Proof Argument
Have you ever written a proof argument for your genealogical research? I know the Genealogical Proof Standard incorporates writing a proof argument – a soundly based conclusion… Read More »Proof Argument
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Marriage Bond Mystery
Do you have documents in your genealogy files with incomplete citations. Congratulations if your answer was no! Unfortunately, I have documents with partial citations. One… Read More »Marriage Bond Mystery
Research Logs
Do you have one task that ‘genealogy experts’ recommend that you just don’t seem to be able to tackle? For me, that tends to be… Read More »Research Logs
Identifying Parents
Have you had a set of parents for an ancestor in your tree for years when you discover another researcher has a different set of… Read More »Identifying Parents
Is It Fake News?
Have you ever heard anything that sounded too good to be true? Have you ever believed something to only find out that Snopes.com says it… Read More »Is It Fake News?
Analyzing Sources
I recently have been working on a ‘go over’ for my 2nd great grandfather, George Mentzer. In the process, I utilized Scrivener. I had probably… Read More »Analyzing Sources
Research Notes
If research notes are published in a blog post, how would one connect them to a person (or persons) in a tree?
Documenting Parent-Child Relationships
Today, I had another researcher ask about my ‘ChildParent’ events associated with Nancy Jane McCormick. That event is a fact type that I created. I… Read More »Documenting Parent-Child Relationships
Don’t Just Copy – Give Credit
I’ve been doing genealogy for some time and have been willing to share my info — even publicly on the web. Unfortunately, when I find… Read More »Don’t Just Copy – Give Credit
Land on Sugar Creek / Mary Crawford
This indenture made this 23 day of March and year of Our Lord one thousand seven hundred ninety one between Richard Cave and Elizabeth his… Read More »Land on Sugar Creek / Mary Crawford