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| Because he extracted these church books we have access to a portion of the records which were burned or lost. An example of this is the church records from {{FSC|81754|title-id|disp=Eidsvoll, Langset, Hurdal and Feiring}} which were burned in 1877. We now have access to records from 1861, while Lassen made an extraction of christenings, confirmations, marriages, and burials from the {{FSC|537755|title-id|disp=Eidsvoll church books}} for the years 1688 to 1856. | | Because he extracted these church books we have access to a portion of the records which were burned or lost. An example of this is the church records from {{FSC|81754|title-id|disp=Eidsvoll, Langset, Hurdal and Feiring}} which were burned in 1877. We now have access to records from 1861, while Lassen made an extraction of christenings, confirmations, marriages, and burials from the {{FSC|537755|title-id|disp=Eidsvoll church books}} for the years 1688 to 1856. |
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| The published volumes contain the same information as the handwritten collection. Lassen began at the beginning of the alphabet with the intention of publishing a few families for each letter of the alphabet. Only a few of the families were ever published and the Family History Library has only volume one of {{FSC|8942|title-id|disp=Norske Stamtavler}}. | | The published volumes contain the same information as the handwritten collection. Lassen began at the beginning of the alphabet with the intention of publishing a few families for each letter of the alphabet. Only a few of the families were ever published and the FamilySearch Library has only volume one of {{FSC|8942|title-id|disp=Norske Stamtavler}}. |
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| It is important to verify information from printed or compiled sources by finding the original whenever possible. | | It is important to verify information from printed or compiled sources by finding the original whenever possible. |