10 - 2015 - Genealogy Tip of the Day

If part of your analysis of a record involves the word “always,” ask yourself: is that really “always” the way it is? could this situation be an exception? (make certain you have valid reasons for thinking that this case is an exception) how do I know it’s “always” true? Sometimes our brick walls and assumptions are buried in an “always” in our analysis that’s not necessarily always true.