Maybe I am using the term "source" loosely. I am not talking about "proof" that the data is correct. I am just talking about where the data came from. When I used the IGI on microfiche I could use the Batch number to look for other entries having the same number, it helped form a group of family members. If that looked promising to my research I could send for the submission form which I found very useful. It used to show the relationship of the submitter, and where they got the data. It frequently said personal knowledge but that was helpful to know. Of course it had to be checked out. If it was a marriage or birth register that had been copied by the LDS members, I could look that number up and find out which parish the data was from. I call that a lot of helpful clues when you are doing research. Helen
Have to agree. I have been chasing details for an ancestor for a couple of years now. I find lots of references stating that he was '...born in Leeds, Main, USA' but none say where the info came from. I have since found a book that states that my ancestor '... came from Leeds...'. As far as I am concerned, 'coming from' and 'being born in' are not necessarily the same. If only people said where they got their information it could be checked for validity. Just my two bob's worth! Rollei (from Australia) Researching: LITTLE, Hibbard, Labies, Harmegnies, Gilbert, Bickford http://www.rolleilittle.com/ please sign my guestbook >From: "Helen W Hamilton" <hwhamilton2@msn.com> >To: PAF-5-USERS-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [PAF-5] Source information in IGI >Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 17:50:50 -0400 > >Maybe I am using the term "source" loosely. I am not talking about "proof" >that the data is correct. I am just talking about where the data came >from. >When I used the IGI on microfiche I could use the Batch number to look for >other entries having the same number, it helped form a group of family >members. If that looked promising to my research I could send for the >submission form which I found very useful. It used to show the >relationship >of the submitter, and where they got the data. It frequently said personal >knowledge but that was helpful to know. Of course it had to be checked >out. >If it was a marriage or birth register that had been copied by the LDS >members, I could look that number up and find out which parish the data was >from. I call that a lot of helpful clues when you are doing research. >Helen > > > >==== PAF-5-USERS Mailing List ==== >PAF @ FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service >http://www.familysearch.org/eng/paf/ >