Sources provide information, from which we identify evidence for analysis. A conclusion drawn from sound analysis may then stand as proof. In these two sentences, Elizabeth Shown Mills defines the proper use of sources to come to valid conclusions in historical research. Your Stripped Bare Guide, Mrs. Mills’ latest work on citing and using historical […] The post Your Stripped Bare Guide to Citing & Using History Sources, by Elizabeth Shown Mills appeared first on Genealogical.com.| Genealogical.com
As we mentioned in the June 25 issue of “Genealogy Pointers,” Cheri Hudson Passey’s new book, Genealogy in Reverse: Finding the Living. A Practical Guide for Genealogists, offers new hope to family historians who have lost their way. It does so by showing them how to contact a lost or unknown cousin, etc. who may […] The post Genealogy in Reverse Abounds with Sources of Living Relatives appeared first on Genealogical.com.| Genealogical.com
As the title Genealogy in Reverse. Finding the Living: A Practical Guide for All Genealogists implies, Cheri Hudson Passey’s overriding purpose in writing her new book is to help genealogists find their ancestors. What’s different about her approach is the emphasis she places on finding and contacting living relatives to fill in the gaps. A […] The post Genealogy in Reverse Exposes New Vein of Research Gold appeared first on Genealogical.com.| Genealogical.com