This should be required reading for all genealogists, and particularly those who are fairly new at the "game." From my own experience I've found similar errors in about half the LDS FamilySearch genealogies on families I've researched personally. And the same principles (and errors) hold for those ubiquitous GedComs that get passed around via the Internet -- only in these cases the error rates are much higher. Ditto, for published genealogies where no sources are provided. Many of us have learned the hard way that there's simply no substitute for personal research and confirmation via those dreaded primary records. That is, if we're interested in the truth. My philosophy is to accept any clue, information or tip that I can find when I've nothing else to go on, but to use this information as a help in confirming the facts -- at least until such time as I have confidence in the information provided. And in those cases where no confirming information can be found (which can often be the case where the information comes from family Bibles, etc., that are not available anymore), to document that as fact. Lou Poole -----Original Message----- From: Research and writing about Virginia genealogy and family history. [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of First Families Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2001 12:41 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Fraudulent Lineages Update#4 Hello Everyone. Fraudulent Lineages Update #4 concerns information on a problem some of you may not be aware of. It is titled "FAMILY GROUP RECORD FRAUD" and it will give you reasons why we all should be cautious about some of the records contained within this LDS popular resource. An outstanding article of concern to all family researchers. You will find the update on our web site at; http://www.linkline.com/personal/xymox/fraufgr.htm Enjoy Harold Oliver America's First Families To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html