Why Post Content To Ancestry.com If You Don't Want To Be Contacted?

Allow me to do the anti-Happy Dance, genealogically speaking....tonight I logged onto Ancestry.com and on a whim, did a search for Bert LAMBERTSON, a brother of my maternal 2nd-great grandfather, Charles W. LAMBERTSON.

Besides the usual census records and the Social Security Death Index records, I found highlighted a private member story, that looked interesting, as it mentioned other members of the LAMBERTSON family.  I eagerly clicked on the link, only to receive the message that "This member has chosen not to be contacted". 

How frustrating!  Why would you add content to a pay site such as Ancestry, knowing that others may be searching the same lines, and then choose to be anonymous?  It makes no sense to me....

Thanks for allowing me to vent...

Family Milestones: February 20th

My paternal great-grandaunt, Ora Amanda HALEY, married on this date in 1904 in Jay County, Indiana to Franklin Oliver BITTIKOFER.  Ora was born August 25, 1884 in Jay County, Indiana, the daughter of George Washington and Mary Jane (SHERRICK) HALEY.  Frank was born circa 1883 in Indiana.  They lived in Mercer and Miami Counties, Ohio.  They had 6 children. The last record I have for them is the 1930 census.  Nothing further is known.


My maternal 3rd-great grandaunt, Emma P. PIERCE, was born on this date in 1851.  Emma was the daughter of Francis S. and Rebecca (PAGE) PIERCE, and the younger sister of my Edmund G. PIERCE.  Emma died August 15, 1853.

Family Milestones: February 17th

My maternal 3rd-great grandfather, Nathan Thomas BEALS, was born on this date in 1856 in Westfield, Hamilton County, Indiana.  Nathan was the son of John T. and Mary (DAVIS) BEALS.  Nathan married September 26, 1876 in Hamilton County, Indiana to Elizabeth Caroline POE.  Elizabeth was born September 26, 1856 in Morgan County, Indiana, the daughter of Isaac S. and Hannah (MILLS) POE.  Nathan was a hardware dealer and lumber yard superintendent.  They had 3 children.  Nathan died February 16, 1915 in Leola, Grant County, Arkansas.  Elizabeth died September 27, 1935 near Greentown, Howard County, Indiana.  Both are buried in the Cicero Cemetery, Cicero, Hamilton County, Indiana.

My maternal 5th-great granduncle, Seth PIERCE, was born on this date in 1784, probably in Worchester, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Seth was the son of Seth and Bethiah (FIELD) PIERCE, and the younger brother of my Gordon PIERCE.  Nothing further is known.