tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219561941481203089.post7669509443278510419..comments2024-03-28T07:54:47.193-04:00Comments on Climbing My Family Tree: Valentine Leads Me to Relearn Two Lessons Marian B. Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03816923876592602598noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219561941481203089.post-56812371343064423002019-02-13T08:33:01.019-05:002019-02-13T08:33:01.019-05:00Thanks for reading and commenting, ladies. Agree w...Thanks for reading and commenting, ladies. Agree with Deborah, I hope readers learn from my mistakes - just as I've learned from so many generous bloggers who posted about their experiences and offered tips for avoiding pitfalls. Agree with Wendy, can't rely on transcriptions, must trust our own eyes. And agree with Linda, re-dos are excellent learning experiences! Marian B. Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03816923876592602598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219561941481203089.post-44481320816138273182019-02-12T17:43:13.658-05:002019-02-12T17:43:13.658-05:00I think sharing our "oopsies" is extreme...I think sharing our "oopsies" is extremely important. Besides keeping us humble ;) it provides valuable learning for readers!! dholman472https://www.blogger.com/profile/00640754232910140480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219561941481203089.post-60130117706304883712019-02-11T11:42:46.902-05:002019-02-11T11:42:46.902-05:00I was researching a distant family member just the...I was researching a distant family member just the other day using the spelling offered by somebody who had transcribed some records. I could find nothing about this person. When I found the original record, I saw that the person doing the transcribing had misread "P" as "B." Suddenly records started appearing! Yep, pays to look at the originals.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.com