Michael Hait, a very renowned, and respected genealogists from Delaware, gave a Webinar Wednesday (sponsored by Legacy Family Tree) in which he gave a lecture on doing an exhaustive evidence search in using the Genealogical Proof Standard to do genealogy.
Michael discussed what a “reasonably exhaustive search” is, why it is necessary, and how to conduct a search.
He gave a case study of his own family who lived in Stanford, Connecticut, and New York. This is where he used the Genealogical Proof Standard – was his ancestor born in Connecticut or New York.
See how he used “direct evidence” and “indirect evidence” to solve the problem.
He has put three articles on his website that you may like to read http://michaelhait.wordpress.com
•“How to conduct a ‘reasonably exhaustive search’ for relevant records”
•“Finding what you are not looking for”
•“Does a ‘reasonably exhaustive search’ include online family trees?”
This was the 83rd Webinar that they have given at Legacy Family Tree website. They have been giving them for 2 years, and they had 1,500 participants this time on Wednesday.
I encourage you to take part in these Webinars. He has some of the most important genealogists in the world who participate. They are very informative, and they are FREE!
Go to www.legacyfamilytree.com/webinars
