Talk:Marilyn Monroe
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And that, I believe, is precisely the goal of an "webcyclopedia" such as this one: to make knowledge publicly accessible and free of charge. | And that, I believe, is precisely the goal of an "webcyclopedia" such as this one: to make knowledge publicly accessible and free of charge. | ||
| − | + | :I use what I have available. It would be worse, were I to cite a fact, and no underlying documentary source at all. [[User:Wjhonson|Wjhonson]] 10:31, 5 December 2007 (PST) | |
== Nameless wife? == | == Nameless wife? == | ||
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Being a genealogist myself, I am rather surprised that ''Catherine "Katie"'' - the wife of Martin Mortenson ("a '''Norwegian'''" - there is a typo on the page: a superfluous "i") - is listed without her surname identified. | Being a genealogist myself, I am rather surprised that ''Catherine "Katie"'' - the wife of Martin Mortenson ("a '''Norwegian'''" - there is a typo on the page: a superfluous "i") - is listed without her surname identified. | ||
I know, of course, that females often remained "nameless" in old documents (although, it should be said, that this document in particular is not THAT old, so it's hard to believe that her surname could not be identified), but in such cases it is customary to explain the absence of the data (e.g. 'surname unknown') - ''especially'' in documents which cannot be regarded as particularly "old", in genealogical terms (i.e. documents dating from the 18th-19th century). | I know, of course, that females often remained "nameless" in old documents (although, it should be said, that this document in particular is not THAT old, so it's hard to believe that her surname could not be identified), but in such cases it is customary to explain the absence of the data (e.g. 'surname unknown') - ''especially'' in documents which cannot be regarded as particularly "old", in genealogical terms (i.e. documents dating from the 18th-19th century). | ||
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| + | :Unfortunately, my sources do not give her a surname. You are more than welcome to order the documents and see what they say. [[User:Wjhonson|Wjhonson]] 10:31, 5 December 2007 (PST) | ||
