Stop Guessing, Start Proving: How Professional Genealogists Work - An Introduction

Описание: 🔍 Find My Family Genealogy | Professional Research Services
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Most family history "research" is just collecting names. Professional genealogy is something entirely different—it's evidence-driven identity work.

In this lecture, I break down the exact framework professional genealogists use to solve complex research problems: a repeatable 5-step research cycle and the Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS) that keeps your conclusions defensible.

Whether you're new to genealogy or have been researching for years without a formal method, this principle-first orientation will transform how you approach every research question.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
📋 The Essential Mindset — Why genealogy is about proving identity, not collecting names, and the four things you must track in every research project

🔄 The 5-Step Research Cycle — The repeatable process professionals use:
• Defining focused, testable research questions
• Surveying existing knowledge before searching
• Planning strategic (not random) research
• Collecting, analyzing, and correlating evidence
• Resolving conflicts and writing conclusions

✅ The Genealogical Proof Standard — The five elements that determine whether a conclusion is actually "proven."

📊 Evidence Evaluation — The Source-Information-Evidence triad and why an original record can still contain unreliable information
🛠️ Two Tools That Solve Most Problems — The Timeline Test and the FAN (Cluster) Principle explained with practical examples

📚 RESOURCES MENTIONED:

Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG): https://bcgcertification.org
FamilySearch Research Wiki: https://familysearch.org/en/wiki
National Archives: https://archives.gov
Evidence Explained by Elizabeth Shown Mills

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ABOUT FIND MY FAMILY GENEALOGY:
I'm Andre, founder of Find My Family Genealogy and an Accredited Genealogist (AG®) with Swedish specialization and ICAPGen-certified Accredited Genealogist Lecturer. With nearly a decade of professional research experience, I help clients break through brick walls, document their heritage, and build family histories that meet professional standards.
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