“It says so in that record!” … but is it really so? Sometimes the information we find in a record might not be a sure thing.

Goal 7 of Project 4: Discover in the Family History Guide sheds some welcome light on potential problems with records. Here is a brief summary of the links to essential articles and videos you’ll find there:

• Word Meanings – an article with examples of words that have a different meaning today than many years ago.
• Potential Problems with Records by Genealogy.com
• Dealing with Errors by James Tanner
• Misindexing – a Common Brick Wall by Ancestral Findings
• Working with Unreliable Evidence by Ancestry Academy (video)
• Look at Both Sides of Documents by Ancestry Academy (video)
• Solving the Mystery of Multiple Birthdates by Aimee Cross (video)

At the beginning of Choice A in Goal 7, you’ll see a link to a Class Outline you can download for using photos in research. It has a Google slide with customizable Speaker Notes that you can use to teach mini-classes on the topic with a minimum of preparation.