>On 29 Mar 1997, Carl Carlsen/WA wrote: >> >>>Carla, if you can find this set, you'll probably find your ancestors. >> For everybody on the list, this set in great if you have 1850 or later >> German immigrants. >> Be advised however, that this set is "frequently" in error. > >I'll add another plug for verifying *ANY* published information you >find. As good as this source is, errors do creep in to all published >materials. I had traced my ancestors back to Switzerland long before >the GERMANS TO AMERICA set came out and had actually visited the town >and searched in the parish registers. I later found them in the GERMANS >TO AMERICA set but the code for place of origin had been done wrong. >I double checked the original passenger lists, which were correct. >Just a simple "data entry" error that could have caused a lot of >unnecessary work. >Always check the original documents if possible! >********************************************************************** >Ed Shephard, History Bibliographer/Reference Librarian >Glenn G. Bartle Library P.O. Box 6012 >Binghamton University >Binghamton, NY 13902-6012 >eshephar@library.lib.binghamton.edu
Hi to Ed, Carl, and the folks on the NY list,
For a critical treatment of the errors that have occurred within this
series (Germans to America) see "The Palatine Immigrant" vol. xxii, March
1997, in an article by Prof. Dr. Antonius Holtmann of the University of
Oldenburg, Germany, translated by James P. Ziegler. Apparently there were
many such errors in this series, so please be sure to check the original
passenger records, even if you don't find your ancestor in "Germans to
America". The Palatine Immigrant is the Quarterly Journal of the Palatines
to America. If you have German speaking ancestry, it is a worthwhile
organization for your research.
Regards, Ginny