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Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Don't Believe Everything You Read


It was over 20 years ago when I made a presentation at the Genealogical Council of Oregon 1996 statewide conference titled "Don't Believe Everything You Read." I relooked at my handout for that talk and decided it basically still applies today. So I am posting it today (17 May 2017) with only a few modifications.

ANALYZE and EVALUATE your evidence -- THINK

Gather as many sources as possible.
Analyze and Evaluate them.
Be open to various conclusions.
Be especially careful of published information.

Errors may happen many places:
  1. "How to" articles and books.
  2. Family Records: family traditions and stories; family Bibles; shared pedigree charts and family group sheets; and on-line family trees.
  3. Histories: both local and family.
  4. Census Records: indexes, transcribed abstracts; original census.
  5. Death Records: tombstones and cemetery books; obituaries; and death certificates.

REMEMBER: ANALYZE and EVALUATE











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