Re: Sources: A Cautionary Note

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Sylvia Furshman Nusinov #165403 The first rule I learned when beginning the genealogical research of my ancestors was: "Genealogy without documentation is mythology." One should never "assume", "guess", etc. - or we would all end up with King David, the Vilna Gaon and a family tree too huge to display! Sylvia Furshman Nusinov President Emerita, JGSPBCI, FL USA Researching: ABELMAN, AWNER, DOROGOI, EHRENPREIS, FRIEDHOFFER, FRUCHT, FURSHMAN, FURSTMAN, MELC, NUSINOV, LENT, SCHEINKEROVICH, WECHSLER. Lithuania, Ukraine, Israel, France, England, Argentina toggle quoted message Show quoted text Steve: I can't caution you enough about the careful use of sources in your genealogical research. Often an assumption will be contradicted by other evidence and near relatives are soon reduced merely to fellow lundsmen of an undetermined relationship.
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