tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post7272073569580416274..comments2024-03-28T08:11:06.107-04:00Comments on Alchemy of Clay: Correcting my misinformationBarbara Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-36113924919973586812015-05-11T21:29:27.120-04:002015-05-11T21:29:27.120-04:00So interesting -- and I love the quote!So interesting -- and I love the quote!Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-87751950112930351652015-05-11T11:58:43.926-04:002015-05-11T11:58:43.926-04:00I love that old yellowy-brown of the "damaged...I love that old yellowy-brown of the "damaged" photo. I can almost feel the brittle paper. Yet the image is right there, so plain to see. And a name and date - perfect!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-34005038002296204532015-05-10T10:22:57.154-04:002015-05-10T10:22:57.154-04:00I've become so frustrated with Ancestry that I...I've become so frustrated with Ancestry that I have given in up.<br />I believe that the 'damaged' nature of the skiff photo has enhanced its appearance.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-823930610357177432015-05-10T09:02:12.699-04:002015-05-10T09:02:12.699-04:00what a tangled web we weave....but fascinating!what a tangled web we weave....but fascinating!gzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-62944451686011388032015-05-10T03:52:43.662-04:002015-05-10T03:52:43.662-04:00Isn't that decade long gap between censuses fr...Isn't that decade long gap between censuses frustrating sometimes. Shall we start a worldwide petition that censuses have to be taken every year?Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-61506253445907238472015-05-10T00:53:39.603-04:002015-05-10T00:53:39.603-04:00In the little bit of past family searching I'v...In the little bit of past family searching I've done, I've found some Lulus of mistakes & misinformation. You have to be so careful. There have been times when I've been elated to find information about an ancestor, only to learn later that the information couldn't possibly have been correct, & there I am - back to square one again (sigh). It can be so rewarding on the one hand, but also so frustrating at times.La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-46632095751729650982015-05-09T23:33:46.328-04:002015-05-09T23:33:46.328-04:00Good to see that Mary Lou was an actine girl, not ...Good to see that Mary Lou was an actine girl, not just posing primly. Ancestry perpetuates a lot of mistakes, when people who don!t know any better just copy blindly from other people's trees that can very often be wrong. I use Ancstry.com for the revords, not the trees. The expression 'you can't see the wood for the trees' might be appropriate here :-)Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-18509331761607652152015-05-09T18:44:21.426-04:002015-05-09T18:44:21.426-04:00I know the shot is 1904 but is it dated 1804? Spea...I know the shot is 1904 but is it dated 1804? Speaking about errors in the records. I find so many at Ancestry.com and they are accumulating so fast! Nice old photo - don't you love it when the information was written on the front. That's what the sky background was for. Helen Killeen Bauch McHarguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042488205276127209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-54333841076441225412015-05-09T15:19:41.887-04:002015-05-09T15:19:41.887-04:00Exactly! The fuzziness just never seems to go awa...Exactly! The fuzziness just never seems to go away, and those gaps never get filled in. We are left wondering.Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-46948066882488502652015-05-09T15:18:58.227-04:002015-05-09T15:18:58.227-04:00Good thing you know your oars! I didn't know ...Good thing you know your oars! I didn't know that.Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-52261448570193387272015-05-09T14:56:30.064-04:002015-05-09T14:56:30.064-04:00The picture is like the genealogy, in that both ar...The picture is like the genealogy, in that both are hazy and fragmentary.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-24662899997535929392015-05-09T10:52:43.421-04:002015-05-09T10:52:43.421-04:00The 1904 skiff shot could have been taken here in ...The 1904 skiff shot could have been taken here in Maine -- but I'm guessing it's Galveston -- those long slender oars indicate ocean rowing (lake ones are shorter and fatter); it's a great shot -- damaged or not!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.com