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From: "J. Williamson" <>
Subject: Re: [DEV] Registering a marriage twice
Date: Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:32:55 -0400
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Here, Here! Way too many relying on the internet and IGI with some even
thinking that is original source!!!

Julie Williamson
Michigan, USA



J.E.Harris wrote:

>Thank you Terry. Any good "How-to" book will always tell you to - check the
>original source!
>
>That is one of the first things I tell people when advising them how to
>proceed with their own genealogy/family history. Everything else found
>(especially the IGI and Internet) should be used as a guide only and the
>original sources should always be checked for the accuracy of such
>secondhand information.
>
> Jean Harris in Toronto, Ontario
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Terry Blackmore" <>
>To: <>
>Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 5:14 AM
>Subject: Re: [DEV] Registering a marriage twice
>
>
>
>
>>Hi All
>>
>> I sometimes wonder with a number of people taking differing wild
>>guesses as what they think the answers are to this question, as to where,
>>and how this information will be utilised. For the real answers the exact
>>dates of both marriages are known, therefore it is pretty obvious that the
>>original data must exist somewhere for that to be. The logical way to
>>
>>
>solve
>
>
>>the problem is find the original documentation and check to see if there
>>
>>
>is
>
>
>>any further inforamtion. Wild guesses as to which is right will only lead
>>
>>
>to
>
>
>>the wrong information being taken by some person and later the problem
>>
>>
>could
>
>
>>be escalated by other people adding their guesses.
>>
>> My best advice will always be, track down the original information
>>
>>
>and
>
>
>>get the true answers.
>>
>>Regards Terry
>>
>>
>>
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