RLP 253: How to Evaluate Sources in Family Trees

Published: May 15, 2023, 5 a.m.

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Today\'s episode of Research Like a Pro is about evaluating family trees and the sources in them to help us determine if a family tree is accurate. We review independent sources, primary information, and direct evidence. In the absence of direct evidence, we can often put together a body of indirect evidence to help us prove a parent-child link, but that requires a written conclusion. Often family trees are missing this element.\\xa0

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Six Levels of Ancestral Profiles by Yvette Hoitink at Dutch Genealogy - https://www.dutchgenealogy.nl/six-levels-ancestral-profiles/\\xa0\\xa0

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