‘Stripped Bare Guide’ Clarifies Terms Used to Distinguish Sources

You don’t need to get a law degree to be a genealogist; however, some of the words and phrases used to describe or assess sources can get technical. For example, do you know the difference between a proof argument and a proof statement? How about indirect evidence versus indirect source? And what about negative argument, negative conclusion, negative evidence, and negative findings?

Fortunately, Elizabeth Shown Mills’ new book, Your Stripped Bare Guide to Citing and Using History Sources explains the meanings behind all such terms—in plain English–in the handy glossary near the end of the book. This sample illustration from pp. 108-109 attests, once again, why every serious genealogist should want a copy of Your Stripped Bare Guide within an arm’s reach.