tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793782800729950147.post1917900566749133507..comments2024-03-26T21:29:07.190-07:00Comments on Rejoice, and be exceeding glad...: When is a FamilySearch Family Tree Source not a Source?James Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793782800729950147.post-70660333047833098462015-05-04T06:12:44.453-07:002015-05-04T06:12:44.453-07:00FindAGrave.com is a source for the burial when the...FindAGrave.com is a source for the burial when there is burial information, but the rest of the information is usually unsourced. James Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793782800729950147.post-66283938984118882602015-05-03T23:49:59.532-07:002015-05-03T23:49:59.532-07:00I have also experienced this. Someone perpetuated ...I have also experienced this. Someone perpetuated incorrect information by creating a memorial for a person that I don't believe ever existed, as I cannot find any other good sources about her. I even contacted the cemetery she is supposed to be buried in, but they don't have any record of her either. The problem stemmed from what I assume to be a census error, where this person's name is listed as a daughter in the family (but another young daughter is not listed and probably should be, as it is not likely she was living elsewhere). <br /><br />Anyway, all this info is just to say, I think Find A Grave is a good source, if there is a headstone attached, or if there are reputable sources listed in the memorial description. And I think it is a nightmare, when there is none of that.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05113251578435731429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793782800729950147.post-43784353418473840042015-05-03T18:32:49.793-07:002015-05-03T18:32:49.793-07:00I have seen this happening myself. It is more than...I have seen this happening myself. It is more than a little disconcerting. James Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793782800729950147.post-83738183313208044582015-05-03T09:34:12.855-07:002015-05-03T09:34:12.855-07:00Here is an example for you of a source not being a...Here is an example for you of a source not being a source. <br /><br />The other day I was working on cleaning up and adding to a record in Family Tree for a distant step-grandmother of my wife who died in the 1740’s in Norway. I was a bit surprised to see a hint for Find A Grave on her record. Going to Find A Grave, I found the record did not have any of the information you expect to see there. There was no cemetery and no gravestone pictures. What there was, was an exact copy of the information from her Family Tree page, including the incorrect information I was fixing from parish records.<br /><br />Looking at the contributor’s information and her other contributions on Find A Grave, it appears she is using Find A Grave to create an online family tree copied mainly from Family Tree or maybe elsewhere.<br /><br />I am still debating whether to ignore the hint or whether to attach it to her record as a “source” with a note that it is worthless and unreliable.Gordon Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10501621351412089615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793782800729950147.post-27055214312054392402015-05-01T10:41:16.551-07:002015-05-01T10:41:16.551-07:00You are likely correct about the term "adopte...You are likely correct about the term "adopted" but the issue of whether or not he was "adopted" by his grandparents is not resolved. It is not clear if he was a child or a grandchild. The Index card reference does not seem to refer to the TIB. James Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793782800729950147.post-19184328745922358572015-04-30T20:41:58.103-07:002015-04-30T20:41:58.103-07:00I wonder if "adopted" refers to the Law ...I wonder if "adopted" refers to the Law of Adoption practiced in the past for sealings of people not known by each other, or even born in the same century. I wonder if the Index card refers to the old Temple Index Bureau cards, which I'll bet are still on file or filmed somewhere.Cathy Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461484882494138496noreply@blogger.com