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Because family history depends on finding records about individuals and families, you should understand the nature of the records that you will be searching. In fact, one requirement of the [[Genealogical Proof Standard]] is that “the data’s background context [be] considered.”<ref>Board for Certification of Genealogists, ''The BCG Genealogical Standards Manual'' (Orem, Utah: Ancestry Publishing, 2000), 8, 10.</ref> This means, among other things, understanding why and under what circumstances the records were created. | Because family history depends on finding records about individuals and families, you should understand the nature of the records that you will be searching. In fact, one requirement of the [[Genealogical Proof Standard]] is that “the data’s background context [be] considered.”<ref>Board for Certification of Genealogists, ''The BCG Genealogical Standards Manual'' (Orem, Utah: Ancestry Publishing, 2000), 8, 10.</ref> This means, among other things, understanding why and under what circumstances the records were created. | ||