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-The purpose of the Genealogical Proof Standard<sup>1</sup> is to show a minimum genealogists must do for their work to be credible.
+The purpose of the Genealogical Proof Standard<ref>''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/43567656&referer=brief_results The BCG Genealogical Standards Manual]'' (Orem, Utah: Ancestry Publishing, 2000), 1-2, and Thomas W. Jones, "Proved?: Five Ways to Prove Who Your Ancestor Was" (printed handout for a lecture presented to library staff, 23 October 2003, Family History Library, Salt Lake City), 1.</ref> is to show a minimum genealogists must do for their work to be credible.
 There are five elements to the Genealogical Proof Standard:
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 Any proof statement is subject to re-evaluation when new evidence arises.
-'''''Source'''''<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. ''The BCG Genealogical Standards Manual'' (Orem, Utah: Ancestry Publishing, 2000), 1-2, and Thomas W. Jones, "Proved?: Five Ways to Prove Who Your Ancestor Was" (printed handout for a lecture presented to library staff, 23 October 2003, Family History Library, Salt Lake City), 1.
+'''''Sources'''''<br> {{reflist}}
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