History for Genealogists Features Collection of State Timelines

‘History for Genealogists’ Features Collection of State Timelines

Judy Jacobson’s masterwork, History for Genealogists: Using Chronological TimeLines to Find and Understand Your Ancestors is crammed with potential clues for family historians. In fact, the book’s subtitle says it all: (1) Historical events can tip off researchers as to the whereabouts and reason why a forebear shows up somewhere, and (2) The same information[…]Read more

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Three Stumbling Blocks in Every Research Project: Objectivity, Presentism & Truth - By Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CG, FASG

Three Stumbling Blocks in Every Research Project: Objectivity, Presentism & Truth – By Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL, FASG

Since 2007, Evidence Explained: Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace has been the “Bible” for history researchers—offering not only citation models but also guidance in the analysis and use of sources. In this current blog series we are offering excerpts from Chapters 1 and 2 of EE’s fourth edition: Fundamentals of Research & Analysis,[…]Read more

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Genealogy Citing Image sources

Using Derivate & Imaged Sources – By Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CG, FASG

Since 2007, Evidence Explained: Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace has been the “Bible” for history researchers—offering not only citation models but also guidance in the analysis and use of sources. In this new blog series we are offering excerpts from Chapters 1 and 2 of EE’s fourth edition: Fundamentals of Research & Analysis,[…]Read more

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Using One’s Self as a Source Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CG, FASG

Using One’s Self as a Source – by Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CG, FASG

Since 2007, Evidence Explained: Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace has been the “Bible” for history researchers—offering not only citation models but also guidance in the analysis and use of sources. In this current blog series we are offering excerpts from Chapters 1 and 2 of EE’s fourth edition: Fundamentals of Research & Analysis,[…]Read more

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Your Stripped Bare Guide to Citing & Using History Sources

Your Stripped Bare Guide to Citing & Using History Sources, by Elizabeth Shown Mills

Sources provide information, from which we identify evidence for analysis. A conclusion drawn from sound analysis may then stand as proof. In these two sentences, Elizabeth Shown Mills defines the proper use of sources to come to valid conclusions in historical research. Your Stripped Bare Guide, Mrs. Mills’ latest work on citing and using historical[…]Read more

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Meet Robert Headley

Meet Author Robert Headley

A number of our authors have had distinguished careers in business, government, academia, and non-profit organizations; and their avocations, besides genealogy, have been wide-ranging. One such individual is Robert K. Headley, the leading authority  on the genealogy of the Northern Neck of Virginia. As we have noted previously, he is the author of the new,[…]Read more

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