tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793782800729950147.post327143481238154072..comments2024-03-26T21:29:07.190-07:00Comments on Rejoice, and be exceeding glad...: Can you spin stories into golden genealogy?James Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793782800729950147.post-28133823626549085742016-08-13T14:08:41.031-07:002016-08-13T14:08:41.031-07:00The story of the blind men and the elephant repres...The story of the blind men and the elephant represents a great analogy regarding the conclusions we draw about our ancestors. We are truly blind, since in most cases we were not present during their lives. We can only draw conclusions based on the records that they or others who were present left behind. If we fail to look at a multiplicity of these records, we have the potential to be as inaccurate as each individual blind man was in describing the elephant.Mark Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06872545433158741870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793782800729950147.post-4773774489434329132016-08-12T14:36:35.046-07:002016-08-12T14:36:35.046-07:00It is the blind man and the elephant all over aga...It is the blind man and the elephant all over again with the elephant representing genealogy." Yes we all do different things when it comes to genealogy. I like research mostly myself. I'll never stop asking questions.The Brigham City Forthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730977120055467249noreply@blogger.com