tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post5027956748422541568..comments2024-03-03T16:35:25.083-05:00Comments on Marian's Roots and Rambles: The Devil's in the Maiden NameMarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04738104230962644360noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-74902857392412299032012-03-28T18:23:33.326-04:002012-03-28T18:23:33.326-04:00Love that we have two sources for one event... alw...Love that we have two sources for one event... always nice to have that, knowing about transcription idiosyncrasies and instructions, as we all do. Thanks for such a clear helpful post, Carol.Celia Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04096301290962083820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-55650454262490607372012-03-28T17:20:18.845-04:002012-03-28T17:20:18.845-04:00Carol , as always gets to the point in a pleasant ...Carol , as always gets to the point in a pleasant and concise manner.Very convincing.Funny she mentions a Goodwin-I had problems with a Goodwin (not related to me) that took me all the way to Nova Scotia.Dorcas Soberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03568416248111662378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-19555420158966148972012-03-28T17:19:10.924-04:002012-03-28T17:19:10.924-04:00Some people have all the luck. I did the same thi...Some people have all the luck. I did the same thing and the marriage records I saw were terrible. Just groom's name and bride's name. No dates. This was in Newton in the 1840s. On the other hand, the state record has the dates and parents names of both bride and groom (without the maiden names of the mothers, which is what I was hoping for). So, the point is, check both the Holbrook collection and the state vital records. But we knew that already, didn't we?Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205797878738290997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-69245840941875438642012-03-28T13:38:05.347-04:002012-03-28T13:38:05.347-04:00Nice post, Carol! You've convinced me to take...Nice post, Carol! You've convinced me to take a look at all those records I've already seen in the Mass VR's. I might find more clues, too! (Hopefully!)Heather Wilkinson Rojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704949156266722016noreply@blogger.com