Steve Privett wrote: > > Sue, > > Thank you for clarifying that. That just supports the old addage about > assume... and I was the one who assumed. > > This feeds right into a next step I'd like to see taken. As we reach > conclusions with these issues, I'd like to see a Family Group Sheet based > file for group 10 that is uploaded to a web site. In addition to having > the information properly sourced, which is a shortcoming for most > information found on the internet and other publications, I'd like to see > electronic images of the primary sources. > > The concept and technical aspects of this are quite simple. The only thing > it requires is a collection of the electronic images. If any researcher > doesn't have the capability to scan copies, I'm sure we can get photocopies > scanned to electronic images. > > Steve P. > > "Sue H. Gill" wrote: > > > > Absolutely not a source from a book!!!!! I sat for several weeks going > > through a microfilm of the Court Orders, most of which was written in > > old English, and at first glance looks like nothing I'd ever seen > > before. I got most of the information I submitted last night from that > > one film. It is a true source. The one of the sons selecting a > > guardian is "Surry County, Va. Court Orders 1691-1713, Page 241, May > > Court, 1703". And I did make a copy of it. And I did not use all of > > the old spellings, as it was for my own personal use. > > ==== PENNINGTON Mailing List ==== > The Pennington Research Association Web Site > http://penningtonresearch.org > for subscribe and unsub instructions, > follow the links to e-mail group. Don't be surprised to see other records written in different books from old courthouses. I've seen duplicate material entered in books from Henrico Co., VA. also. My own personal policy is that I do not use books as sources. I've seen too many mistakes and omissions in them. Plus, we all make mistakes. Authors are no exception. Going back to the original source is simply the best thing to do every single time. I guess this belief is why I felt so strongly that Carolyn should not be removed from the other Pennington list. She was always trying to get people to document their material. It's nice to see Group 10 discussing the things that we're unsure about, or "how do we know.....?" Pooling resources is bound to benefit everyone. Sue