Why Genealogists Correlate Evidence
Individual Records Rarely Tell the Whole Story . . . Understanding Emerges When the Pieces Fit Together By Gary Katz Professional Genealogist & Genetic Genealogy Analyst One of the most…
Why the Most Thorough Genealogists Consider Alternative Explanations
Strong Genealogy Tests Alternative Explanations Before Settling on the One That Best Fits the Evidence By Gary Katz Professional Genealogist & Genetic Genealogy Analyst One of the easiest mistakes in…
When Should You Change a Genealogy Conclusion?
Strong Genealogy Is Not Defined by Never Changing Your Mind . . . It Is Defined by Knowing When the Evidence Justifies Doing So By Gary Katz Professional Genealogist &…
What Makes a Genealogy Conclusion Convincing?
Strong genealogy conclusions do more than identify an answer . . . they explain why that answer best fits the available evidence By Gary Katz Professional Genealogist & Genetic Genealogy…
Why Genealogists Trust Some Conclusions More Than Others
Not all genealogy conclusions carry the same weight; Confidence Must be Earned Over Time By Gary Katz Professional Genealogist & Genetic Genealogy Analyst Not all genealogy conclusions carry the same…
When Strong Evidence Still Leads to the Wrong Conclusion
Some genealogy mistakes occur not because the evidence is weak . . . but because the conclusion seems stronger than it really is. By Gary KatzProfessional Genealogist & Genetic Genealogy…
The Difference Between Evidence and Assumption
Many genealogy mistakes begin when an assumption quietly starts feeling like a fact. By Gary Katz Professional Genealogist & Genetic Genealogy Analyst One of the most important lessons genealogy teaches…
How Genealogists Learn to Weigh Evidence
Over time, genealogy Evolves From collecting information To learning how To Interpret different kinds of evidence By Gary Katz Professional Genealogist & Genetic Genealogy Analyst Genealogists tend to begin a…
How Genealogists Work Without Complete Certainty
Most genealogy conclusions are built without absolute certainty . . . but the work still requires judgment. By Gary Katz Professional Genealogist & Genetic Genealogy Analyst Most genealogy searches begin…
When Two Explanations Both Fit the Evidence
At a certain point in a genealogy search, the problem is no longer missing evidence . . . it is that more than one explanation still works. By Gary KatzProfessional…
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