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Myths, Hoaxes & Scams
nCommon Genealogical Myths
sMyth #1: You can find your completed family history on the Internet.
sMyth #2: Everything you find on the Internet is accurate and reliable.
sMyth #3: You can find your completed family history in the files at the LDS Family History Centers (AKA, the Mormon Church).
sMyth #4: Everything you find in books, in computer databases and on CDs is accurate and reliable.
sMyth #5: You can learn all about your surname in mail-order books.
sMyth #6: It MUST be true because Great Aunt Matilda told me so!
sMyth #7: Our name was changed at Ellis Island.
sMyth #8: The courthouse burned and ALL the records were destroyed.
sMyth #9: The 1960 US Census is unreadable due to technical obsolescence.
sSource: http://www.cyndislist.com/myths.htm