betty wrote: > The problem of how to handle deviant behaviors in our family tree notes is a dilemma to me. If any of you USERS have words of wisdom, I am very interested. > > Up until now (I've researched for 50 years) I have ignored all references to such behaviors. I work with another individual on gathering information involving ancestors from an extinct > Volga-German village (and their descendants) who has asked me this question. How much should we record of deviant behavior in notes? I guess I'd have to say -- depends on _how_ deviant. I mean, if my 7th GGF had "marital relations" with a sheared sheep, I'm not at all certain I'd even want to know. (g) A member of a group historically known to have cannibalized fellow-travellers to stay alive ... no point not admitting it, it's in the historical record. The sheriff who was hung from his gibbet seems to me to be interesting enough to keep that in his file ... particularly since he has no living descendants only collaterals. This woman or that had a premature child (or had the baptism recorded before her marriage) ... not even up to Deviant standards, IMO. My _personal_ rule of thumb is -- is there a living person who would be mortified to have this mentioned at the dinner table? If Yes, then make a note that there IS other info, but don't bother saying what it is. YOU"ll know. Cheryl -- There should be no attachments on this message, unless I specifically mentioned them above.