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From: "William A. Reitwiesner" <>
Subject: Re: Bogus Ancestors
Date: Wed, 1 May 1996 16:55:39 EDT


"Rudolph A. Krutar" <> posted:

<a whole lot>

Generally I agree with you. We should state what we found, where we found
it, why we think it's accurate or helpful, and get out of the way.

On the other hand, did you slip in this false statement:

>#5. Never rely on historians. They are so interested in developing
>theories of the broad sweep of history that they ignore the genealogical
>facts. How many real people realize from schoolbook history
>that during World War I, the King of England, the Tsar of Russia,
>and the Kaiser of Germany were all grandchildren of Queen Victoria?

just to see if we were paying attention?

William Addams Reitwiesner

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