Why Genealogists Value Conflicting Evidence
The Records That Disagree Often Teach Us More Than the Ones That Don’t By Gary Katz Professional Genealogist & Genetic Genealogy Analyst Most genealogy discoveries feel satisfying because they confirm…
Why Genealogists Look for Consistency
Strong Conclusions Depend on Evidence That Continues to Fit By Gary Katz Professional Genealogist & Genetic Genealogy Analyst Every new genealogy record has the potential to do two things. It…
Why Genealogists Look for Patterns
Individual Facts Provide Information . . . Patterns Reveal Understanding By Gary Katz Professional Genealogist & Genetic Genealogy Analyst Most genealogy begins by collecting facts. Those facts matter. But experienced…
Why Genealogists Value More Than Direct Evidence
Some of the Strongest Conclusions Depend on Clues That Never State the Answer Explicitly By Gary KatzProfessional Genealogist & Genetic Genealogy Analyst Most people naturally trust direct evidence. If a…
How Small Clues Become Strong Conclusions
By Gary KatzProfessional Genealogist & Genetic Genealogy Analyst Every genealogist hopes to find the record that answers everything. Sometimes discoveries like these happen. More often, they don’t. Instead, genealogy advances…
Why Context Matters in Genealogy
Records Rarely Speak for Themselves . . . Understanding Comes From Seeing Them Within the Larger Story By Gary KatzProfessional Genealogist & Genetic Genealogy Analyst One historical record can…
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…
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