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Since youse are all still ranting on about this I think I will put in my tuppence worth on the matter. It chust makes me laugh to think of all youse who are so uptight about errors and mistakes and are being so pedantic about listing sources and so on and so forth, when we all know fine well that the folk that made the history in the first place very often made their own erroneous entries. My own Uncle Duncan got married over in Glasgow and said he was 56 when he was actually 64. I saw the certificate myself and he had a great laugh telling us about how he duped poor Anna! And who was Flory's father? .. . Donald was it??? are you sure??? It's no wonder I've remained an seann mhaighdean. And another thing - as I enjoy a rant myself - was it not the LDS church that went about at its own members time and expense making copies of records so that you can go and order them from their libraries that youse use free of charge. Talk about biting the hand that feeds you. SM --------------------------------- All new Yahoo! Mail "The new Interface is stunning in its simplicity and ease of use." - PC Magazine

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Nancy, Have you tried putting your grandfather's last name only, and his birth date in the SSDI records? That has worked for me. Donna Spence

Touché! ----- Original Message ----- From: "seann mhaighdean" <seannmhaighdean@yahoo.co.uk> To: <SCT-ISLAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 7:46 PM Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] Re: SCT-ISLAY-D Digest V06 #140 & IGI entries on LDS site > Since youse are all still ranting on about this I think I will put in my > tuppence worth on the matter. > It chust makes me laugh to think of all youse who are so uptight about > errors and mistakes and are being so pedantic about listing sources and so > on and so forth, when we all know fine well that the folk that made the > history in the first place very often made their own erroneous entries. > My own Uncle Duncan got married over in Glasgow and said he was 56 when > he was actually 64. I saw the certificate myself and he had a great laugh > telling us about how he duped poor Anna! > And who was Flory's father? .. . Donald was it??? are you sure??? > It's no wonder I've remained an seann mhaighdean. > And another thing - as I enjoy a rant myself - was it not the LDS church > that went about at its own members time and expense making copies of > records so that you can go and order them from their libraries that youse > use free of charge. Talk about biting the hand that feeds you. > SM > > > --------------------------------- > All new Yahoo! Mail "The new Interface is stunning in its simplicity and > ease of use." - PC Magazine > > > ==== SCT-ISLAY Mailing List ==== > Here is a link related to tracing your ancestors on the Isle of Islay: > http://www.isle-of-islay.com/genealogy/index.html

On Jul 31, 2006, at 17:56, Janddspence@aol.com wrote: > Have you tried putting your grandfather's last name only, and his > birth date > in the SSDI records? How does one access the SSDA records? Nancy >

Just to let you know, Celia, that you're 100% correct about the LDS records. They contain errors - they're like the U.S. Social Security records: some people are simply not recorded for whatever reason or whatever mistake that was originally made, e.g., my grandfather's name is not in the Social Security Index, why? no one knows. He died in 1988 and worked his entire adult life here in the U.S. Best wishes, Nancy Hoites in Whittier, Callifornia celiageary <celia_geary@infogen.net.nz> wrote: I am sorry to have stirred up feelings about the LDS. All I was attempting to do was to make Listers aware that there are errors and that one should not take the data posted as the truth, unless they check it out. Also that it is almost impossible to get data deleted and replaced with correct entries without a lot of bother and even then both versions will still be displayed. As I am member of the New Zealand Society of Genealogists, we are exhorted to check all sources to ensure they are accurate. We also do a lot of collecting of cemetery transcripts (with photos) and school records. These are put on CD's or merged with local records for public use. This is done in our own time and mostly at our own cost. Sure, the LDS is a great source of genealogical data, but please check the entries you are looking at by using primary sources if you can, or putting a note in your documents that the data is, to use an old Scottish term 'unproven'. Especially before posting it on the Net. I leave you with a small quote, " To err is human, to really foul up, use a computer". Celia. ==== SCT-ISLAY Mailing List ==== To find Vital Statistics for islay from the earliest records to 1875 visit: HTTP://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~tlarson/bdm/ Nancy Hoites Whittier, California

