Evaluating Evidence While Climbing Your Family Tree: Genealogy Basics

Focus on how to evaluate genealogy evidence found in a variety of sources. The fundamentals of genealogy research involve evaluating evidence as you research your family tree. Utilize these tips to better understand the genealogical proof standard requirement to determine if a source is reliable.

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CHAPTERS

0:00 Introduction
0:28 Why do genealogists gather evidence?
0:59 What are sources in genealogy?
2:02 Questions to ask about genealogy sources
2:46 What information does a genealogy source provide?
3:14 Questions to ask about the information on genealogy sources?
3:47 Questions to ask about informants on genealogy records
6:11 Three types of genealogy information
6:33 An example of direct genealogy evidence
6:56 An example of indirect genealogy evidence
7:26 An example of negative genealogy evidence
7:53 How to evaluate genealogy records

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[prye]

I had to watch this evening. I was out earlier working on a Santa Pal project, Another good video. 5 for 5.

[kennabrowning]

Please add closed captions to that. Thank u . It is very interesting to me and others

[anna-karins]

Whatever one is a newbie or advanced genealogist this tips are very important to kep in mind

[yvonneroualetthoresen]

Where do I find the links/fribi you are refering to? 🤓

[tmpatklk]

Thank you. Very good video. Death certificates are very helpful sources. I have found some with birthdates, however, that differ from other records (e.g. birth, marriage). Sometimes the death date may vary from a newspaper obituary. In that case, I regard the death certificate date as the more valid one. One nice inclusion on the death certificate is the burial information. Some relatives are not on findagrave.com so the certificate provides a way to track down and document their final resting place.