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What if we told the truth about how we work?

GSQ Blog Posted on November 6, 2017 by Bob McAllisterNovember 1, 2017

  The way in which you justify your conclusions concerning a branch of your family tree has much in common with a formalmathematical proof. Each one depends upon assembling demonstrated (and defensible) facts and then proceeding from them via a path of inexorable logic to an inevitable conclusion. But they share far more than that. Both a genealogical argument and a mathematical proof are deliberately structured to obscure the false starts, blind alleys and mistaken identifications that make each subject … Continue reading

Posted in context in family history, process, research, Trove, Uncategorised | Tagged Cameron, Lochiel, Tasmania

The two births of John Cameron

GSQ Blog Posted on September 4, 2017 by Bob McAllisterSeptember 3, 2017

It can be extremely frustrating to know something about an ancestor but not have the evidence to back it up. When it comes to serious genealogical discussion a statement like “Oh everyone knew they came from Tasmania” just will not do. So when you do locate a record that apparently justifies the claim, there are grounds for rejoicing. But it takes the edge off your excitement to find a second record (from the same source) that apparently contradicts the first. … Continue reading

Posted in certificates, evidence, Tasmania | Tagged derivative records, evidence, original images

Just what you need and nothing more

GSQ Blog Posted on January 31, 2017 by Bob McAllisterSeptember 2, 2017

To a casual observer, the agenda of the last meeting of the Legacy User Group might have seemed a little incongruous. The first item was a discussion of the likely release date for Version 9 of the software. This was followed by an in-depth examination of a feature that has been present since (at least) Version 6 but which very few of the members had used much. How can we possibly justify buying a new version of the program if … Continue reading

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