Hi Norma I'm confused by your question. When I checked Ted's 1841 transcription, I found Kilchoman 154 5 Corsabell John MacLean Male 65 Hand Loom Worker ARL Kilchoman 154 5 Corsabell Euphemia Maclean Female 60 ARL Kilchoman 154 5 Corsabell Donald Maclean Male 14 ARL I don't see "Ceandrochan" anywhere with this family. Kilchoman is the parish. Corsabell is the farm. Check Place Names by Bob McQueen http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~steve/islay/rawdata/bobmq.htm. Also maps http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~steve/islay/maps/index.htm I think maps are vital to genealogy and have many including Ordnance maps and Landranger maps. Beware though when buying on e-bay that the same map could be cheaper elsewhere. A good source to buy maps is www.globalgenealogy.com. Cheerio Sue Visser ----- Original Message ----- From: "Norma Callicott" <norcal@telus.net> To: <SCT-ISLAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2006 10:31 PM Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] Islay place names The placename, Ceandrochan, Kilchoman is listed as place of residence of John and Euphemia Maclean in the 1841 Census. Ted Larsen's transcription of the 1841 census puts Ceandrochan in Corsabell. I also note on the list of Fergusons, some that also live in Ceandrochan (Euphemia was a Ferguson, I think). This must be a very very small place or farm? I've been searching for old maps on-line but haven't found any with this place name. Any ideas? Are there any good website with placenames or maps? I often see Ordinance Maps for sale on e-bay - any comments on the value of these? thks Norma wow, I sparked some good discussion with the LDS IGI topic! ==== SCT-ISLAY Mailing List ==== To visit the website associated with this project, visit: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~steve/islay/data.htm

Hi List Can anyone help Dorothy ? Regards Les -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dorothy Stewart" <stewartdk@sympatico.ca> To: <SCT-ARGYLL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2006 6:13 PM Subject: [ARGYLL] 1861 or 1871 CENSUS- BOWMORE HELP PLEASE >I am hoping someone might have the 1861or/and 1871 Census for BOWMORE, ARGYLL and would not mind looking to see if they could find the following please? > > KEITH, MARY AGE app 58 WIDOW BORN KILLARROW > > on the 1851 she was living at NOSEBRIDGE with sons - > PETER AGE 23, GILBERT AGE 19 AND DONALD AGE 13. > > MARY KEITH died in 1880 at OLD SCHOOL STREET, BOWMORE. > > THANK YOU > Dorothy > > > ==== SCT-ARGYLL Mailing List ==== > ********************************************************************** > Need an LDS film number to order a film at your local LDS library? Try > http://geocities.com/Heartland/Garden/1311/13300-scottishreference.htm > > >

Ceandrochan is listed as the place on the original document which I've viewed through Scotlands People. I'm assuming it is near or in Corsabell. Should have clarified that. Norma. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue Visser" <genealgal2@execulink.com> To: <SCT-ISLAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2006 9:30 PM Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] Islay place names > Hi Norma > > I'm confused by your question. When I checked Ted's 1841 transcription, I > found > Kilchoman 154 5 Corsabell John MacLean Male 65 Hand Loom Worker ARL > Kilchoman 154 5 Corsabell Euphemia Maclean Female 60 ARL > Kilchoman 154 5 Corsabell Donald Maclean Male 14 ARL > > > > I don't see "Ceandrochan" anywhere with this family. Kilchoman is the > parish. Corsabell is the farm. > > Check Place Names by Bob McQueen > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~steve/islay/rawdata/bobmq.htm. > Also maps http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~steve/islay/maps/index.htm > > I think maps are vital to genealogy and have many including Ordnance maps > and Landranger maps. Beware though when buying on e-bay that the same map > could be cheaper elsewhere. A good source to buy maps is > www.globalgenealogy.com. > > Cheerio > Sue Visser > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Norma Callicott" <norcal@telus.net> > To: <SCT-ISLAY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2006 10:31 PM > Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] Islay place names > > > The placename, Ceandrochan, Kilchoman is listed as place of residence of > John and Euphemia Maclean in the 1841 Census. Ted Larsen's transcription > of > the 1841 census puts Ceandrochan in Corsabell. I also note on the list of > Fergusons, some that also live in Ceandrochan (Euphemia was a Ferguson, I > think). This must be a very very small place or farm? > > I've been searching for old maps on-line but haven't found any with this > place name. Any ideas? Are there any good website with placenames or > maps? > I often see Ordinance Maps for sale on e-bay - any comments on the value > of > these? > > thks > Norma > > wow, I sparked some good discussion with the LDS IGI topic! > > > ==== SCT-ISLAY Mailing List ==== > To visit the website associated with this project, visit: > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~steve/islay/data.htm > > > > > ==== SCT-ISLAY Mailing List ==== > Find out who has books and research data pertaining to Islay at the > Virtual Library: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~steve/islay/library.htm > >

