Sustainable genealogy: separating fact from fiction in family legends

Chapter 1. Recurring patterns in oral history

Chapter 2. Ethnic origins of family names

Chapter 3. Maiden names of female ancestors

Chapter 4. Relationships to someone famous

Chapter 5. Relationships to royalty, nobility, or wealth

Chapter 6. Birthplaces of ancestors

Chapter 7. Military service of ancestors

Chapter 8. Two or more brothers as immigrants

Chapter 9. Associations or encounters with famous people

Chapter 10. Native American ancestors

Chapter 11. How much misinformation can be crammed into one paragraph?