{"id":3328,"date":"2016-11-11T16:55:22","date_gmt":"2016-11-11T15:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/?p=3328"},"modified":"2016-11-11T16:55:22","modified_gmt":"2016-11-11T15:55:22","slug":"friday-finds-genealogical-proof-standard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/friday-finds-genealogical-proof-standard\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday finds: Genealogical Proof Standard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This week I have looked into the Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS)<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I touched on this topic a few weeks ago when I wrote about the use of proper sources. This week I have looked into how we evaluate these sources to prove the connections we make in our family tree. I readily admit that when I first got into genealogy, I wasn&#8217;t all that occupied with sources and proof. I have, however seen how easy it is to mix up all the Ole Hansens and Anne Olsdatters we find. \u00a0The further back in time we get, the number of sources diminishes. Sooner or later we get into the cases where we only have indirect proof to make our case.\u00a0Here are a few websites that deals with the proof standard<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3332\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/friday-finds-genealogical-proof-standard\/detective-1424831_640\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/detective-1424831_640.png?fit=634%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"634,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"detective-1424831_640\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/detective-1424831_640.png?fit=634%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3332 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/detective-1424831_640.png?resize=204%2C207&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"detective-1424831_640\" width=\"204\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/detective-1424831_640.png?w=634&amp;ssl=1 634w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/detective-1424831_640.png?resize=297%2C300&amp;ssl=1 297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/>In the Family search blog we find\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/familysearch.org\/blog\/en\/genealogicalproofstandardpart1\/\">Understanding the Genealogical Proof Standard<\/a>\u00a0This is the first of three posts explaining the GPS. \u201cDirect evidence is awesome, Indirect evidence is like a puzzle piece. You can\u2019t answer any particular question just based upon this piece of evidence. You have to fit it together.\u201d the website quotes\u00a0James Ison at the RootsTech 2016 conference.<\/p>\n<p>While we&#8217;re at the Family search blog we should also read the two next parts of this series<a href=\"https:\/\/familysearch.org\/blog\/en\/genealogicalproofstandardpart2\/?icid=bl-rt-4530\">\u00a03 Ways to Ensure Your Research Meets the Genealogical Proof Standard<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/familysearch.org\/blog\/en\/genealogicalproofstandardpart3\/\">How to Successfully Apply the Genealogical Proof Standard<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center have an article where the author John, discusses the book\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.genealogycenter.org\/Community\/Blog\/acpl-genealogy-blog\/2014\/11\/13\/elements-of-genealogical-analysis\">Elements of Genealogical Analysis<\/a>\u00a0 by Robert Charles Anderson.<\/p>\n<p>I like visualizations and at the blog ThinkGenealogy we find a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkgenealogy.com\/map\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Genealogy Research Process Map<\/a>\u00a0that can be useful to study in order to make sure our research results are correct.<\/p>\n<p>Dear Myrtle offers study groups on how to apply the GPS \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.dearmyrtle.com\/2016\/11\/announcing-genealogical-proof-standard.html\">Genealogical Proof Standard Study Group (2017)<\/a><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\namzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit0\";\namzn_assoc_search_bar = \"true\";\namzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"norweggeneala-20\";\namzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"manual\";\namzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\";\namzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\";\namzn_assoc_region = \"US\";\namzn_assoc_title = \"My Amazon Picks\";\namzn_assoc_linkid = \"21617a6b48aafb6879591c89422239aa\";\namzn_assoc_asins = \"0929626214,1630260185,B00H48MNXS,092962615X\";\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week I have looked into the Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3330,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","nf_dc_page":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-genealogy-general"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.0 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - 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