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There are five elements to the Genealogical Proof Standard:  
There are five elements to the Genealogical Proof Standard:  


#Reasonably exhaustive research has been conducted.
#Reasonably exhaustive research has been conducted.  
#Each statement of fact has a complete and accurate source citation.
#Each statement of fact has a complete and accurate source citation.  
#The evidence is reliable and has been skillfully correlated and interpreted.
#The evidence is reliable, and has been skillfully correlated and interpreted.  
#Any contradictory evidence has been resolved.
#Any contradictory evidence has been resolved.  
#The conclusion has been soundly reasoned and coherently written.
#The conclusion has been soundly reasoned and coherently written.


Any proof statement is subject to re-evaluation when new evidence arises.  
Any proof statement is subject to re-evaluation when new evidence arises.  


More information about the Genealogical Proof Standard can be found on the [https://bcgcertification.org/ethics-standards/ Board for Certification of Genealogists website].  
[http://www.bcgcertification.org/resources/standard.html More informatio about the Genealogical Proof Standard can be found on the website of the [[Board for Certification of Genealogists|Board for Certification of Genealogist].  


[[The Genealogical Proof Standard - International Institute|Another wiki article about The Genealogical Proof Standard]]
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Revision as of 19:38, 16 October 2015

The purpose of the Genealogical Proof Standard[1] is to show what the minimums are that a genealogist must do for his or her work to be credible.

There are five elements to the Genealogical Proof Standard:

  1. Reasonably exhaustive research has been conducted.
  2. Each statement of fact has a complete and accurate source citation.
  3. The evidence is reliable, and has been skillfully correlated and interpreted.
  4. Any contradictory evidence has been resolved.
  5. The conclusion has been soundly reasoned and coherently written.

Any proof statement is subject to re-evaluation when new evidence arises.

More informatio about the Genealogical Proof Standard can be found on the website of the [[Board for Certification of Genealogists|Board for Certification of Genealogist.

Sources

  1. ↑ [1], Board for Certification of Genealogists, Genealogical Standards, 50th Anniversary Edition (Nashville & New York: Ancestry Imprint, Turner Publishing, 2014), 1-3, and Thomas W. Jones, Mastering Genealogical Proof (Arlington, Va.: National Genealogical Society, 2013).
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