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Determining If a Source is Relevant (view source)
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'''Does it fit the pattern?''' Also, analyze whether events in the new source fit the pattern of your ancestor. Is it likely that the event described could have happened as described to your ancestor? | '''Does it fit the pattern?''' Also, analyze whether events in the new source fit the pattern of your ancestor. Is it likely that the event described could have happened as described to your ancestor? | ||
'''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 discrepancies and contradictory evidence. | '''Minor discrepancies''' do not prevent a match, and are to be expected. But it is a genealogist's responsibility to acknowledge and explain discrepancies and contradictory evidence. | ||