This quick episode shows the power of sourcing your documents. In this case I sourced the records directly in the file name saving me when a website URL was no longer there. Because I sourced the information in the file name, I was able to find the newspaper articles again.
How many records are enough to prove your family history? One of the most misunderstood concepts in genealogy is Reasonably Exhaustive Research—the first standard of the Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS)....
Use Revolutionary War records to verify disputed service history. Follow along as I research a soldier at the NC State Archives. Genealogy research often hits a wall when service records...
