tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post5446076066009626753..comments2024-03-05T11:10:29.953-05:00Comments on My Ancestors and Me: Does Evidence Equal Proof?Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-43025302112439359572010-02-20T23:39:07.248-05:002010-02-20T23:39:07.248-05:00Crista, thanks for sharing Mills' words on thi...Crista, thanks for sharing Mills' words on this topic. Hers - and yours - are excellent.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-81482377296501793872010-02-17T12:42:12.767-05:002010-02-17T12:42:12.767-05:00Thanks for the linkback and for the thoughtful way...Thanks for the linkback and for the thoughtful way you put this. I'm going to refer back to Elizabeth Shown Mills for my answer to this one:<br /><br />"Sources err. Sources quibble. Sources exaggerate. Sources misremember. Sources are biased. Sources have egos and ideologies. ...all sources are not created equal."<br /><br />"We identify our sources - and their strengths and weaknesses - so we can reach the most reliable conclusions."<br /><br />That's what I'm after in my family history research - soundly reasoned, defensible conclusions. Not proof.Crista Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01159819421858195063noreply@blogger.com