In a message dated 1/1/2003 11:21:06 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > I'd like to see someone pull the errors out of all of the > family history books, I think we all feel like that.. I know I do! But we have modern technology that gives us better ways to check for errors, such as microfilm at the LDS, and better ways to communicate without the burden of stamps and phone calls. As for me, I always check the "source" before I bite. Dorothy felt there were some items that did not add up. She has spent the better part of her last few years "proving" what she felt needed clearing up. We also have to remember that once an error gets into print, it is nearly impossible to eradicate it or change it. Unfortunately one person will duplicate what another one wrote, w/o checking for proof. What anyone chooses to accept or not accept is a personal matter, but I feel Dorothy's book is well documented as far as the origin and surnames of our forebears in early history. She gleaned info from many sources and tried to prove everything possible before including it in her book. Can we say that about the books of "old?" Good Luck, Ellie

AMEN to that Ellie....I trust the docs that Dorothy published in her book. I know she tried to correct and validate all the info she put in there. There will always be "new" material that is discovered --- that is what happened between 1907 and when Dorothy wrote her book. I always use family histories as "sources" and try to obtain the original docs. Many censuses became available; individuals learned how to perform research and what to look for. We all have over the years . I have learned alot since 1974 and am still learning new techniques and finding new sources every day......and .....I am still "stuck in the mud" on several of my lineages. May never find them but I keep trying. That is the fun of it. Right. Carolyn F. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2003 11:14 PM Subject: Re: [MAUPIN-L] Re: MAUPIN-D Digest V03 #1 > In a message dated 1/1/2003 11:21:06 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > > > I'd like to see someone pull the errors out of all of the family history books, > > I think we all feel like that.. I know I do! > > But we have modern technology that gives us better ways to check for errors, such as microfilm at the LDS, and better ways to communicate without the burden of stamps and phone calls. > > As for me, I always check the "source" before I bite. Dorothy felt there were some items that did not add up. She has spent the better part of her last few years "proving" what she felt needed clearing up. We also have to remember that once an error gets into print, it is nearly impossible to eradicate it or change it. Unfortunately one person will duplicate what another one wrote, w/o checking for proof. > > What anyone chooses to accept or not accept is a personal matter, but I feel Dorothy's book is well documented as far as the origin and surnames of our forebears in early history. She gleaned info from many sources and tried to prove everything possible before including it in her book. Can we say that about the books of "old?" > > Good Luck, > Ellie >