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= '''Inferential Genealogy''' <br> = | = '''Inferential Genealogy''' <br> = | ||
'''From a class on familysearch.org by Tom Jones, Ph.D., CG, CGL, FASG, FUGA, FNGS''' | '''From a class on familysearch.org by Tom Jones, Ph.D., CG, CGL, FASG, FUGA, FNGS''' | ||
View the class online at: [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/education/frameset_education.asp?PAGE=education_research_series_online.asp%3FActiveTab=2 www.familysearch.org/eng/library/education/frameset_education.asp] | View the class online at: [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/education/frameset_education.asp?PAGE=education_research_series_online.asp%3FActiveTab=2 www.familysearch.org/eng/library/education/frameset_education.asp] | ||
Inferential Genealogy is how family historians can accurately deduce ancestors’ identities and many aspects of their lives by digging below “surface information” in genealogical records and combining information from several sources. Useful in many situations, inferential methodology is especially helpful where records do not state relationships. | |||
== '''Terms and Definitions''' == | == '''Terms and Definitions''' == | ||