The placename, Ceandrochan, Kilchoman is listed as place of residence of John and Euphemia Maclean in the 1841 Census. Ted Larsen's transcription of the 1841 census puts Ceandrochan in Corsabell. I also note on the list of Fergusons, some that also live in Ceandrochan (Euphemia was a Ferguson, I think). This must be a very very small place or farm? I've been searching for old maps on-line but haven't found any with this place name. Any ideas? Are there any good website with placenames or maps? I often see Ordinance Maps for sale on e-bay - any comments on the value of these? thks Norma wow, I sparked some good discussion with the LDS IGI topic!

I am sorry to have stirred up feelings about the LDS. All I was attempting to do was to make Listers aware that there are errors and that one should not take the data posted as the truth, unless they check it out. Also that it is almost impossible to get data deleted and replaced with correct entries without a lot of bother and even then both versions will still be displayed. As I am member of the New Zealand Society of Genealogists, we are exhorted to check all sources to ensure they are accurate. We also do a lot of collecting of cemetery transcripts (with photos) and school records. These are put on CD's or merged with local records for public use. This is done in our own time and mostly at our own cost. Sure, the LDS is a great source of genealogical data, but please check the entries you are looking at by using primary sources if you can, or putting a note in your documents that the data is, to use an old Scottish term 'unproven'. Especially before posting it on the Net. I leave you with a small quote, " To err is human, to really foul up, use a computer". Celia.

Celia, don't feel so bad the LDS Church tells everyone them selves to not rely on IGI or Ancestral File, but to try and do the work where possible themselves. They know the info is sometimes incorrect and often false. I have found this out myself. And I'm a member of the church. ----- Original Message ----- From: "celiageary" <celia_geary@infogen.net.nz> To: <SCT-ISLAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2006 1:22 AM Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] LDS errors. >I am sorry to have stirred up feelings about the LDS. All I was attempting >to do was to make Listers aware that there are errors and that one should >not take the data posted as the truth, unless they check it out. Also that >it is almost impossible to get data deleted and replaced with correct >entries without a lot of bother and even then both versions will still be >displayed. As I am member of the New Zealand Society of Genealogists, we >are exhorted to check all sources to ensure they are accurate. We also do a >lot of collecting of cemetery transcripts (with photos) and school records. >These are put on CD's or merged with local records for public use. This >is done in our own time and mostly at our own cost. > Sure, the LDS is a great source of genealogical data, but please check > the entries you are looking at by using primary sources if you can, or > putting a note in your documents that the data is, to use an old Scottish > term 'unproven'. Especially before posting it on the Net. > I leave you with a small quote, " To err is human, to really foul up, > use a computer". Celia. > > > ==== SCT-ISLAY Mailing List ==== > To find Vital Statistics for islay from the earliest records to 1875 > visit: > HTTP://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~tlarson/bdm/ > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.5/403 - Release Date: 7/28/2006 > >

I guess I must put in my two cents worth on the "nonfactual" information on many sites, LDS ancestral file and Ancestry.com's family trees included. I have actually seen a person who was born in 1798 and died in 1805 claimed as the father of several children. Anyone who takes a few seconds to think about this must realize that would be impossible! I have seen a person's birth date listed before the birth date of his mother. No one should be posting this mis-information on the internet; it should be relegated to the virtual garbage dump. Yes, it is frustrating to search for years with no results, but all genealogists should take care to publicize only the data that they are reasonably sure is fact, OR to label it clearly as an assumption based on correlating data. You are right about the difficulty of getting erroneous information corrected. Several years ago I read a family history which listed me as the source of information which was clearly incorrect. The author had taken data I had provided on my immediate family and condensed two generations into one. This book was in the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, and heaven knows where else. I contacted her and she was uninterested in correcting the record. Consequently I have never accepted any of her information without verifying it with a primary source. Donna Spence

