tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post5414129211930423016..comments2024-03-21T19:08:05.737-07:00Comments on Genealogy's Star: A return to the "brick wall" issueJames Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-62231511577653450882009-09-08T12:11:43.002-07:002009-09-08T12:11:43.002-07:00It's an interesting discussion and you have so...It's an interesting discussion and you have some valid points. However, I, for one, do not have a problem with the term "brick wall." Yes, it may be that inaccurate assumptions have led the researcher to this point. We have all made them, and, I daresay, may make them again in the future. The very nature of this research is that it is a learning process. The term "brick wall" signifies that a researcher has come to a point where they have exhausted all of their present ideas for locating an ancestor. By using this metaphor, two things are being allowed for: 1. It is not necessarily a dead-end; and 2. brick walls can be dismantled, brick by brick, so hope remains that a "breakthrough" will occur in the future. As in any other venture in life, we need to step back from our head-first rush toward a goal and re-examine our tactics. This is no different. What is not quite clear to me is why the term bothers you so much. Could you explain that a bit more?Septemberhttp://journeysingenealogy.comnoreply@blogger.com