What kind of proof is needed, and how good is checking of accuracy
for applications ? I know of some people that have joined that has very
little to no proof in some generations.

Margaret B Miller wrote:

 Because of the numerson posts re POWG, I thought the following should be
> of interest to a lot of our serious researchers. The information is taken
> from "Seventeenth Century Review," published by the National Society
> Colonial Dames XVII Century. Found on pages 12 and 13.
>
>                         UNACCEPTABLE SOURCES
>
> "The following materials have been found lacking in source citations and
> will no longer be accepted as prooof. Previous applications or
> supplementals that used these sources will need to be proven against
> newer research based on original sources.
>
> Pioneers of the Wiregrass
> Notable Southern Families (Armstrong)
> Historical Southern Families (Boddie)
> Wilder and Some Connecting (espeically some Ware) Families in the
> Southeastern United States
> The Blakemore Family and Allied Lines
> The Goble Family descended from Thomas Goble of Charleston, Massachusetts
> The Stout Family
> The Freer Family
> Descendants of Philip and Ruth Dickerson Witten
> The Tilghman-Tillman Families
> Our Family Circle
> General Leroy Augustus Stafford
> The Ackerman Family
> The Brockman Scrapbook
> The Brockman Family in America"
>
>                         RESEARCH RESOURCE
>
> "Family History Library Salt Lake City"
>
> "The catalog of the world's premier genealogical library is now
> accessible through the Internet at FAMILY SEARCH.COM. Material in the
> Library may be borrowed through one of the local Family History Centers
> in your state. The address list of the Centers is included on the same
> Web page.
>
> "WARNING: this Web site includes the International Genealogical Index and
> other trademarked databases. The Society does not accept any material
> from these databases as proof at any time! The IGI is notorious for its
> errors. Use these databases at your own risk."
>
> Oophs!!! I was about to forget to say that the above information appeared
> in Volume 41, No. 3  Autumn 199.9. Sorry about that.
>
> Hope this will prove useful to someone.
>
> >
> >