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Category Archives: Evidence
Review of Evidentia
Evidentia is a different kind of genealogy software, designed to help you implement the Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS) rather than build a family tree. I tested the program with a recent line of research I was working on and found … Continue reading
The reasonably exhausting search
I recently decided to try applying the Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS) to some research I was working on to determine the parents of John McKelvey (1789-1847) of Ionia County, Michigan. The first requirement of the GPS is that a reasonable … Continue reading
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Tagged genealogical proof standard, gps, ionia county michigan, john mckelvey
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King Richard III and DNA
The story of the confirmation of the discovery of Richard III‘s remains under a parking lot in England is all over the news today and is a great story. Reading the details it shows that they did their research the … Continue reading
Evidentia pre-review
I just learned of the program Evidentia, which is designed to guide you through the Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS) process. I just downloaded a copy to review, and though I’d give my thoughts on what such a program should do … Continue reading
Determining parents through nearby deeds
Yesterday I went to the APG Discussion Group meeting at the Akron Public Library. The group meets monthly to discuss an article from the NGS Quarterly. This is a good way to learn to better read journal articles and to … Continue reading
New York State’s Curious, Century-Old Law Requiring Every City and Town to Have a Historian – Arts & Lifestyle – The Atlantic Cities
New York State’s Curious, Century-Old Law Requiring Every City and Town to Have a Historian – Arts & Lifestyle – The Atlantic Cities. I learned something I didn’t know, that each city and town has to have a historian. A … Continue reading
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Dealing with citations
The toughest technical challenge I have found with genealogy is citations. Creating good citations is not easy and it slows down the rest of your work. Yes they are vital to doing good genealogy. So how do you come to … Continue reading
Jacksonville Man Finds Relation to Charlemagne – YouTube
Jacksonville Man Finds Relation to Charlemagne – YouTube. I try real hard not to grumble about things on my blog, but I couldn’t let this story about a descendant of Charlemagne go. On what must have been a slow news … Continue reading
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Information Overload? Effective Project Planning, Research, Data Management & Analysis #ngs2012
This morning I attended the session on Information Overload with Elizabeth Shown Mills. This was a followup to yesterday’s session on working with family, friends, associates, and neighbors (FANs), with an emphasis on keeping track of all these people. This … Continue reading
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DNA links 1991 killing to Colonial-era family – CNN.com
DNA links 1991 killing to Colonial-era family – CNN.com. CNN wrote a story on the use of a Y-DNA test of DNA from a murder in 1991. As it happens the DNA was similar to that of the family of … Continue reading
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Tagged common ancestor, crime, DNA, dna test, family tree dna, familytree dna, Genealogy, robert fuller
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