Re: Vetting family tree submissions to genealogy sites for data soundness #general
Moishe Miller
Hello,
For those that are new to genealogy, I would like to add one more thing to be cautious about. A source citation does not automatically make something true. For instance, in researching my SCHWIMMER family from Munkacz, I came across Israel Schwimmer, living in NY. Israel passed away in 1938 in NY. There are TWO death records for an Israel Schwimmer in NY, in 1938. + Nov: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2W2Q-9WB + Jun: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WTS-754 If the wrong record is used, the wrong parents would be "cited", with a data source, for this Israel Schwimmer. That is one of the reasons Bill Dollarhide suggests, "There should be at least two citations (a minimum of two separate sources) for each event listed." (See https://www.genealogyblog.com/?p=20637). Stay safe, Moishe Miller Brooklyn, NY moishe.miller@...
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