tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7176042610572989263.post6338375220648887219..comments2023-05-31T01:27:48.381-07:00Comments on THE DEMANDING GENEALOGIST: Why We Should Demand Better Source CitationsBarbara Jean Mathewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06909329971189134434noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7176042610572989263.post-62147050297635823642011-09-11T18:15:20.656-07:002011-09-11T18:15:20.656-07:00Read the first line of this web site: http://www.w...Read the first line of this web site: http://www.wargs.com/political/heath.html. "neither exhaustive nor authoritative."<br /><br />Bill's work was great. I know Mr. Battle not at all, but it seems you are being unfair to them. I also think that Wikipedia is better than it is.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205797878738290997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7176042610572989263.post-46140610769305940872011-09-09T18:24:49.781-07:002011-09-09T18:24:49.781-07:00The plot thickens, as it usually does when you pro...The plot thickens, as it usually does when you probe what passes for "sources" these days. Consider Findagrave - The Homer and Charry Curtiss gravestone obelisk looks to be much later (i.e., not "event-contemporary") than their 1876 or 1886 deaths. The family letter extracts lack info as to their location. Actual letters or quotes from a publication? We don't know. So, now the question: how many degrees removed from the vital event in question can info be and still be called a "source"?<br /><br />Keep up the good work! I'm enjoying it!Meldon J. Wolfgang IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04425729470673688915noreply@blogger.com