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'''Compare old and new information.''' Correlate all information about the ancestor and compare it with information from the new source. | '''Compare old and new information.''' Correlate all information about the ancestor and compare it with information from the new source. | ||
'''Look for unique [[Identify What You Know#Types_of_Genealogical_Information| | '''Look for unique [[Identify What You Know#Types_of_Genealogical_Information|identifier[[Category:Setting research objectives]]].''' Look for at least '''two or three unique data''' or identifiers shared by both the new source, and what you already know. | ||
'''Relatives as identifiers.''' The [[Research a Family in Community Context|relatives and friends in close | '''Relatives as identifiers.''' The [[Research a Family in Community Context|relatives and friends in close proximit[[Category:Setting research objectives]]] are among the most unique and best identifiers. For example, if a person named ''Fox'' married someone named ''Pace'', those two surnames appearing together in records as married would usually be so unique you could be confident you had identified the same couple. Likewise, parents, siblings, children, and sometimes neighbors appearing together can be convincing evidence a new source is about the correct ancestor. | ||
'''Other identifiers. '''Unique similar names, or a group of names in close proximity, unique similar dates, unique similar places, and unique similar sources can all be used as identifiers to help judge whether a new found source is likely to be about a given ancestor. | '''Other identifiers. '''Unique similar names, or a group of names in close proximity, unique similar dates, unique similar places, and unique similar sources can all be used as identifiers to help judge whether a new found source is likely to be about a given ancestor. | ||
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'''When in doubt''', tentatively guess a new source is '''''not''''' relevant (or hold it in abeyance). | '''When in doubt''', tentatively guess a new source is '''''not''''' relevant (or hold it in abeyance). | ||
'''Minor discrepancies''' do not prevent a match, and are to be expected. But it is a genealogist's responsibility to acknowledge and explain [[Contradictions and discrepancies|discrepancies and contradictory | '''Minor discrepancies''' do not prevent a match, and are to be expected. But it is a genealogist's responsibility to acknowledge and explain [[Contradictions and discrepancies|discrepancies and contradictory evidenc[[Category:Setting research objectives]]]. | ||
'''Preliminary follow up.''' Once you decide to accept a new source a relevant or not, explain your decision on your [[Research Logs|research | '''Preliminary follow up.''' Once you decide to accept a new source a relevant or not, explain your decision on your [[Research Logs|research lo[[Category:Setting research objectives]]]. If the source seems possibly relevant, [[Copying Sources|photocopy the documen[[Category:Setting research objectives]]], and add the new information from the new source as [[Adding a Custom Event to a PAF Family Group Record|new event(s) on the ancestor's family group record]]. Be sure to add a [[Cite Your Sources (Source Footnotes)|source citation footnot[[Category:Setting research objectives]]] for each event. In the footnote add a short preliminary evaluation of the source. [[Document AS YOU GO!|File the source photocopy and updated family group record]] in their correct places. | ||
'''Later final analysis.''' Later, after you have [[Genealogical Proof Standard|thoroughly researched]] all the parents, siblings, and children of the ancestor, it is important to reconsider your preliminary acceptance of a source as relevant. When almost all that can be gathered about the family is assembled, correlated, corroborated, and analyzed in its totality, you are in a better position to make a final judgment about the relevance of an individual source. | '''Later final analysis.''' Later, after you have [[Genealogical Proof Standard|thoroughly researched]] all the parents, siblings, and children of the ancestor, it is important to reconsider your preliminary acceptance of a source as relevant. When almost all that can be gathered about the family is assembled, correlated, corroborated, and analyzed in its totality, you are in a better position to make a final judgment about the relevance of an individual source. | ||
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