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A Few Thoughts about Writer’s Block

April 26, 2018 wfsmith Leave a comment

The last of the five components of the Genealogical Proof Standard is a “soundly written conclusion based on the strongest…

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How Do You Know if Someone Died in Your House?

October 25, 2017 wfsmith Leave a comment

With an older home, it might be impossible to know its full history, but if you want to do research…

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Chopping off Branches of My Family Tree

October 4, 2017 wfsmith Leave a comment

I’ve spent this week doing research on my own family – spending hours in history societies and genealogical libraries, and…

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Planning for My Latest Genealogy Trip

September 25, 2017 wfsmith Leave a comment

After the Association of Professional Genealogists conference in Washington DC next weekend, I’m going to spend a week in Virginia…

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What Can Social Scientists Learn from the Genealogical Proof Standard?

September 22, 2017 wfsmith Leave a comment

I’ve been doing research for a long time now, mainly quantitative survey-based research and analysis. In grad school I studied…

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Three Reasons to Build Extended Family Health Histories

August 25, 2017 wfsmith Leave a comment

It’s common for health professionals to ask for family health histories among first-degree relatives, mainly parents. Understanding which illnesses and…

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The Beginning: My Story

July 23, 2017 wfsmith 1 Comment

It makes sense to kick off this blog explaining why I’m so passionate about being a professional genealogist. The simplest…

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