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2026-07-09 Following the Herd: When genealogy information is published in a book or in an online tree, we often assume it must be correct, and we spread the information. Stop Following the Herd! provides an excellent case study of how the author found a case of mistaken identity on one of his FamilySearch lines and how he verified the correct ancestor with help from census, marriage, and naturalization records. To learn more about verifying information in sources, see Goal 8 in Project 1: Family Tree.
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