Archive for the ‘Methodology & Skillbuilding’ category
TITLE: The Discriminating Genealogist: Telling Good Evidence from Bad SESSION: T213 TIME & DATE: Thursday, 03 May 2018, 9:30 a.m. The “best evidence” rule in law requires the presentation in court of an original rather than a copy, and a copy won’t even be admitted if the original is avai...
TITLE: A Matter of Standards: DNA and the GPS SESSION: F341 TIME & DATE: Friday, 04 May 2018, 2:30 p.m. SPONSOR: BCG Skillbuilding As a type of genealogical evidence, DNA is both unique and very mainstream. Despite its differences, we need to apply tried and true genealogical criteria to the us...
The National Genealogical Society (NGS) will live stream ten lectures by nationally recognized speakers on some of the most popular topics in the field of genealogy during its 2018 Family History Conference. These lectures will be among more than 175 offered at the conference, 2−5 May 2018, in Gr...
TITLE: When Worlds Collide: Resolving Conflicts in Genealogical Records SESSION: T243 TIME & DATE: Thursday, 03 May 2018, 2:30 p.m. One record says he was born in Michigan; another says Minnesota; a third says Illinois. One record says his father’s name was John; others say his father was Dav...
Nancy Peters, CG, CGL TITLE: Evidence Correlation: Making the Most of Your Research SESSION: S421 TIME AND DATE: Saturday, 05 May 2018, at 11:00 a.m. SPONSOR: Board for Certification of Genealogists Skillbuilding Lecture Most family historians enjoy the hunt for information about ancestors. Yet some...