I guess I just over reacted to what was said. I've seen so much information on the LDS genealogies that is simply just nonsense that I've come to view them as just a lot of unrelated words. Yes one must use whatever sources are available. And there are a lot of errors made by government officials such as Earl being called Gene that a researcher must learn to interpolate at times. I guess that what I mean is that the LDS doesn't really do any research themselves and just accepts what is given to them and a lot of the information is poorly researched by the submitter. But we're just human and we all make errors on our own family history. My personal history really just drops off the face of the earth at about 1790 but the LDS has a much more ancient family history for my family that is completely in error from about 1790 to 1845. I guess I'm just frustrated. Mac ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Collett" <mcollett@dslextreme.com> To: <SCT-ISLAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2006 2:20 AM Subject: RE: [SCT-ISLAY] Re: SCT-ISLAY-D Digest V06 #140 & IGI entries on LDS site > Mac, > > No you didn't understand what I was saying and I didn't use the word > erroneous. What I said was that in the absence of an original source > document I will accept a compiled record and use it as a clue. By your > standard, "Nothing should be published as being a family history unless > it's > been verified at least by some type of verifiable information." very > little > would ever be printed or placed on the internet. By training and from > experience, I question every document. I'll never forget a friend's > father > who became very upset when he found out that the census taker had put his > given name down in the 1930 US Census record as Gene when his name is > really > Earl. To his memory no one had ever called him Gene. His question to me > was, "How can I have the census changed?" Unfortunately his name on this > 76 > year old original document will be forever wrong. > > I think that it is best to keep in mind that everyone involved in family > history is at a different level from the novice to the super professional > genealogist. Some can only spend minutes a week on this hobby while > others > live on the internet and in libraries 24 X 7. Likewise we don't all have > the same access to original or compiled resources. I spend considerable > time encouraging others from 8 to 80 to get involved. Family history is > not > just the past; it is also the present and the future. I'm in my late > fifties and do everything I can to connect with my dad, aunts and uncles > while at the same time passing things on to my children and grandchildren. > My grandmother started my love for family history when she would take her > grandchildren to the cemetery to put flowers on graves and would tell us > stories about our ancestors. If I can instill this same love of family > history in just one of my children or grandchildren, I will have > accomplished something worthwhile. > > I hope that you Warren, Ken, Celia and any others who are complaining > about > errors can forgive those who enjoy the feeling of knowing more about their > families and just want to share their findings with others be it complete, > partially complete or just in error. May he or she that has never made a > family history error cast the first rebuttal. > > Martin > Family History: the freedom to remember. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gilbert Ray [mailto:gmray47@nc.rr.com] > Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 9:12 AM > To: SCT-ISLAY-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] Re: SCT-ISLAY-D Digest V06 #140 & IGI entries on > LDS site > > Martin I disagree with your contention that an erroneous family history is > better than none. At least that's what I think you said. Nothing should > be > > published as being a family history unless it's been verified at least by > some type of verifiable information. I've seen my family history on the > LDS > > site and it's simply wrong and misleading. If the person that published > it > had taken a little more time to do some real