonjett@...  but I’m shift to gmail.

Thanks

Lois Moon

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Hi Folks

I have a more up-to-date email    moonjettgenea@...

PS -  My address on the list still works  moonjett@...  but I’m shift to gmail.

Thanks

Lois Moon

Searching

CURRIE  and   GALBRAITH

There is a spot for storing databases. Perhaps someone who is good with excel could create a new spreadsheet and everyone could enter their own name, e-mail and research interests on that sheet. It would then be available to everyone and no one would have to take on the huge task of creating a list of everyone

Thanks, Anne

PS I could do it but I don't have any special skills with excel