On Sun, 6 Mar 2011 08:10:56 -0500, "William Boswell" <[email protected]> wrote:
>I had the same thing happen to me when an ancestor was supposed to be one of >the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Just like everyone in the States with the last name LEE has a family legend that they are related to Robert E. LEE. My wife's cousin told me about this unproven claim. I wrote it up in my database as just that ... an unproven claim. Later, when I had my wife's brother's DNA tested, I proved the claim false. I made sure to note this in my database. >I also agree with James that it shouldn't be buried only in To Do's because it >will be forgotten. That's why I create an Event/Fact (called "Research") that I use for this kind of thing. I always make sure that I write it up as an unverified claim. If nothing else, it makes for interesting reading. I also use this "Research" event for listing family members that I cannot immediately place. Perhaps an obituary lists grand-children ... but it is not immediately apparent who the parents of the grand-children were. I list them here. But just like To-Do's, it is easy to forget these "Research" events. But I find that it is LESS EASY to forget these than To-Do's. In either case, one needs to develop a methodology that includes reviewing these things periodically. Easier said than done... -- Dennis Kowallek (LTools) http://zippersoftware.com/ltools/index.htm http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ltools P.S. Use plain text if you want me to read your post... Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
