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From: "Kathleen B. Simons" <>
Subject: Re: [GERMANNA] Ancestry.com
Date: Sun, 2 Aug 2009 19:12:41 -0400
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I don't 'swallow' most of what I read online :-) Just pointing out there
was an entry....

On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 7:06 PM, Cary Anderson <> wrote:

>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Don Johnson" <>
>
> > Here is a marriage record from Ancestry:
> > Name: Netus Wood
> > Spouse: Lucinda McKenzie
> > Date: 4 Jul 1840
> > County: Tazewell
> > State: Illinois
> > Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT
> > Microfilm: 1314687
> >
> Yes, the Family History Library is cited as the source. Just as I cite my
> sources that way when I find info on microfilms. I do identify the name of
> the document also.
>
> When I see a reference from Ancestry that is to a microfilm at the Family
> History Center, I check out the name of the microfilm. If it is something
> Church records of Rocky Mountain High First Presbyterian Church, 1878-1904,
> I put enough credence to the fact that I order the microfilm and check for
> myself. Usually, there is much more info on the microfilm.
>
> Cary
>
> P.S. I still don't know who is attacking Ancestry and who is
> defending--Sarge or Craig. It's been carried out according to the Rules of
> Kingsbury or whatever. But it doesn't really matter at all. There are
> pluses in minuses in all research facilities both online and off. It's up
> to
> the researcher to determine the reliability. I would be nowhere near where
> I am on my German research without the Family History Center's Branch
> Centers.
>
> Cary
>
>
>
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