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From: "Sharon Bryant" <>
Subject: Re: Re: [DNA] Replying to Southeastern USA genealogy comments
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 22:10:37 -0400
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Jim,

If you will not accept primary records, how do YOU verify?
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Reynolds Hull" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 8:23 PM
Subject: [Norton AntiSpam] Re: [DNA] Replying to Southeastern USA genealogy
comments


> Sharon,
>
> I still stand by my statement; it [any record] needs to be verified. I
> believe that is what you confirmed. I personally would not put too much
> "gold" in church or parish records. They are indeed sources that give
clues
> and sometimes provide direction - granted - but - even church records can
be
> and often are wrong. In my little corner of the genealogy world, I found
> this to be so.
>
> IMO, it's a difference between "for fun" genealogy, or scholarly research
> genealogy. A "for fun" individual says: " I found it; has to be right,
> 'cause it says so right here in this record." Whereas, the scholarly
> researcher has a reverence for the truth and driven to a "cannot" and will
> not settle for anything less than the true facts - will verify that
> record. - the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
>
> If the MRCA data would just give us a NAME, DOB, DOD...Oh, heck, the POB
> too, I'd be so happy...and look at the time I could save and the work I
> could avoid! Anything is possible. Now that would be gold!
>
> Jim Hull
>
> Just as inviting people over forces you to clean up your apartment,
writing
> something that other people will read forces you to think well.
> Paul Graham
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sharon Bryant" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 3:54 PM
> Subject: Re: [DNA] Replying to Southeastern USA genealogy comments
>
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I would like to respond to the second sentence of Jim Hull's posting:
> >
> > >> The LDS is probably a good place to start research, but it all
> > has to be verified, of course as any good genealogist (family historian)
> > should do.<<
> >
> > I have no vested interest in LDS. It is extremely important to check the
> listing for each item in the IGI, pedigree files, & other compilations
which
> can be found on the LDS website.
> >
> > If the source is a record which was microfilmed at its residential
> location, i.e., parish records, etc. those are good as gold. You would get
> the same information if you went to the church office and asked to see the
> records.
> >
> > However, family group sheets, etc. which were submitted by a member of
the
> church generally have no sources cited. And the website specifically
states
> that the information given on the family group sheets, pedigree files,
etc.
> should be verified, preferably with primary records. However, a microfilm
of
> the primary record makes a very good secondary source.
> >
> > Sharon Bryant
> >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Ken Nordtvedt" <>
> > > To: <>
> > > Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 11:38 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [DNA] Replying to Southeastern USA genealogy comments
> > >
> > >
> > > > Fran, I think many mis-interpreted the point I was trying to make.
I
> > > know
> > > > from extensive paper genealogy work that folks from southeast USA
are
> > > > heavily into genealogy research.
> > >
> > >
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