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What is the difference between “primary information” and “secondary information?”

information gps asked Oct 9 '12 at 22:58

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What is evidence? What is the difference between evidence and information?

gps documents evidence asked Oct 9 '12 at 23:19

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Why do historical and genealogical scholars differ in their approach to classifying sources?

research-methods evidence sources information asked Oct 12 '12 at 18:18

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How can I locate a New England telegraph man ca1850? (Lemuel Keyser Preston seems to be hiding.)

united-states 19th-century new-england texas asked Nov 7 '12 at 17:43

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Dating this photograph of a younger Emma (Vig) Froiland

photo-dating asked Dec 27 '12 at 1:49

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Old German script. What is the wife's name in this 1837 baptismal ledger from Stark County, Ohio?

united-states 19th-century palaeography ohio asked Jan 4 at 16:38

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Migration from New Hampshire to Ohio ca1810-1816

united-states 19th-century migration new-england asked Oct 9 '12 at 23:46

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What is the significance of a “right of dower” in this 1830s era deed (Ohio/New Hampshire, USA)?

united-states 19th-century laws asked Oct 23 '12 at 17:56

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Relocating back to the US, 1830-1850: Would there be naturalization records about children born Canada to parents born in the US? Adult children?

united-states 19th-century immigration canada asked Oct 29 '12 at 21:42

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Seeking publication specifics for a 20th century news article (USA)

united-states 20th-century newspaper texas asked Nov 8 '12 at 14:57

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Top Answers

What should I do if caught in a sand storm?

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Is a Birth/Marriage/Death Certificate a primary source?

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How can I establish (and describe) my confidence that the child and adult are the same person?

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How do I identify the date a photo was taken or printed?

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What does it mean if cause of death is listed as “Insanity” in late 1800s?

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Can anyone decipher the name of this Royal Navy ship in Beruit in 1861?

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Where do I find the record pointed to by a naturalization index?

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Help tracing ancestor back to germany

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With generations of multiple marriages and step children, how is this family relationship described?

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How can I track down back issues of a family history newsletter from the 1980's?

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How do I Cite Genealogy Sources and References in a Book?

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How do I research Chinese names that have been Americanized?

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Where do I look for a woman who vanished for 17 years?

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Help finding, 2x Grandfather William R Rediker's records prior to 1857?

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How do I parse this citation into a source, citation detail and citation text?

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1910 Census - and the last three columns

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Is painting grass green for the sake of making it green for real?

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Ephemera as evidence?

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What details do I need to know about an ancestor before I try to uncover the ship they immigrated on?

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How do I find a New York birth record from the early 19th century?

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How to work local resources remotely?

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What is the correct location for a person born at sea?

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How do I corroborate Charles Foster's military service (circa 1880)?

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How do I search for a newspaper (instead of a person) on Genealogy Bank?

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How to Trace Ancestors to Switzerland

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What is the meaning of these remarks on 1948 USMC discharge papers?

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Intra Family marriage / rejoining family trees

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How do I read this descendants tree?

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Citing sources from Facebook and other social media sites

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I found some living distant relatives. Now what?

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