Absolutely true, Marj, and your adage further illustrates the lesson of it all; describe your source, no matter how weak, since merely telling us that it is "hearsay" contributes NOTHING to our knowledge. ----- Original Message ----- From: Marjorie B. Winter To: VAROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 10:36 PM Subject: [VAROOTS] RE: [VA-SOUTHSIDE-L] CLUES are EVIDENCE Concerning hearsay and evidence, one must always remember the old adage: Every written (or spoken) word is somebody's opinion. It may be written but it isn't necessarily so. Marj in NC