Just because you read something posted anonymously in an online genealogy forum does not mean that is is correct. Just because it always happened that way in your family does not mean it happened that way for everyone else. In the last few days, I’ve seen the following pieces of helpful information “shared” by someone: “information can be copyrighted.” No it cannot. Written prose can be copyrighted. Statement of fact cannot be copyrighted. If they could, I would copyright “2+2=4,” charge people every time it was used, and retire. Every family used Bible names only. Nope–ask the parents of Erasmus Trautvetter. Every woman named Susannah used Sukey. Nope–Susannah (Rucker) Tinsley did not. You have to publish an obituary today when someone dies. Nope–my grandmother who died in 2008 […]
There can always be a new variant waiting in the wind. I thought I had seen every variant possible for my aunt’s actual name of Gretje/Greta. Until I discovered her listed as Goethe in a 1918 directory.
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