RLP 253: How to Evaluate Sources in Family Trees

<p dir="ltr">Today's episode of Research Like a Pro is about evaluating family trees and the sources in them to help us determine if a family tree is accurate. We review independent sources, primary information, and direct evidence. In the absence of direct evidence, we can often put together a body of indirect evidence to help us prove a parent-child link, but that requires a written conclusion. Often family trees are missing this element. </p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Links</strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Support article about Ancestry hints: <a href= "https://support.ancestry.com/s/article/Ancestry-Hints?language=en_US"> https://support.ancestry.com/s/article/Ancestry-Hints?language=en_US</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">Are you Descended from the Emperor Charlemagne? Use these volumes published by Genealogical Publishing Company to help you find out - <a href= "https://genealogical.com/2021/06/28/are-you-descended-from-the-emperor-charlemagne/"> https://genealogical.com/2021/06/28/are-you-descended-from-the-emperor-charlemagne/</a>   </p> <p dir="ltr">Six Levels of Ancestral Profiles by Yvette Hoitink at Dutch Genealogy - <a href= "https://www.dutchgenealogy.nl/six-levels-ancestral-profiles/">https://www.dutchgenealogy.nl/six-levels-ancestral-profiles/</a>  </p> <p dir="ltr">Tracking Research Projects in Airtable - <a href= "https://familylocket.com/tracking-research-projects-in-airtable/">https://familylocket.com/tracking-research-projects-in-airtable/</a>   </p> <p dir="ltr">Relative Finder - https://relativefinder.org/#/main</p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Sponsor - Newspapers.com</strong></p> <p dir="ltr">For listeners of this podcast, <a href= "https://go.newspapers.com/radio.php?xid=4665">Newspapers.com</a> is offering new subscribers 20% off a Publisher Extra subscription so you can start exploring today. Just use the code “FamilyLocket” at checkout. </p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Research Like a Pro Resources</strong></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://familylocket.com/product/airtable-research-logs-for-genealogy-quick-reference/"> A