For well documented ancestors, how much do you put in your software?

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4. If I put in all the land dealings, it would take pages

Same for offices held - Walter Palmer was well involved with the local government in every place he lived, especially in the towns he helped start.

I think with someone like Walter, I will just do the basics and print the biography from the Walter Palmer Society website. They have a new book out about Walter that adds a lot more to the one that was published a century or so ago.

For less famous ancestors that do not have whole books written about them, I have put in all their deeds and other information I could find. But for the famous ones whose lives have been thoroughly researched and explored by authors, I think I will let the kids buy the books if they are interested in learning more.

Frankly, I think part of my reluctance to spend time on Walter Palmer is that I do not like what I have read about him - he beat an indentured servant to death and was acquitted even though it was acknowledged he had done it. He was religiously intolerant which was one reason he moved so much. I don't think I would have liked him if I had met him.