tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974069331194878127.post7318812735317082489..comments2023-09-28T16:46:11.250-05:00Comments on TransylvanianDutch: The Records of the Van Every FamilyJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16874952946606709532noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974069331194878127.post-60210241577163891732013-12-24T12:48:29.016-06:002013-12-24T12:48:29.016-06:00Fortunately Piersol often cited the sources she di...Fortunately Piersol often cited the sources she did use, so one can go back to those. No histories can be relied upon if they don't cite sources.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17779409214968505642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974069331194878127.post-19219851379583930052013-12-24T11:17:26.395-06:002013-12-24T11:17:26.395-06:00I am a Vanevery descendant - from the Canadians wh...I am a Vanevery descendant - from the Canadians who were Tories in the Revolutionary War and went to Canada - where they were welcomed and given land. Unfortunately, the work you cite has been determined by modern researchers having access to many many public records not available to her - has many flaws and cannot be relied on as a source without careful comparison of modern work with it. This of course is not unexpected due to her early work not having access to those records.Gary Tuckernoreply@blogger.com