Amen Janet Ariciu ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 12:46 PM Subject: Re: [DAVENPORT] Companion List > In a message dated 1/27/03 12:09:18 PM Central Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > > So, what is the bottom line then? > > I for one am looking for my ancestry which I have already traced to 1612, > > but I am not about to engage in a pretty fairy-tale. > > We have to be sure!!! > > > > > > You are not back to the Middle Ages. You are going to have to put up with > what may be many "fairy-tales" The only people who had written records back > in that time period before about 1500-1550 are members of royalty and the > landed aristocracy that they married with. These old records are not written > in current languages, people back then did not have naming systems with > first, middle, and last names. They may be shown my numerous different names > depending upon who did the research and where they found their information. > Prepare for a shock. The Gen-Med-L list is great for this time period,but > you have to be prepared for some really bad arguments by some strong minded > people who are not always polite. > > Jno > > > ==== DAVENPORT Mailing List ==== > For instructions on unsubscribing or searching the list archives visit: > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nvjack/davnport/group.htm > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >