How much are you willing to pay to have someone to do the addendum for both Lee Co. books? E Char Anne wrote: > > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > > ------=_NextPart_000_4056_44e6_18e4 > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed > > > I have the correction that Frances Lockwood did on > the Blackmore Family in the Early Settlers Books and would love > to see these correction made a part of or an addemdum to these books. > > If a seperate addendum book was done then those of us who own > the original books could purchase this addemdum book and have the > corrections. > > With the computer and high speed printers this addemdum book could > be self published and comb bound. > > CharAnne > A Descendant of the Blackmore, Hamblen and Byrd Families of Lee and Scott > County, VA > > > > Char Anne > charanne3red@hotmail.com > Personal Web Page (contains Ancestors, Descendants Pictures and other > special links) > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~redfield/index.html > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > > ------=_NextPart_000_4056_44e6_18e4 > Content-Type: message/delivery-status > > Reporting-MTA: dns;hotmail.com > Received-From-MTA: dns;mail.hotmail.com > Arrival-Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2002 19:51:47 -0700 > > Final-Recipient: rfc822;VVALEE-L@rootsweb.com > Action: failed > Status: 5.1.1 > Diagnostic-Code: smtp;550 5.1.1 <VVALEE-L@rootsweb.com>... User unknown > > > > ------=_NextPart_000_4056_44e6_18e4 > Content-Type: message/rfc822 > > Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; > Tue, 11 Jun 2002 19:51:47 -0700 > Received: from 4.65.138.48 by lw12fd.law12.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; > Wed, 12 Jun 2002 02:51:46 GMT > X-Originating-IP: [4.65.138.48] > From: "Char Anne" <charanne3red@hotmail.com> > To: VVALEE-L@rootsweb.com > Bcc: > Subject: Corrections on the Blackmore Family > Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2002 19:51:46 -0700 > Mime-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed > Message-ID: <F200Kiz6xq3XsvJynp20001bd26@hotmail.com> > X-OriginalArrivalTime: 12 Jun 2002 02:51:47.0219 (UTC) > FILETIME=[17E4CE30:01C211BC] > > I have the correction that Frances Lockwood did on > the Blackmore Family in the Early Settlers Books and would love > to see these correction made a part of or an addemdum to these books. > > If a seperate addendum book was done then those of us who own > the original books could purchase this addemdum book and have the > corrections. > > With the computer and high speed printers this addemdum book could > be self published and comb bound. > > CharAnne > A Descendant of the Blackmore, Hamblen and Byrd Families of Lee and Scott > County, VA > > > >From: Gary Williams <gwilli26@bellsouth.net> > >Reply-To: gwilli26@bellsouth.net > >To: VALEE-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: Re: [VALEE] Errors in Early Settlers books > >Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2002 21:17:03 -0400 > > > > > > > >We all know there are mistakes in the various genealogy books, but does it > >mean we have to continue with these mistakes? Many researchers have put > >hours in finding and refining the information. Why should we keep passing > >along incorrect information? > > > >I think it would be a good idea, if possible, to have people send to the > >person preparing to reprint the book, corrected information and have an > >addendum at the back of the book showing what present day researchers have > >found. > > > >I guess the biggest draw back would be the time it would take to get all of > >this printed. Maybe a supplement could be printed at a later date with the > >new findings. > > > >Joan Williams > > > > > > > > > As Jack Barron says, there are errors in these books. Even with the > >errors, both are a great source for genealogists. I don't know of any > >genealogy book that does not include errors of one sort or another. > > > > > > However, everyone needs a starting point on tracing their family > >history. It is up to each of us to prove a statement, not take it for > >gospel as truth since it if printed. Look at all the errors in census > >records, for example. But, over several decades, a person can pretty well > >identify 'his or her family members' by using a little common sense. > > > > > > As an example of errors in Early Settlers, David A. Martin's family > >listed Thomas Martin as age 9 [ ref - 1860 census]. If that fact had been > >true, it eliminated this Thomas Martin as ancestor of my husband. However, > >the 1850 census showed Thomas M. Martin as age 2. The 1870 census showed > >the Martins & Yearys were neighbors. [Tom & Emily Yeary married & divorced. > >No marriage record was found, but the divorce papers are filed in Lee > >County Court. The authors of Early Settlers used the 1860 census as a > >record of persons in the area, and did the best they could with what they > >had. Even the Bicentennial History has errors, but I 'wouldn't give' for > >any of these books as a reference to the older generations. > > > > > > Now, can you imagine what a current printing of Lee County history would > >be like??? So many are working on their surnames, and have access to so > >many records, it would take over 10 volumes to cover the surnames listed in > >the earlier books!! > > > > > > Jeanette in Oklahoma > > > > > > ==== VALEE Mailing List ==== > > > Need to reach Colleen, the discussion coordinator? 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