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An individual piece of information from a single source: E.g. Birth/Death Certificates, Marriage Licenses, Obituaries, Photos of grave markers, a journal entry, etc.
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Assessing accuracy and confidence in different types of records?
If you have three records and all agree, your confidence will grow some more. Add some non-direct but collaborating evidence and your confidence grows even more. … Just gather all the records you can and use them together to come to your conclusion. Generally, the more agreement you have from many different records, the more confidence you will have. …
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What are the key characteristics to look for in a document scanner?
You say you want to supplement your flatbed scanner with a document scanner to allow you to quickly input the genealogical media you get from relatives and other sources.
I say don't use a document s …
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What steps should I take to retrieve lost sources?
For one particular source, you're in a bit of trouble. It's like losing one particular item in your home. If you really want to find it, you'll have to look everywhere until you do find it.
If you ha …