>> However, a cheaper way to go than all of the lockers would be a lifesize picture of the crucifixion of the last person who marred a book. >> Jay _________________ Jay, Maybe, but for some reason I've tended to look at symbols of crucifixion as leading to the good kind of veneration. I doubt if that's what you intend. :-) I've wondered sometimes about the occasional census sheet reproduced by ancestry.com (or whoever) in which the original print document obviously has been "corrected" or otherwise overwritten. I suppose these changes sometimes might reflect some semi-official (if misguided) correction by the enumerator or someone else in a position of authority during the period of time in which the census was conducted. My guess is, though, that some, if not most of the changes probably reflect someone's later visit to the repository where the print document was/is kept and an unauthorized marking on the original. I imagine in such cases the person doing the marking thought they were helping out posterity by making what they thought were corrections, clarifications, or expansions of information on the sheet, but it sure creates havoc in determining how to interpret the "information" on the sheet and how to cite it, and oftentimes makes just reading the information on the sheet much more difficult or next to impossible. Dave K

Makes one wonder about Ancestry's effort to produce sound documents, doesn't it? Pat -----Original Message----- From: lower-delmarva-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:lower-delmarva-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Dave & Jane Kearney Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 10:39 AM To: lower-delmarva-roots@rootsweb.com Subject: [LDR] Archives Protection >> However, a cheaper way to go than all of the lockers would be a lifesize picture of the crucifixion of the last person who marred a book. >> Jay _________________ Jay, Maybe, but for some reason I've tended to look at symbols of crucifixion as leading to the good kind of veneration. I doubt if that's what you intend. :-) I've wondered sometimes about the occasional census sheet reproduced by ancestry.com (or whoever) in which the original print document obviously has been "corrected" or otherwise overwritten. I suppose these changes sometimes might reflect some semi-official (if misguided) correction by the enumerator or someone else in a position of authority during the period of time in which the census was conducted. My guess is, though, that some, if not most of the changes probably reflect someone's later visit to the repository where the print document was/is kept and an unauthorized marking on the original. I imagine in such cases the person doing the marking thought they were helping out posterity by making what they thought were corrections, clarifications, or expansions of information on the sheet, but it sure creates havoc in determining how to interpret the "information" on the sheet and how to cite it, and oftentimes makes just reading the information on the sheet much more difficult or next to impossible. Dave K *************************************** QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message