Comments for http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress Fri, 16 May 2008 12:41:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 Comment on Homeland Security, Lost in the Mail, and Your Genealogy by arlene http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2008/03/14/homeland-security-lost-in-the-mail-and-your-genealogy/#comment-756 arlene Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:23:07 +0000 http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2008/03/14/homeland-security-lost-in-the-mail-and-your-genealogy/#comment-756 I LOVE the photo of your van with "Let Us Help You Discover Your Ancestors" on our website! "A picture is worth a thousand words" according to the Chinese. I agree. Your article of 14 March 2008 pertaining to Homeland Security, et al, was well written, and a nice example. However, it is problematic . You must not disregard (and I'm not suggesting that you have) the importance, and accuracy, of oral histories. I like the way Larry Jensen distinguishes between "records" and "sources"! This is a very important consideration when one makes footnotes and other references to information. This should be developed further. Don Martin Your point about oral histories is well taken. They are valuable and the transmittal of family data as well as lore is an essential facet of an oral history. I will do some in-depth coverage of oral transmission in future issues. Many thanks for this clarification. Arlene I LOVE the photo of your van with “Let Us Help You Discover Your Ancestors” on our website! “A picture is worth a thousand words” according to the Chinese. I agree.

Your article of 14 March 2008 pertaining to Homeland Security, et al, was well written, and a nice example. However, it is problematic . You must not disregard (and I’m not suggesting that you have) the importance, and accuracy, of oral histories.

I like the way Larry Jensen distinguishes between “records” and “sources”! This is a very important consideration when one makes footnotes and other references to information. This should be developed further.

Don Martin

Your point about oral histories is well taken. They are valuable and the transmittal of family data as well as lore is an essential facet of an oral history. I will do some in-depth coverage of oral transmission in future issues. Many thanks for this clarification. Arlene

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