{"id":10869,"date":"2025-08-17T22:47:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T22:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/?p=10869"},"modified":"2025-08-17T22:47:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T22:47:08","slug":"handling-record-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/handling-record-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"Handling Record Problems"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&#8220;It says so in that record!&#8221; &#8230; but is it really so? Sometimes the information we find in a record might not be a sure thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-4-discover07.html#b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Goal 7 of Project 4: Discover<\/a> 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&#8217;ll find there:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.genealogy.com\/articles\/research\/00000011.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Word Meanings<\/a> &#8211; an article with examples of words that have a different meaning today than many years ago. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogy.com\/articles\/research\/00000041.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Potential Problems with Records<\/a> by Genealogy.com<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ldsgenealogy.com\/Dealing-with-Errors.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dealing with Errors<\/a> by James Tanner<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ancestralfindings.com\/misindexing-a-common-brick-wall-and-how-to-get-around-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Misindexing &#8211; a Common Brick Wall<\/a> by Ancestral Findings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ancestryacademy.com\/when-you-find-a-brick-wall-develop-foundational-thinking\/videos\/working-with-unreliable-evidence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Working with Unreliable Evidence<\/a> by Ancestry Academy (video)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ancestryacademy.com\/when-you-find-a-brick-wall-develop-foundational-thinking\/videos\/look-at-both-sides-of-documents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Look at Both Sides of Documents<\/a> by Ancestry Academy (video)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8T1ifwrY57Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Solving the Mystery of Multiple Birthdates<\/a> by Aimee Cross (video)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>At the beginning of Choice A in Goal 7, you&#8217;ll see a link to a Class Outline you can download for using photos in research. 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