It's a finew thing to know about if your family gives problems. I would say that, if a fact about a person'e life sounds impossible, it probably is! My Birth notice in the paper had me named Veverly! Beverly ----- Original Message ----- From: <Pepsilau@aol.com> To: <JOHNSTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 6:22 PM Subject: Re: [JOHNSTON] Death Certificates/ Birth Certificates > Bev, > > For those who believe birth certificates are more reliable than death > certificates, go to an adoption search site...you'll see how birth records can, and > are, manipulated to "protect" people. It's amazing what people will go > through, and what lies get put on birth certificates, to "cover up" an adoption! > Even "original" birth certificates (as opposed to the "amended" ones issued > after an adoption is finalized) are often full of misinformation. > > I've really enjoyed this latest discussion about the reliability and > authenticity of records; it's a real eye-opener! > > Karen > > > ==== JOHNSTON Mailing List ==== > Don't forget to check alternative spellings like Johnson and Johnstone. >

Hey folks! Enough is enough!! I was just trying to help someone and get handed my head for doing so. Anyone that has been doing genealogy knows that pst events change with each generation that passes. Therefore, we have to rely on the written word which was done at the time of the event depicted. OF COURSE THERE CAN BE ERRORS IN THE WRITTEN Word. Even those things esconced in stone are privvy to error. We are, after all, only humans. I check all of the written records available, Bible records included, family letters from the period, but most of all I try to get the official records of the event, i.e. marriage, death, birth when available,obituaries, newspaper articles, will and probate records, adoption records, military records, pension records, work records, newspaper articles, etc., etc. I hope this ends the subject. Mea Culpa, I can and have and will be wrong, but I believe what i believe due to research I have had to do to get advanced degrees. Anyone that disagrees and feels that they must show me up go right ahead. You will get no further comments from me on the subject. doc ----- Original Message ----- From: "Beverly Shuler" <bshuler@comcast.net> To: <JOHNSTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 6:04 PM Subject: Re: [JOHNSTON] Death Certificates/ Birth Certificates > It's a finew thing to know about if your family gives problems. I would > say > that, if a fact about a person'e life sounds impossible, it probably is! > My Birth notice in the paper had me named Veverly! > Beverly > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Pepsilau@aol.com> > To: <JOHNSTON-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 6:22 PM > Subject: Re: [JOHNSTON] Death Certificates/ Birth Certificates > > >> Bev, >> >> For those who believe birth certificates are more reliable than death >> certificates, go to an adoption search site...you'll see how birth >> records > can, and >> are, manipulated to "protect" people. It's amazing what people will go >> through, and what lies get put on birth certificates, to "cover up" an > adoption! >> Even "original" birth certificates (as opposed to the "amended" ones > issued >> after an adoption is finalized) are often full of misinformation. >> >> I've really enjoyed this latest discussion about the reliability and >> authenticity of records; it's a real eye-opener! >> >> Karen >> >> >> ==== JOHNSTON Mailing List ==== >> Don't forget to check alternative spellings like Johnson and Johnstone. >> > > > ==== JOHNSTON Mailing List ==== > Please send messages you would like to post to the JOHNSTON mailing list > to: > JOHNSTON-L@rootsweb.com >

Hi Charles, Please accept my apologies for overdoing this subject. You are the only person in this discussion who is doing the research properly and I appreciate it! Beverly ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Flanders" <CFlanders@hot.rr.com> To: <JOHNSTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 12:29 AM Subject: Re: [JOHNSTON] Death Certificates/ Birth Certificates > Hey folks! Enough is enough!! I was just trying to help someone and get > handed my head for doing so. Anyone that has been doing genealogy knows > that pst events change with each generation that passes. Therefore, we have > to rely on the written word which was done at the time of the event > depicted. OF COURSE THERE CAN BE ERRORS IN THE WRITTEN Word. Even those > things esconced in stone are privvy to error. We are, after all, only > humans. I check all of the written records available, Bible records > included, family letters from the period, but most of all I try to get the > official records of the event, i.e. marriage, death, birth when > available,obituaries, newspaper articles, will and probate records, adoption > records, military records, pension records, work records, newspaper > articles, etc., etc. I hope this ends the subject. Mea Culpa, I can and > have and will be wrong, but I believe what i believe due to research I have > had to do to get advanced degrees. Anyone that disagrees and feels that > they must show me up go right ahead. You will get no further comments from > me on the subject. doc > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Beverly Shuler" <bshuler@comcast.net> > To: <JOHNSTON-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 6:04 PM > Subject: Re: [JOHNSTON] Death Certificates/ Birth Certificates > > > > It's a finew thing to know about if your family gives problems. I would > > say > > that, if a fact about a person'e life sounds impossible, it probably is! > > My Birth notice in the paper had me named Veverly! > > Beverly > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <Pepsilau@aol.com> > > To: <JOHNSTON-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 6:22 PM > > Subject: Re: [JOHNSTON] Death Certificates/ Birth Certificates > > > > > >> Bev, > >> > >> For those who believe birth certificates are more reliable than death > >> certificates, go to an adoption search site...you'll see how birth > >> records > > can, and > >> are, manipulated to "protect" people. It's amazing what people will go > >> through, and what lies get put on birth certificates, to "cover up" an > > adoption! > >> Even "original" birth certificates (as opposed to the "amended" ones > > issued > >> after an adoption is finalized) are often full of misinformation. > >> > >> I've really enjoyed this latest discussion about the reliability and > >> authenticity of records; it's a real eye-opener! > >> > >> Karen > >> > >> > >> ==== JOHNSTON Mailing List ==== > >> Don't forget to check alternative spellings like Johnson and Johnstone. > >> > > > > > > ==== JOHNSTON Mailing List ==== > > Please send messages you would like to post to the JOHNSTON mailing list > > to: > > JOHNSTON-L@rootsweb.com > > > > > ==== JOHNSTON Mailing List ==== > Don't forget to check alternative spellings like Johnson and Johnstone. >