Gale ~ I am the Registrar for my DAR chapter & have a woman who may qualify for Colonial Dames ~ would you tell me how to proceed? Thanks in advance. PJ THOMAS ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gale Fuller" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 8:37 AM Subject: Re: [VA-ROOTS] Adventurers of Purse and Person > Sally, I am the registrar for my Colonial Dames XVIIC chapter and it is > recommended we use the last edition. Even with different authors, the > last editions are usually the most accurate. Incorrect or missing > information from previous editions can be cleared us. I know there are > omissions on one of my lines that connects to the Clay's. The information > has just never been looked for as it is very available. The authors are > looking at the surname that they are writing about and not 3 or 4 > generations later that the line branches out to, so be careful there. > However in looking for my Green's, I checked each of the volumes, not > editions, but volumes of the 4th edition, and there was on page that > mentioned the name Green in one book. So I looked. And low and behold > there was the whole Harwood line which I had not tracked to that point. So > treasures are among these very excellent books. > Gale > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sally Phillips > Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 5:28 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Adventurers of Purse and Person > > This book was recommended on this list weeks (or maybe months) ago. I > have a free day tomorrow and would like to check it out at my local > genealogical library (Fairfax Regional). Their catalog lists a 1st, 2nd, > 3rd, and 4th edition, all by different authors. What am I looking at? Is > one edition better than the other. Should I assume the 4th edition is the > best? Or maybe one particular author is more authoritative? Any > recommendations? Thanks for your help. Sally Phillips > > 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 To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html