Gary wrote: "......Forcing that researcher to spend time and money obtain
their own copy of every document I have located over decades of searching
does nothing to extend the lines....."
Gary I agree with all you have said. I should have mentioned that I was not
into pure genealogy - just the self-designated keeper of the family history.
However I feel that the information I have given in my sources will easily
the info to be checked by anyone else if they don't feel comfortable with
accepting what they read. Any images I have obtained can also be viewed via
my database and in hard copy files. These include burial/cremation
documentation, birth, death, marriage certificates, census documents and
others such as mining leases, land purchases, letters, etc.
Whilst my methods would not suit the pure genealogist, I am comfortable with
having left easy to follow links to sources for anyone coming along after
me. Had I studied and followed all the "correct" methods of recording
sources, I'd still be wading around somewhere in the early long ago's.
Also I think we are truly selling our descendants rather short by
underestimating their ability to pick up where we have left off. If we are
managing, I'm sure they will be more than capable of doing so, especially
with the advances in electronic technology.
Maureen
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