When I was a beginning family history researcher, I often wondered, "How many sources do I need to have to be confident that a person is in the correct family? As I have grown into my role as a genealogist, I have come to understand the need to ...
Genealogy Terminology: Genealogical Proof Standard
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 ...
