We all make mistakes Tena. A good genealogist remembers the errors but no the stupid mistakes that led to them. The LDS website is as only as good as the person who submitted the information. You'll do better to go to a LDS research center in person. Paul Laird -----Original Message----- From: Tena Hanna [SMTP:mjhanna@jps.net] Sent: Monday, February 14, 2000 6:56 AM To: LAIRD-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [LAIRD] Open Letter Patricia and List Members: In a moment of anger I hastily posted Patricia's letter addressed to me re: my eldest Laird ancestor. I will admit that I was hurt the first time my eldest ancestor was not posted to the Laird Newsletter in August, but I kept it to myself and didn't say anything. When I received the reply about my family tree errors, I was hurt a second time. This is no excuse for my posting the source of my hurt, but it is the truth. I do not question your 25 years of experience or your hard work on the newsletter, I was only hurt that my family tree that I have work equally as hard on, and admittedly only for the last three and one half years, was being rejected when everyone else's seemed to be accepted. I have used as my primary sources our own family Bible records up that provide family information back to the year 1753. My other sources are copies of the original wills for my family members, land records, and information provided to me by the Cumberland County Historical Society. My most frequently quoted documents are: : HISTORY OF THE BIG SPRING PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Newville, PA. 1737 - 1898 by Gilbert Ernest Swope, Newville, PA Times Steam Printing House 1898 Seilhamer Collection, Vol. 5A; Pages 306 - 310, Franklin County, Pennsylvania Historical Society, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania I do admit that I have absolutely no training in genealogy, but have learned good practices through the kindness of fellow researchers on the internet. I do admit to not knowing the dates for James Laird and his wife Jane. Until your email I was not aware of the information that you have quoted from his son William. I do not know your source, but I do know that my source for the dates was the LDS church records. I will also admit to having no knowledge of the fact that these records can be flawed. I was under the impression that they were quite strict about their genealogies and a member of their church needs to go through quite a process before their genealogy is accepted by the church. Please accept my apology to you and the list for allowing my personal hurts to overflow to the list. Tena McDowell Hanna ==== LAIRD Mailing List ==== Laird Resource Page: http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/l/a/LAIRD/