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From: Linda Kralman-Lambert <>
Subject: [TMG-L:] TMG-L: Re: True Marriage
Date: Sat, 03 Jun 2000 07:00:02 +0000


What is really the issue here?

Each person has unique situations in their families. I certainly have.
How I choose to show them in my data base is uniquely my decision. My data
base is a combination family history/genealogy data base.

As the family genealogist/historian, do I want to exclude the fact that two
unmarried spinster sisters or women/men lived together? Do I make a
judgement on their lifestyle/relationship? No, I report the facts. They
could simply be roommates, sharing the bills. They could also be living
together because of a medical/economic situation. Genealogy/history is a
factual hobby....not a judgemental one.

As far as I'm concerned, this is really a moot point and each individual
person has to make their own decision on how much to include/exclude in
their records for posterity.

Linda
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