tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post1293756538983478468..comments2024-03-21T19:08:05.737-07:00Comments on Genealogy's Star: What are the genealogical myths?James Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-28529187255804341172013-08-27T03:06:51.603-07:002013-08-27T03:06:51.603-07:00I have to reluctantly have to agree with your myth...I have to reluctantly have to agree with your myth #7. I did not want to have to deal with a desktop application and fought it for a long while. But we started taking trips to courthouses and cemeteries and I want to filter on certain facts or print out specific information. That's when it became VERY apparent that I needed a desktop application. I hate days when I have to sync my trees. I'm out of business for more than a day.Schalene Dagutishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10155315167291741937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-1761189191111255442013-08-26T10:21:16.664-07:002013-08-26T10:21:16.664-07:00I, too, disagree slightly with the genealogy vs. f...I, too, disagree slightly with the genealogy vs. family history "myth." Technically, even when family history is used in the genealogical sense there is a slight difference, but that's only when you go to the strict dictionary definitions.<br /><br />From what I've read in discussions within the past year or so, though, "family history" has two different meanings -- our use, meaning we're studying the history of a particular family, and the "mainstream history" use, meaning the history of families in general.<br /><br />DaveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-89468354792460963372013-08-23T17:11:55.155-07:002013-08-23T17:11:55.155-07:00Why would I claim it a myth if I didn't want a...Why would I claim it a myth if I didn't want a response? :-)James Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-54896169297195091672013-08-23T13:51:04.255-07:002013-08-23T13:51:04.255-07:00You provoked a response! :)
http://thelucidcenter...You provoked a response! :)<br /><br />http://thelucidcenter.com/thewebtreesgenealogist/?p=332Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11048540883645469030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-18613355648695144182013-08-20T11:04:12.694-07:002013-08-20T11:04:12.694-07:00It's interesting to ponder on how many of thes...It's interesting to ponder on how many of these myths can be traced to marketing and too demographic analysis by marketing departments.<br /><br />The distinction between genealogy and family-history stands alone in this respect, and is the probaby only one I would debate with you James.Tony Proctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18330460400737261264noreply@blogger.com