Evening everyone. The following message was posted on one of the USGenWeb county coordinator's list (a list for folks like me who maintain a county web site). I think it very worthwhile reading for not only us CCs but for all genealogist. Linda homepage: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~haas MarionCoAR: http://www.rootsweb.com/~armarion/ TulsaCoOK: http://www.rootsweb.com/~oktulsa2 MuskogeeCoOk: http://www.rootsweb.com/~okmuskog SurnameLists: H.A.A.S/H.A.S.S. L.E.W.A.L.L.E.N To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 28, 2002 7:45 PM Subject: [USGW-Discuss] genealogy and fraud > This note was sent to one of my lists... and I found it interesting because basically we were discussing fraudulent genealogy (intentional or innocent) that has been appearing online... > > Darilee > > ******************** > Hello Everyone; > > As most of you are aware the question of genealogical frauds and > hoaxes must be of concern since to genealogists and researchers > since so much information out there is quite questionable. > > We have several pages on our web sites that will be of great help > to you in understanding what the problems are. > > We have updated one of the pages. > > BEWARE OF THE SOURCE HOAX > > Many of you are quite aware of some of some of the ways frauds and > hoaxes are committed and some of you may need to visit your lines > to see if possibly they may contain some of the situations we report > on. > > The URL for this page is; > > http://www.linkline.com/personal/xymox/fraud/hoax.htm > > All our web pages and the information contained there is free to > anyone. > > The very best to you and yours. > > Harold Oliver > America's First Families > >