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Finding Your Ancestor’s Church

April 23, 2024
by Alice Childs with One Comment Records

Church records can be a key record type when researching your U.S. ancestor before civil registration of vital events was required. Church records were generally kept in a register by the local clergyman and might include baptism, marriage, and buria ...

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Basics of Evidence Analysis, Part Five: Resolving Conflicts

February 28, 2024
by Alice Childs with No Comment Records

Welcome to the fifth installment in a six-part series about evidence analysis, or the process by which we determine the reliability of the evidence we discover in our research. Part One discussed the value of evidence analysis and presented ...

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Basics of Evidence Analysis, Part 4: Evidence

February 26, 2024
by Alice Childs with No Comment Records

Welcome to the fourth installment in a six-part series about evidence analysis, or the process by which we determine the reliability of the evidence we discover in our research. Part One discussed the value of evidence analysis and presente ...

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Basics of Evidence Analysis, Part 3: Information

January 19, 2024
by Alice Childs with 2 Comments Records

Welcome to the third installment in a six-part series about evidence analysis, or the process by which we determine the reliability of the evidence we discover in our research. Part One discussed the value of evidence analysis and presented three imp ...

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Basics of Evidence Analysis, Part 2: Sources

January 12, 2024
by Alice Childs with 2 Comments Records

Welcome to the second installment in a six-part series about evidence analysis, or the process by which we determine the reliability of the evidence we discover in our research. Part one discussed the value of evidence analysis and presented three im ...

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Basics of Evidence Analysis, Part One: Introduction

January 5, 2024
by Alice Childs with No Comment Records

As genealogists, we seek historical records to help us piece together the stories of our ancestors’ lives. However, finding the records is only half of the equation where solid genealogical research is concerned. The second half includes analysis and ...

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Metes & Bounds Land Platting: A SLIG 2023 Course

January 30, 2023
by Alice Childs with 3 Comments Records

I spent last week in an institute course offered by the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy titled Metes & Bounds Land Platting. It was a fantastic course and I'm excited to share a little bit about my experience. First, a little bit about metes ...

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As an Accredited Genealogist® professional, I am excited to help you connect with your ancestors through family history and genealogy research. Whatever your age or skill level, there is something here for you!

 

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