“I still have a hard time believing my MIL’s grandmother was some kind of Indian. “
How much do you wanna bet the websites like Ancestry.com promulgate this crap identity?
Fake and imagined history at these sites much of the problem.
Yes, they probably do.
DH was doing genealogy way back, though, with real records. Not saying what he got was thorough, or even accurate, but it wasn’t a website.
And I miss Genealogy.com. THAT was great for forum and finding people of interest. I got a whole passel of info from a distant relative who answered my posting! Then Ancestry bought it. No more forum, no “free” info.