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Nancy Lecompte

Tuesday's Tip - Interpreting primary sources - the 6 'w's | Essex Voices Past - 0 views

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genealogy opinion tips records tutorial

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  • Each primary source you can decode will give you a layer or building block towards historical truth.
  • So understanding the ‘tricks’ of decoding sources are vital to the craft of being a historian.
  • a primary source doesn’t have to be a document – it could be anything!
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  • What? What is the document you are looking at?
  • When? When was your document created?
  • Was your source written at the period you are studying or was it written afterwards or retrospectively (and therefore with the benefit hindsight)?
  • Who? Who created it?  Who was the intended audience?
  • Where? Where was your document written
  • Why? There should be lots of ‘whys’ on your mind when you analyse your source:
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Ne-Do-Ba - Gwilodwogan (Wabanaki People) | Native Heritage Project - 0 views

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native research maine

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    Oooh, I feel my head getting inflated from this nice praise ;)
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The Second (or Third or...) Wife - 0 views

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genealogy tips

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  • Whenever you uncover a wife's name in your research, it is prudent to question whether she was the only wife
  • The wife that you have discovered may or may not be the mother of any or all of your ancestor's children. This is especially true in the time before census records listed family members by name, or identified family relationships. Census records, especially, are full of clues to a potential second (or third) marriage:
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". . . So Engrossed in the Fact. . ." | Mocavo - 0 views

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genealogy tip

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  • A record provides evidence of a fact, and we get so focused on the one piece of evidence that we fail to examine the context of it. This can throw off the conclusions we take from the evidence.
  • Ask yourself:
  • When was the record created?
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  • Is it contemporary or made after the fact?
  • Is this an “original” record or a copy?
  • Is this a transcription or an abstraction?
  • Who provided the information?
  • It is critical to examine not only the facts, but their environment as well. This will provide us with the best hypothesis for moving forward.
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Genealogy's Star: Attribution vs. Copyright - 0 views

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copyright

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  • The simple answer, always attribute any copy. The second part, never copy an entire work even if the work is only one paragraph or one sentence long. Rewrite in your own words. Last, you can always ask permission to reproduce a work.
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Genealogy's Star: Navagating the Maze - 0 views

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research tips search

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  • know what you are looking for
  • You need to imagine the document you are looking for and enter search terms that you assume are on that document.
  • Look for categories of records and sources rather than individual documents.
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  • Don't get distracted.
  • You might have to try dozens of different combinations of search terms before you hit the right combination.
  • Constantly upgrade your skills and knowledge
  • Know when to stop.
  • Give you mind time to think of alternative ways that the information you are seeking could have been identified on the Web. Once you come up with new search terms, go back to work looking for information.
Nancy Lecompte

Genealogy Tip of the Day: Compiled Trees Should Not Be Your Only Source - 0 views

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genealogy research tip

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  • At the best, compiled trees provide references to original source materials.
  • At the worst, they are completely incorrect.
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Mark Twain's Warning to Genealogists » Mocavo Blog - 0 views

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genealogy tip

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  • “It isn’t so astonishing, the number of things that I can remember, as the number of things I can remember that aren’t so.” ~Mark Twain
  • “When I was younger I could remember anything, whether it happened or not; but I am getting old, and soon I shall remember only the latter.”
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ArchiveGrid -- Explore the world's archives - 0 views

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research resource history

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    Looking for obscure manuscripts and documents, check out this resource
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Genealogy Tip of the Day: What's In Your Filter? - 0 views

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genealogy tip

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  • Try and avoid as much as possible, interpreting your ancestor's actions in twenty-first century terms.
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Genealogy Tip of the Day: Read Your Ancestor's Paper - 0 views

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tip genealogy newspapers

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  • Don't just copy the obituary and head back to your searching. See what other news is waiting for you in the paper.
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The fluid nature of self-identity: DNA and Ethnicity | The In-Depth Genealogist - 0 views

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DNA opinion history culture

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  • Culturally, I’m an American.
  • How long does it take us to lose our ethnicity?
  • Ethnicity is in your genes, embrace all the cultures of your ancestors.
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Olive Tree Genealogy Blog: What Type of Genealogist Are You? - 0 views

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genealogy opinion

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Genealogy Tip of the Day: When You Were Wet Behind the Ears - 0 views

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genealogy tip

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  • Now that you're a little more seasoned, review what you did in the early days and see if you still agree with yourself.
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research Canadian genealogy

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    Canadian family resource
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research Canadian history

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    Canadian research resource
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Archaic Terms & Their Meanings - Specialized Dictionaries & Glossaries for Genealogists - 0 views

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research history

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    Some items any history and genealogy researcher should have access to
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Genealogy Tip of the Day: Who Was Feeding That Information? - 0 views

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genealogy tip

shared by Nancy Lecompte on 26 Jun 12 - No Cached
  • The death notice, obituary, death certificate, and tombstone all have the same date of birth for great-grandma.
  • What you most likely have is one person who gave the same information four times.
  • Remember that before you think that just because four sources "agree" that they are correct.
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Minority Ancestry and DNA | Native Heritage Project - 0 views

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DNA genealogy tip

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    An excellent overview of how to use DNA together with genealogy to find your Native connection
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Three Tips for a Successful Research Trip | Mocavo - 0 views

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genealogy tip research

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  • 1. Develop a Research Plan.
  • 2. Check Your Logistics in Advance.
  • 3. Be Flexible!
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