Norma, When I had a question about Source Information I happened to be at our local FHC. The young man who was helping me picked up the phone and called the resource center in Salt Lake City, UT. My Source ended up being a BMD page--no real source available. I hope this helps you. By the way where did your McLean family originate? Did they ever live in Grey/Bruce County, Ontario? Sharon Huber, Bellingham, WA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Norma Callicott" <norcal@telus.net> To: <SCT-ISLAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2006 6:21 PM Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] IGI entries on LDS site > I have come across a very vague Maclean IGI entry on the LDS site that may relate to my family. There are things in this entry that fit with my research but I haven't found anywhere else. > > Under Messages it says: "Record was submitted after 1991 by a member of the LDS Church. No additional information is available." > > Under Source Information: "No source information is available". > > Does anyone know who I can contact to find out who submitted it? Obviously their researchers have not got this from any official document or microfilm. > > thks > Norma > Johnstons, Macleans & Fergusons > > > ==== SCT-ISLAY Mailing List ==== > Click on this link for information on others researching the same families as you HTTP://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~tlarson/researchers/ >

A nice person inquired and found out the city of the originator and the approximate date the info was posted. I was able to deduce which other family researcher it was based on the city, got in touch with him and verified the info. As far as I know none of my Macleans every came to Canada. Euphemia and John Maclean were from Islay, had a daughter, I think Mary and possibly a son, Donald. Mary's son, John Johnston is the one who came to Canada. Thanks, Norma ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon J. Huber" <sjhuber1@comcast.net> To: <SCT-ISLAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 10:05 PM Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] IGI entries on LDS site > Norma, > > When I had a question about Source Information I happened to be at our > local > FHC. The young man who was helping me picked up the phone and called the > resource center in Salt Lake City, UT. > > My Source ended up being a BMD page--no real source available. > > I hope this helps you. > > By the way where did your McLean family originate? Did they ever live in > Grey/Bruce County, Ontario? > > Sharon Huber, > Bellingham, WA > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Norma Callicott" <norcal@telus.net> > To: <SCT-ISLAY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2006 6:21 PM > Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] IGI entries on LDS site > > >> I have come across a very vague Maclean IGI entry on the LDS site that >> may > relate to my family. There are things in this entry that fit with my > research but I haven't found anywhere else. >> >> Under Messages it says: "Record was submitted after 1991 by a member of > the LDS Church. No additional information is available." >> >> Under Source Information: "No source information is available". >> >> Does anyone know who I can contact to find out who submitted it? > Obviously their researchers have not got this from any official document > or > microfilm. >> >> thks >> Norma >> Johnstons, Macleans & Fergusons >> >> >> ==== SCT-ISLAY Mailing List ==== >> Click on this link for information on others researching the same >> families > as you HTTP://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~tlarson/researchers/ >> > > > ==== SCT-ISLAY Mailing List ==== > Click on this link for some wonderful stories, and general information > about Islay: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~steve/islay/misc.htm >

The LDS is very lax at giving out info for which it has no provenance. Then when you want to refute it, it is impossible. The LDS is a guide only and it pays to research the primary source yourself if you can. Go to the Scotland's People www., or Ancestry .com, if you can find a place to access it. (In NZ many libraries now belong and for a small fee you can access Ancestry .com and print off your certificates or Census records.The libraries view Ancestry .com as part of their reference resources.) Otherwise write to the local Archives which are usually very helpful. You may have to pay a small photocopying fee or a look-up fee, but at least you will know that you are getting as close to an authentic record as possible. I hav had some real howlers from LDS but some of their info is OK. It is finding which is which that is the problem. Celia.

We could all start a complaint section for inaccurate data and stories that have been stretched along the way couldn't we? Obstacles in research: - other family researchers that "hoard information" rather than sharing. - postings on Rootsweb and LDS that are "works of fiction". - stories that get handed down verbally eventually get twisted and changed, rather than being written down in the first place. - family members that never bothered to mark old graves are now impossible to find. - and of course all of the photos, letters etc that have been thrown away and stories not recorded by the originator, sad. This is why I prod and poke people for sources, sources, sources. To keep everything straight in my research I now: - have a spreadsheet where every iota of data, every miniscule fact, is properly sourced - my "book" I am compiling has every census entry posted for all to see so they can interpret it as they wish, all stories are clearly marked as "stories", I'm nost just interested in dates, information from agricultural societies, local history books, newspapers make for great reading in a family book. - my information will eventually be on-line and/or printed for all to see and add to. -family stories give me a starting point on research only, I'm trying to confirm everything with b/m/d and census records. Still Digging in Canada, Norma Callicott ----- Original Message ----- From: "celiageary" <celia_geary@infogen.net.nz> To: <SCT-ISLAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 10:49 PM Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] IGI entries on LDS site > The LDS is very lax at giving out info for which it has no provenance. > Then > when you want to refute it, it is impossible. The LDS is a guide only and > it > pays to research the primary source yourself if you can. Go to the > Scotland's People www., or Ancestry .com, if you can find a place to > access > it. (In NZ many libraries now belong and for a small fee you can access > Ancestry .com and print off your certificates or Census records.The > libraries view Ancestry .com as part of their reference resources.) > Otherwise write to the local Archives which are usually very helpful. You > may have to pay a small photocopying fee or a look-up fee, but at least > you > will know that you are getting as close to an authentic record as > possible. > I hav had some real howlers from LDS but some of their info is OK. It is > finding which is which that is the problem. Celia. > > > ==== 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 >