Thank you for your genealogical integrity. Too many folk seem to take everything they read on the internet as gospel. Others make suppositions and publish the suppositions as fact. I have seen a lot of online genealogies with errors that stem from a mistake made by a single searcher and copied mindlessly by others. Many people do not engage in original research. They don't go to the courthouses and libraries but sit at their computers and perpetrate the errors of others. So, again I thank you. Mary Szymanowski PLairdhoward@aol.com wrote: > Dear Laird researchers and Laird Family Association Members. > > I must apologize ahead of time for taking up your time with the > following letter. > It will be my only post regarding Tena's statement, and then I will let it > drop. > > First, I would like to say that I would never, under any circumstances > say > or suggest to anyone that they may not post their information to the Laird > Family Association newsletter. This newsletter belongs to every member of > the Laird > Family Association. > At the same time I want everyone on this list to understand that I am > a professional genealogist who takes my work seriously. When I work > on a Laird newsletter, I am obligated to make sure that the newsletter > is as accurate as possible. When I see an error, I have the responsibility > of making sure that the error is corrected before I publish the newsletter. > If I do not do this, then I am doing a disservice to you, the Laird Family > Association and to my own professional reputation. > Tena is working on the same family that I have researched for over 25 > years, > and I have spent quite a bit of time, and money gathering documented sources > to verify this family. As I have already stated before, my brother and I > will be > posting an article on the Laird family of Derry Township, Lancaster County, > Pennsylvania in the next newsletter. I will let the documented sources > do the speaking. > Most seasoned genealogists know that the family groupsheets submitted > to the LDS church often contain errors and must be proven through follow up > documentation. It is also true with the familytreemaker cd's that contain > groupsheets submitted via gedcom files. > It is a shame that she posted a letter that I sent to her in private to > the > Laird list so that everyone could read. > > Sincerely, > Patricia Laird Howard > > > > > > ==== LAIRD Mailing List ==== > LFA Newsletter idea? e-mail Patricia Laird Howard > at pahoward@concentric.net