tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post371453591003643396..comments2024-03-26T12:01:39.690-07:00Comments on A Family Tapestry: The Guy With The Right Middle InitialJacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-21131859206844355932014-07-01T22:17:47.758-07:002014-07-01T22:17:47.758-07:00Sometimes it helps to actually see the mistaken pa...Sometimes it helps to actually see the mistaken path laid out--to examine where the mistaken step was taken. I sometimes am concerned that someone might not read between the lines carefully enough to realize I'm writing about a hypothesis I'm testing, or even a <i>mistake</i> I've uncovered...but sometimes, we just have to know that people are going to make of it what they will. Hopefully, the trail already laid out--warnings of mistaken twists and turns included--will eventually be of help to someone else coming along the same way.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-87796619357677141302014-06-30T11:29:50.532-07:002014-06-30T11:29:50.532-07:00Getting it right, and admitting when you goof up -...Getting it right, and admitting when you goof up - that's how I always try to do it. Forgotten Photos, for instance - sometimes all you can do is say, "This might be" but a lot of people don't seem to hear "qualifiers". I just delete the comments I make when I find I am flat out wrong. Spreading mistakes is not what I want to be doing.Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-73388958243803388042014-06-27T20:42:54.401-07:002014-06-27T20:42:54.401-07:00Thankfully, when ancestors moved, I have generally...Thankfully, when ancestors moved, I have generally been able to figure out the rationale behind the move--for the most part. It's those cases of same names that worry me--the two with the same year of birth, same given and surname with maybe one little initial missing (or mangled). I get really cautious when it comes to dealing with them. Many times, it turns out that the twin identities are owing to the fact that the two are cousins, making the search even more frustrating. There's just something about getting everything--and every<i>one</i>--right that is a gigantic motivator.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-74754409217840375282014-06-27T06:29:25.668-07:002014-06-27T06:29:25.668-07:00Researchers less careful than yourself willy nilly...Researchers less careful than yourself willy nilly combine and confuse people with similar yet different middle initials and then share their twisted trees all over the internet thereby perpetuating the confusion. This is such a good example of the benefits of slowing down long enough to get to know the people you research. <br /><br />I too have those ancestors that picked up and moved for seemingly no reason. Thank goodness for the little clues that help us track them. Michelle Ganus Taggarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18238452675846882700noreply@blogger.com