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From: Kay Allen AG <>
Subject: Re: a question for the experts...
Date: Sun, 29 Apr 1990 08:44:14 -0700


Dreama wrote:
>
> Very little is done by the LDS in the way of verifying the source documents
> for pedigrees. I wouldn't rely too heavily on them for family records,

If you use the IGI and find extractions, these are from primary sources,
such as church records. Many reputable genealogists use the IGI
extractions for clues.
> instead I would search for a good, reputable family history, although, as we
> all know, these also are usually full of "embellishments'. Actually, for
> source documentation, the old fashioned birth, death, and marriage records
> are the best documentation, followed by land and tax records.

Unfortunately, when you get into the Medieval period, these are few and
far between. You need to get into the various rolls series, which have
been abstracted, translated and published and Inquisitions Post Mortem
which are likewise published. It is also nice to have a good-sized
bankroll to hire somebody to do original source research at the PRO and
County Record Offices, etc.

Hopefully, Paul Reed and the ASPG will eventually have the website done
which is planning to have an explanation of the various medieval English
primary sources.

Kay Allen AG
> DStanley
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gryphon801" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2000 10:50 PM
> Subject: Re: a question for the experts...
>
> > A limited amount only - many are taken from secondary sources of varying
> value.
> > One must always find out what sources were used before accepting anything
> from
> > this source.
> >
> >

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