"In the online world of genealogy we are being faced with a flood of indexes and extracted records. Although very useful, these indexes are finding aids, not primary source records." Published 7 Jul 2009 Read more at Genealogy's Star
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"It is indeed fortunate the digitized copies of original source documents are becoming more and more common on the Internet. But, it is likewise important to always remember the distinction between the original record and any derivative record." Published 14 Jun 2009 Read more at Genealogy's Star
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"In the world of genealogy, all facts not in evidence should be presumed suspect until proven!" Published 28 May 2009
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"If you are using a family story to try to find an ancestor, I'd suggest that you consider the possibility that the story is only partially true or at least was built on some amount of facts." Published 14 Apr 2009 Read more at Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter
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"As all genealogists (and researchers of any kind, really) know, the quality of the final product (family tree) is directly proportional to the quality of the data used." Published 9 Apr 2009 Read more at Tracing Your Routes: Official Blog of GenWed.com
Post added: 26 Apr 2009
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"Blogs are not an exotic species. They are a form of expression by real people discussing, for the most part, issues of real interest to real audiences. At their core, blogs are not essentially different from books, magazines, television shows, newspapers, etc. They are sources of information." Published 30 Mar 2009
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"When reviewing these records, be careful to check penmanship and ink entries. Some entries may have been made by a single individual all at one time, and these may not be accurate." Published 19 Mar 2009 Read more at George's Genealogical Gleanings
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"We have found that scanned documents often reveal more information about the 'original' than a visual examination." Published 28 Feb 2009 Read more at Genealogy's Star
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"Death records provide primary information for some data and secondary information for others and as such should be used with caution and analyzed carefully." Published 18 Dec 2008 Read more at GenealogyandFamilyHistory.com
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"Pulling together an accurate family history is problematic because we rely largely on the efforts made by humans decades–even centuries ago. And humans, as we all know, are prone to blunders, miscalculations, carelessness, and gargantuan goofs." Published 7 Sep 2008 Read more at 24-7 Family History Circle
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