Glenn Rawson,\u00a0 building historical programs for CBS television on the Joseph Smith papers, the history of the LDS Church, and the westward migration of the\u00a0 Mormons and others,\u00a0 gave the keynote address.\u00a0 He stressed the importance of\u00a0 reading the original sources written by the ancestors in their own hand.\u00a0 Instead of\u00a0 “drinking downstream from where the\u00a0 cattle cross the crick.”<\/p>\n
Each one of us is entitled to make our own interpretation of the records rather than having to rely on someone else’s reading.\u00a0 You\u00a0 need the actual words your ancestor wrote to capture their emotional tone and their nuances of feeling.\u00a0 And Rawson gave example after example to illustrate this important concept.<\/p>\n
Think about it–selected and digested and summarized and abstracted.<\/p>\n
How do you know their reading and understanding are accurate? \u00a0 How do you know that the record written in German was read with German understanding?<\/p>\n
An amazing beginning to an awesome program–one of the best that Holly Hansen has presented in St George.\u00a0 Your favorite genealogist, Arlene Eakle<\/p>\n
PS\u00a0 Stay tuned!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Glenn Rawson,\u00a0 building historical programs for CBS television on the Joseph Smith papers, the history of the LDS Church, and the westward migration of the\u00a0 Mormons and others,\u00a0 gave the keynote address.\u00a0 He stressed the importance of\u00a0 reading the original … Continue reading