"Traditional Sources" is a "term of convenience" that we use to acknowledge undocumented and presently undocumentable information that has appeared in print at some time in the past. These "historical nuggets" are "after-the-fact" statements that a historian / antiquarian / storyteller has compiled and has passed on! We utilize them in our expositions when we think they might have some value.

Most of those resources are catalogued under our bibliographies entitled: Books or Family Histories and Genealogies. All of these resources are worthwhile. How worthwhile has / can / will be debated passionately!

Chief among these works are the resources produced by Jonathan Pearson during the second half of the nineteenth century. His three major publications, PFS, SPFS, and ERA, stand as amazing works - even today. They have been utilized extensively by us but hopefully with great care and caution. They are not perfect. But they stand out as a perfect starting point. Riddle that, Joker!

A link to this page has been placed in an unobtrusive place near where the historical tidbit appears! That means that most readers of the web page will overlook it. Congratulations! You are more careful / observant / persistent than the average surfer!

Please understand that we have tremendous respect for traditional resources. We owe a lot to their existence. They are truly indispensible. However, we cannot afford to take them too seriously. I believe them to be a form of folklore and try never to recommend them without caveat!

posted: 4/10/04; last revised 2/23/06