"This entire business of sedulously sleuthing around for European ancestors from the 800's-900's A.D., often -- but not always -- in a desperate, yearning search for an ascent to Charlemagne, is often, but not always, a Fool's Errand... ...Therefore one should not be surprised in the least to find mostly fools indulging in it. 'Nuff Said." DSH Mr. Hines, I am not a fool and I'm certainly not engaging in a desperate, yearning search for an ascent to Charlemagne. I couldn't care less if my ancestors had titles or not. What I am seeking is correct and documented sources, not fairy tales written by people with ulterior motives. I am not a historian, a scholar or an expert when it comes to genealogy. I am merely a 70-year old lady that is trying to leave a valid, documented family tree for my grandchildren, which is why I took the advice of a friend and joined this group. 'Nuff said. Kathy Becker

On Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at 11:22:20 PM UTC+10, Kathy Becker wrote: > "This entire business of sedulously sleuthing around for European ancestors > from the 800's-900's A.D., often -- but not always -- in a desperate, > yearning search for an ascent to Charlemagne, is often, but not always, a > Fool's Errand... > > ...Therefore one should not be surprised in the least to find mostly fools > indulging in it. > > 'Nuff Said." > > DSH > > Mr. Hines, I am not a fool and I'm certainly not engaging in a > desperate, yearning search for an ascent to Charlemagne. I couldn't > care less if my ancestors had titles or not. What I am seeking is > correct and documented sources, not fairy tales written by people with > ulterior motives. I am not a historian, a scholar or an expert when it > comes to genealogy. I am merely a 70-year old lady that is trying to > leave a valid, documented family tree for my grandchildren, which is > why I took the advice of a friend and joined this group. > > 'Nuff said. And well said, Kathy - a moment's thought should have been enough for the poster to realise that anyone descended from Fulco Rufus of Anjou (and hence from his putative paternal grandmother Petronilla) would already have fully-documented lines to Charlemagne anyway (through the families of Fulco's two grandchildren who left descendants). Peter Stewart