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Question 1

1st Component of Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS)

Answer 1

1. Thorough (“reasonably exhaustive”) searchers in sources that might help answer a research question

Question 2

2nd Component of Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS)

Answer 2

2. Informative (“complete accurate”) citations to the sources of every information item contributing to the research question’s answer

Question 3

3rd Component of Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS)

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3. Analysis and comparison (“correlation”) of the relevant sources and information to assess their usefulness as evidence of the research question’s answer

Question 4

4th Component of Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS)

Answer 4

4. Resolution of any conflicts between evidence and the proposed answer to a research question

Question 5

5th Component of Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS)

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5. A written statement, list, or narrative supporting the answer

Question 6

Five-stage Research and Reasoning Cycles

Answer 6

1. Question
2. Gather Evidence
3. Test Hypotheses
4. Establish Conclusions
5. Prove

Question 7

What is genealogy?

Answer 7

Genealogy is a research field concerned primarily with accurately reconstructing forgotten or unknown identities and familial relationships in the past and present, typically covering more than one generation and including adoptive, biological, extramarital, marital, and other kinds of familial relationships.

Question 8

Why can’t a genealogical conclusion be partially proved?

Answer 8

Because the GPS’s five parts are interdependent.

Question 9

What is the first step in genealogical research?

Answer 9

To ask questions about a documented person’s unknown relationships or other information we want to learn about that person.

Question 10

Genealogical proof focused questions have these 2 characteristics:

Answer 10

1. They concern a documented person
2. They seek specific information about that person (usually a relationship or some aspect of identity or activity).

Question 11

Most major genealogical research questions fit one of three categories:

Answer 11

1. Relationship
2. Identity
3. Activity

Question 12

Source refers to an entire item,

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not the information or evidence within it. In other words, sources are containers, not contents.

Question 13

Land and probate records contain

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proportionally fewer errors than censuses.

Question 14

Facsimiles of sources include

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digital images, microfiche, microfilm, reprints, photocopies, and photographs.

Question 15

2 Broad types of Genealogical Sources and their facsimiles

Answer 15

1. Authored works
2. Records

Question 16

2 Categories of Records

Answer 16

1. Original record
2. Derivative record

Question 17

Information refers to a source’s surface content, including

Answer 17

written or oral statements and does not refer to our interpretations of the information.

Question 18

Informants

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someone who provided information of interest. Informants report events they witness.

Question 19

Pre-1940 federal-census informant usually are

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unknown

Question 20

3 Categories of Genealogical Information

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1. Primary information
2. Secondary information
3. Indeterminalble

Question 21

Direct evidence

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is an information item that answers a research question all by itself.

Question 22

Indirect evidence

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is a set of two or more information items that suggest an answer to a research question only when they are combined.

Question 23

Negative evidence

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is the absence of information that answers a research question

Question 24

Sources and information categories are stable, but evidence

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categories are not.

Question 25

Sources and information are tangibles, but evidence

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is not