tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394184517128570144.post1399986814175032381..comments2024-02-19T01:54:37.404-08:00Comments on Midwestern Microhistory: A Genealogy Blog: Sowing Primary and Secondary ConfusionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394184517128570144.post-49713013238694903202012-11-16T06:26:21.239-08:002012-11-16T06:26:21.239-08:00Thanks for your thoughts, Bart and Sonja. It does ...Thanks for your thoughts, Bart and Sonja. It does help to furnish our minds with as many different ways of being skeptical about records as we can retain!<br /><br />HaroldHarold Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12217640113047709249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394184517128570144.post-50375088154796167322012-11-14T09:57:05.872-08:002012-11-14T09:57:05.872-08:00Thanks for your thoughtful post. I immediately th...Thanks for your thoughtful post. I immediately thought about some of the early 20th century divorce records I have looked at. While information about the marriage presented in the bill of complaint is from a primary source (one of the spouses), I never assume everything stated is completely true. As divorces were apparently more difficult to obtain then (no irreconcilable differences), it seems natural that some people might exaggerate to ensure the divorce was granted. As you point out, you need to consider the source (and context) for each piece of information. Sonja Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882161369011476773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394184517128570144.post-23182008766625603552012-11-14T06:11:41.136-08:002012-11-14T06:11:41.136-08:00Harold, thanks for mentioning my blog post. While...Harold, thanks for mentioning my blog post. While I appreciate many of the observations and conclusions drawn by James Tanner, you are correct that his approach to genealogical evidence is confusing. He tends to view genealogical evidence as a sub-set of legal evidence, hence the confusion. As you note, his failure to connect with genealogy standards detracts from his work. Thanks for your observations.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02854939812003260963noreply@blogger.com