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| *'''Secondary Information'''<br> Any information provided later, or by someone who wasn’t actually there, is classed as secondary. It is generally less reliable than primary information. | | *'''Secondary Information'''<br> Any information provided later, or by someone who wasn’t actually there, is classed as secondary. It is generally less reliable than primary information. |
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| There is no strict dividing line between the two, and it should be appreciated that one record can contain both primary and secondary information. The techniques involved in evaluating genealogical sources (original and derivative sources) as well as primary and secondary information. are discussed extensively in the National Institute for Genealogical Studies course ''Methodology-Part 5: How To Prove It,'' and in the book ''Genealogical Standards of Evidence: A Guide for Family Historians'' by Brenda Dougall Merriman. | | There is no strict dividing line between the two, and it should be appreciated that one record can contain both primary and secondary information. The techniques involved in evaluating genealogical sources (original and derivative sources) as well as primary and secondary information. are discussed extensively in the International Institute of Genealogical Studies course ''Methodology-Part 5: How To Prove It,'' and in the book ''Genealogical Standards of Evidence: A Guide for Family Historians'' by Brenda Dougall Merriman. |
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| ==== Using Family Sources ==== | | ==== Using Family Sources ==== |
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| [[Category:Evaluating Evidence]] | | [[Category:Evaluating Evidence]] |