The latest assignment in my Research Like a Pro Study Group involved research planning. I have already created a research objective, analyzed existing sources by creating a timeline of known information, analyzed each piece of known information, and ...
In the book Genealogy Standards, second edition by the Board for Certification of Genealogists, "evidence" is defined as: A research question's tentative answer, which can be right or wrong, complete or incomplete, or vague or specific; can be dir ...
As I was creating my Pennsylvania locality guide in preparation for accreditation, I learned that in 1870 the federal census was enumerated twice in both Philadelphia and New York City. Wikipedia gives the following reason: Although Franci ...
The Research Objective for my Research Like a Pro Study Group involves distinguishing between two different Jacob Fishers, both enumerated in Northampton County, Pennsylvania in the 1790 US Census. In their book, Research Like a Pro, A Genealogis ...
All genealogists strive to reconstruct family histories or achieve genealogical goals that reflect historical reality as closely as possible. They meet this goal by applying the Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS) to measure the credibility of conclus ...
I recently discovered the work of Ferdinand A. Brader, a Swiss artist who specialized in "creating large-scale (usually about fifty by thirty inches), bird’s-eye perspectives of farms in Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio. Hundreds of his works offer an e ...
When talking about Census Records, the records that are generally being referred to--an enumeration of all the people in a household – are known as population schedules. Did you know there are also nonpopulation schedules? Additional schedu ...
For my four-generation accreditation project, I am researching the Beck/Fisher family of Pennsylvania. I recently revisited records I had previously found to create a timeline of the life of Jacob Fisher, who is the 4th Generation for my ...
When searching for marriage records, it is helpful to know the phrase "Gretna Green." When a couple runs away from their home area to get married in a place with fewer marriage restrictions, the place they go is often referred to as a "Gret ...
I am currently participating in a study group being hosted by Diana Elder, A.G. and her daughter Nicole Dyer of Family Locket. I purchased their book, Research Like a Pro, in December and realized that my research process could really use some ...
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