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	The purpose of the Genealogical Proof Standard<ref>''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/43567656 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 what a ~~minimum~~ genealogist must do for ~~their~~ work to be credible.		The purpose of the Genealogical Proof Standard<ref>''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/43567656 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 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:		There are five elements to the Genealogical Proof Standard: