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Genealogy Research Log
A simple 2-page printable research log for keeping track of genealogy searches, sources, findings, and next steps.
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READ. QUESTION. EVALUATE. RESEARCH WITH CONFIDENCE.
Research with confidence.
Practical genealogy articles to help you evaluate evidence, solve research problems, and understand what the records are really telling you.
Evidence Analysis
A Record Says It. Does That Make It True?
Genealogy records were created by people—and people can be wrong. Learn how to evaluate who supplied the information, separate facts from inferences, resolve conflicting evidence,
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Research Methods
The Challenge of Tracing Female Ancestors
Female ancestors can seem to disappear from the records. The search for Sarah Dickson shows how guardianship records, cluster research, and DNA can help uncover the women hidden in
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Built by Genealogists, for Genealogists
GenLady grew out of more than 30 years of real genealogical research. The difficult cases, conflicting records, DNA matches, unidentified photographs, and research notes that never seem to stay organized. The tools here are designed to make that work easier. Not by giving you more records to collect, but by helping you slow down, ask better questions, evaluate the evidence, and understand what you've actually found.
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