Well said. By the heritage book being wrote, at least now people know that our family members where alive at one time. If we were perfect, there would be no need for a book. With out leads some of us would be lost. Some facts are true in a article along with untrue. My husband had a uncle "that said" the family came from GA GG-grandpa on his mothers side. Yet the census said he was born in AL. I don't know which is correct. But it is still something to go on. I need to find him in more census to learn the truth. His first name was John and his last name is a common one, you know like Smith but not Smith. Finding him, is next to impossible. He also had a GG-grandpa on his fathers side, that said in a News Paper article that he was born in NC. On his oath of allegiance it said Gwinnett, GA. So now those are both legal document. So which is right. He also gave his age on different documents different ages. Now, the man himself gave these facts. If he don't know than who would know. This man was a Doctor who went to College. Don't you think he was smart enough to count. I do. So why...... His name was a problem also. We know him as George Riley, On his Physician. exam he used William R. Didn't he know his name, or was all three of them his first and second name. Which leads me to think was his death cert. right. Was his fathers name William or not. Don't mean to make anyone mad, but even the legal recorders are misleading, so how can we be right. Thanks for listening Dorothy ----- Original Message ----- From: <HudsonK@aol.com> To: <> Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2000 10:21 PM Subject: [ALMORGAN] Re: Morgan Co., AL Heritage book > The "Heritage" books of any county is donated family histories submitted from > other researchers. The society does not question the submitters info..but > only cks for typos etc. Can you imagine the hours spent just looking for > typos on the Morgan Co Heritage book??!! I have been doing my personal > research 20 yrs..and oh my for them to have to go back and do my research to > be sure I was accurate...we would never get the publication. I am a stickler > for documentation but many are not. You will find many people use what they > find on the internet as "their genealogy" and never step foot or mail a > letter to a court house etc. Some will use info they received in snail mail > and never document it. Or they take "handed down" family info and never > document it. Goodness my mother in our family Bible wrote she and my dad was > married Oct 16, 1946 but when I mailed for the document it came back Dec 23, > 1948. As far as documentation of cemetery markers, death and birth > certificates..I find the most accurate is the birth. The parents are giving > the vital info but death certificates..the info can come from anyone and it > doesn't mean their memory is accurate or have accurate knowledge...my uncle > gave info for his mother..he listed her mother as Ora Irene Cusick..her > sister married a Cusick and they were close to the family but her name was > Ora Irene Dennis. Cemetery markers many times were placed years later and > possibly by a descendant who thought they remembered the accurate dates. But > genealogist know these are guidelines to give us clues to further our > research. The Heritage book is another source to help further our research > and just as the Morgan Co website..it is your responsibility to make contact > with the submitter to find out what source they are using for their > documentation. When the Heritage book was taking this info from > individuals..if you wanted a photo included you were charged "photo fees". > Again there were many on the committee..so there would have to be a lot of > cross referencing and going thru each photo to see if there was duplicates > and then determine whose photo was to be used and whose money was to be > reimbursed..this would be the reason for duplicate photos in the book. As > large as the Heritage book is I commend and thank all those on the committee > for all their long hours and hard efforts to get such a wonderful tool > published!! > > Kathy > Genealogy without documentation is mythology! > > > ==== ALMORGAN Mailing List ==== > For your email to go thru the Morgan Co., AL mail list you must be subscribed. To subscribe send your email to: ALMORGAN-L-request@rootsweb.com (for the diget mode replace the L with D) In your subject line type: Subscribe (type: Unsubscribe if you wish to get off the list) To send your query to the list, whether you are on the mail mode or the digest mode send it to: ALMORGAN-L@rootsweb.com > >