How much, if any, detail should I put in about a persons criminal record
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This is a sensitive issue. I'd be embarrassed to see my grandfather listed as a car thief but having a horse thief from 1790 seems kind of fun.
If my family member were jailed fighting for Civil Rights - cool. Fighting against the Vietnam War - maybe. WWII draft dodger - nope.
You might want to write a Story. Very few people are all bad or all good and it could help future generations understand why. However, if there is nothing good and nothing to learn (I read about Jeffrey Dahmer on Biography.com to see how that author handled the topic and I'm sorry, there is nothing I found redeeming.), I'd leave it out.
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@KRadboneTallis KRadboneTallis
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FYI
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Short Answer: As much as YOU want.
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There is NO restriction; except, maybe any 'gory details'; and, any "Memories" containing such.
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Personally ...
IF, it were me; THEN, I would put EVERYTHING I find ...
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Whereas ...
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Some, people, ... 'like to look as life through rose coloured glasses'...
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Like it or not ...
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You cannot 'whitewash' history, it is what it is (or, should I say, 'was') ...
[ But, some people like/want to ... ]
ALL of us have 'skeletons in the closet', our Ancestors are no different ...
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Remember: CRIMINAL Records EXIST in the "Records" in 'FamilySearch'
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[ So, why not utilise them ... it would be ashame if we did not ... ]
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Just my thoughts ...
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Each to their own ...
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Just add/record what YOU want ...
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[ ps: IF, what you do not; THEN, others may ... ]
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Brett
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@KRadboneTallis KRadboneTallis i agree with @Brett . i think it’s up to you. I personally, share EVERYTHING I can find about my ancestors... including criminal history, multiple marriages, things that would be considered embarrassing etc. I mean it is what it is, history, we can’t change it... but then again 🤷🏻♀️i dont know🤷🏻♀️ how willing I would be to include certain things if it were something truly horrible. So again, it really depends on the user
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thats an interesting question . . .. how much do we "whitewash" and even change history by avoiding telling the whole story? . . . and just about always "something we can learn".
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