This article was published on the Family History Guide Blog, “Handling Record Problems.”
“It says so in that record!” … but is it really so? Sometimes the information we find in a record might not be a sure thing.
Goal 7 of Project 4: Discover in the Family History Guide sheds some welcome light on potential problems with records. Here is a brief summary of the links to essential articles and videos you’ll find there:
- Word Meanings – an article with examples of words that have a different meaning today than many years ago.
- Potential Problems with Records by Genealogy.com
- Dealing with Errors by James Tanner
- Misindexing – a Common Brick Wall by Ancestral Findings
- Working with Unreliable Evidence by Ancestry Academy (video)
- Look at Both Sides of Documents by Ancestry Academy (video)
- Solving the Mystery of Multiple Birthdates by Aimee Cross (video)
At the beginning of Choice A in Goal 7, you’ll see a link to a Class Outline you can download for using photos in research. It has a Google slide with customizable Speaker Notes that you can use to teach mini-classes on the topic with a minimum of preparation.
This article was authored by Bob Taylor of the Family History Guide Association. If you would like to receive further articles from The Family History Guide, subscribe by following this link: The Family History Guide Blog.