A citation in compiled genealogical research is not credible because it has been quoted for thirty years. It is credible because it can be located and confirmed. A four-step audit method.
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When You Are Not the First Researcher in the Room: Working from Compiled Records Without Inheriting Their Conclusions
Compiled records, published articles, and family historian notebooks are research maps, not source documents. A four-step method for using another researcher’s work without adopting their conclusions.