research they would have > found > the real family tree because that information is in the public sector. > Mac > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Martin Collett" <mcollett@dslextreme.com> > To: <SCT-ISLAY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 11:47 AM > Subject: RE: [SCT-ISLAY] Re: SCT-ISLAY-D Digest V06 #140 & IGI entries on > LDS site > > >> Dear List, >> >> This has been an interesting discussion on source value so let me throw >> in >> my two cents. First, I will almost always take an original record over a >> compiled record. Second, in the absence of an original record, give me a >> compiled record so I at least have a clue to get around my roadblocks. >> Finally, be thankful for every name, date, place, story and picture that >> you can find because someone whether on purpose or by accident took the > time >> to record it or pass it on. >> >> Family history is an art form not a science and each of us paints or >> records in different styles and media. While you may be frustrated with > the LDS >> site, please consider sharing your genealogy on their site through the >> Pedigree Resource File (PRF) by going to the "SHARE" tab. This way not >> only is the incorrect information on the site but also your corrected > version. >> As site users then it would be up to us to sort out which data is right >> and wrong by finding original records to support it. When you contribute > to >> the PRF, you can provide your name and contact information so that other >> researchers can contact you directly to obtain your sources, discussing >> your findings or share their information. It is also a great way to find >> cousins. >> >> As a family history researcher, I am extremely grateful for all of the >> time and effort that others have spent preparing compiled records and > making >> them available. I truly owe many of my family lines and connections to > those >> who share -- thank you! >> >> Martin >> Family History: the freedom to remember. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: celiageary [mailto:celia_geary@infogen.net.nz] >> Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 6:58 PM >> To: SCT-ISLAY-L@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] Re: SCT-ISLAY-D Digest V06 #140 >> >> I agree with almost everything you said. The LDS through their many >> adherents, give genealogists a source from which we can search further >> and I really appreciate their magnanimity in sharing the website cost > free, >> but what frustrates me, is that when I know information posted on the >> LDS > >> site is erroneous, there is no way of correcting it. All I am trying to > say is >> that the LDS should have a feed-back site so that we can correct errors, >> otherwise they just go on being perpetuated ad infinitum. >> Our local Council entered all the cemetery records on line so that >> genealogists and others could find further info to add to that gained by >> reading gravestones, but there were lots of mistakes, mainly due to poor >> handwriting in the old days, so they provided an email site so that >> researchers could enter corrections for staff to alter the entries and >> remove the errors for the future. That is all I am saying that it would >> be >> helpful for the LDS to do. But after being a researching genealogist for >> over 30 years, I will reiterate , that Primary sources are the best if >> you >> can access them. There are so many extra little snippets of info on a >> primary source. Celia. >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> ==== SCT-ISLAY Mailing List ==== >> FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MAILING LIST - HOW TO UNSUBSCRIBE - HOW TO >> CHANGE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS, ETC, ETC...: >> http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~steve/islay/maillist.htm > > > ==== SCT-ISLAY Mailing List ==== > You can find older, archived messages from this mailing list by visiting: > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~steve/islay/archive1.htm - and from April > 1999, you can access archived messages at > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/SCT-ISLAY

