Frances, I've learned some great life lessons from genealogy and the internet. 1. Some people don't believe they need to be corrected. Aunt Edith told them something and that's the way it shall always be. It makes no difference how many official documents you have. 2. Some people get a new pc for Christmas, log onto the internet, decide they are going to "be" a genealogist, copy lots of bad information, claim it as their own, upload it to a site and sit back and wait for a prize of some sort. 3. Some people don't know how to get back into the file they posted and make corrections, so they continue uploading files full of bad info to sites like ancestry.com. I'm saddened by all the junk that the LDS site has uploaded. Although they are still, in my opinion, the most reputable, one must now sort through all the trash to come up with good information. 4. Read #'s 1 and 2, again. 5. Last, but not least, I can only correct my own work! I can research, question, document and record my family's histories. I can regret that I didn't keep good documentation when I first began this obsession, but sleep well at night knowing I didn't copy someone else's information that may not have been correct. I've given up on the three greatest genealogy myths; that I descend from an Indian Princess; that someone got mad at someone and changed the spelling of their name, just to get even; and that I can correct someone elses research. I can only correct my own! Marc ----- Original Message ----- From: <FrancesDeak@aol.com> To: <PAFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 9:30 AM Subject: [PAFAY] How do you correct? > There is a lot of information on the web regarding my family (and possibly > yours) that is wrong. How do you correct it? I have tried writing to > some of > the people and they either ignore me or question my motives. Any > suggestions? > > A case in point. Many Springer researchers say that Mary Sampey Springer > (Mrs. Josiah Small Springer), went back to her maiden name and died in > Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. She actually died in McDonough County, > Illinois. > The Mary Sampey who died in Montgomery county was a single lady who never > married and had no children (I have a court document attesting to that). > > Frances Sampey Deak > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.8.3/362 - Release Date: 6/12/2006 > >