tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post2462827921336031630..comments2024-02-29T06:03:35.483-05:00Comments on Canada's Anglo-Celtic Connections: The gold standard for genealogyJDRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06471656063812824731noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-45087659745555687432013-06-15T17:18:06.044-04:002013-06-15T17:18:06.044-04:00Sometimes the "duffers" who put up a sma...Sometimes the "duffers" who put up a small tree at the end of one of my branches are dabblers or those who are just becoming interested. We can perhaps encourage them befriend them or maybe even find out more family stories. That is the fun for me. I have met people such as 3rd cousins whom I would never have otherwise encountered and they have become connections and friends. So much Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-25007267100565530392013-06-15T15:53:28.001-04:002013-06-15T15:53:28.001-04:00DNA is the gold standard only in so far as genealo...DNA is the gold standard only in so far as genealogy is strictly defined as the study of the biological relationships among people. For me, that stuff is just the scaffolding. Getting at the truth of family stories provides the most fun, and that almost never involves DNA. Further, DNA applies only to biological relationships. In many places at many times, kinhood has had as much to do with what Paul Jonesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-70369243353358565512013-06-15T10:13:51.083-04:002013-06-15T10:13:51.083-04:00Sorry, that should have read We are NOT talking ab...Sorry, that should have read We are NOT talking about an engineered bridge design...Waynenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-8037756404209063142013-06-15T10:09:19.459-04:002013-06-15T10:09:19.459-04:00Most genealogists have encountered less-than-accur...Most genealogists have encountered less-than-accurate family trees, whether online, in print or through discussion with others. But so what! We are talking about an engineered bridge design that has implications for the safety of those people crossing it. We recognize when conclusions or data do not fit, like death dates before a census that shows the individual still alive and well. We can Waynenoreply@blogger.com