On Jul 29, 2006, at 23:26, Allan Moore wrote: > Something for free is just that! > If you want certifiable data we should pay for it and hold those > giving us the information accountable. > I use the LDS website as a clue to research the correct and verifiable > data - much cheaper and easier I've managed to trace my people back to Islay in 1753 (my 4x Great Grandfather) John McLarty. Could someone tell me the URL for the LDS site??? I'm trying to find my GG Grandfather's wife Mary Love (wife of Donald McLarty) who both left Islay about 1835 or so and settled in Quebec and then Ontario. Thanks Nancy MacLarty

At 12:20 AM 7/30/2006, Martin Collett wrote: >Mac, > >No you didn't understand what I was saying and I didn't use the word >erroneous. What I said was that in the absence of an original source Something for free is just that! If you want certifiable data we should pay for it and hold those giving us the information accountable. I use the LDS website as a clue to research the correct and verifiable data - much cheaper and easier. My 2c worth. Allan Calgary AB Canada

Mac, No you didn't understand what I was saying and I didn't use the word erroneous. What I said was that in the absence of an original source document I will accept a compiled record and use it as a clue. By your standard, "Nothing should be published as being a family history unless it's been verified at least by some type of verifiable information." very little would ever be printed or placed on the internet. By training and from experience, I question every document. I'll never forget a friend's father who became very upset when he found out that the census taker had put his given name down in the 1930 US Census record as Gene when his name is really Earl. To his memory no one had ever called him Gene. His question to me was, "How can I have the census changed?" Unfortunately his name on this 76 year old original document will be forever wrong. I think that it is best to keep in mind that everyone involved in family history is at a different level from the novice to the super professional genealogist. Some can only spend minutes a week on this hobby while others live on the internet and in libraries 24 X 7. Likewise we don't all have the same access to original or compiled resources. I spend considerable time encouraging others from 8 to 80 to get involved. Family history is not just the past; it is also the present and the future. I'm in my late fifties and do everything I can to connect with my dad, aunts and uncles while at the same time passing things on to my children and grandchildren. My grandmother started my love for family history when she would take her grandchildren to the cemetery to put flowers on graves and would tell us stories about our ancestors. If I can instill this same love of family history in just one of my children or grandchildren, I will have accomplished something worthwhile. I hope that you Warren, Ken, Celia and any others who are complaining about errors can forgive those who enjoy the feeling of knowing more about their families and just want to share their findings with others be it complete, partially complete or just in error. May he or she that has never made a family history error cast the first rebuttal. Martin Family History: the freedom to remember. -----Original Message----- From: Gilbert Ray [mailto:gmray47@nc.rr.com] Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 9:12 AM To: SCT-ISLAY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] Re: SCT-ISLAY-D Digest V06 #140 & IGI entries on LDS site Martin I disagree with your contention that an erroneous family history is better than none. At least that's what I think you said. Nothing should be published as being a family history unless it's been verified at least by some type of verifiable information. I've seen my family history on the LDS site and it's simply wrong and misleading. If the person that published it had taken a little more time to do some real research they would have found the real family tree because that information is in the public sector. Mac ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Collett" <mcollett@dslextreme.com> To: <SCT-ISLAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 11:47 AM Subject: RE: [SCT-ISLAY] Re: SCT-ISLAY-D Digest V06 #140 & IGI entries on LDS site > Dear List, > > This has been an interesting discussion on source value so let me throw in > my two cents. First, I will almost always take an original record over a > compiled record. Second, in the absence of an original record, give me a > compiled record so I at least have a clue to get around my roadblocks. > Finally, be thankful for every name, date, place, story and picture that > you can find because someone whether on purpose or by accident took the time > to record it or pass it on. > > Family history is an art form not a science and each of us paints or > records in different styles and media. While you may be frustrated with the LDS > site, please consider sharing your genealogy on their site through the > Pedigree Resource File (PRF) by going to the "SHARE" tab. This way not > only is the incorrect information on the site but also your corrected version. > As site users then it would be up to us to sort out which data is right > and wrong by finding original records to support it. When you contribute to > the PRF, you can provide your name and contact information so that other > researchers can contact you directly to obtain your sources, discussing > your findings or share their information. It is also a great way to find > cousins. > > As a family history researcher, I am extremely grateful for all of the > time and effort that others have spent preparing compiled records and making > them available. I truly owe many of my family lines and connections to those > who share -- thank you! > > Martin > Family History: the freedom to remember. > > -----Original Message----- > From: celiageary [mailto:celia_geary@infogen.net.nz] > Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 6:58 PM > To: SCT-ISLAY-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] Re: SCT-ISLAY-D Digest V06 #140 > > I agree with almost everything you said. The LDS through their many > adherents, give genealogists a source from which we can search further > and I really appreciate their magnanimity in sharing the website cost free, > but what frustrates me, is that when I know information posted on the LDS > site is erroneous, there is no way of correcting it. All I am trying to say is > that the LDS should have a feed-back site so that we can correct errors, > otherwise they just go on being perpetuated ad infinitum. > Our local Council entered all the cemetery records on line so that > genealogists and others could find further info to add to that gained by > reading gravestones, but there were lots of mistakes, mainly due to poor > handwriting in the old days, so they provided an email site so that > researchers could enter corrections for staff to alter the entries and > remove the errors for the future. That is all I am saying that it would be > helpful for the LDS to do. But after being a researching genealogist for > over 30 years, I will reiterate , that Primary sources are the best if you > can access them. There are so many extra little snippets of info on a > primary source. Celia. > > ______________________________ > > > ==== SCT-ISLAY Mailing List ==== > FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MAILING LIST - HOW TO UNSUBSCRIBE - HOW TO > CHANGE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS, ETC, ETC...: > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~steve/islay/maillist.htm

Hear! Hear!.