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Record Analysis (opens the original)
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GREAT discussion during yesterday’s Mondays with Myrt. 🤗 Now, to add emphasis regarding the ANALYSIS portion of the Evidence Analysis Process Map.⬇️“QuickLesson 28: Record Analysis: Critical Appraisal of a Family Bible Record” was published today by Elizabeth Shown Mills.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href=
How Historians Use “Primary” & “Secondary” (opens the original)
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Last time our panelist mentioned the terms “primary” and “secondary” as used in the scientific world from which he recently retired. Those terms mean something slightly different in the world of historical and genealogical research. We will discuss:SourcesInformationEvidenceProofSuggested reading materials are Quick Lesson 2 and Quick Lesson 17 by Elizabeth Shown Mills found at https://www.evidenceexplained.com</d
CORRECTION: “From Census to Story” (opens the original)
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REGISTER NOW!Correct date: 20 Sept 2026 3pm Eastern via ZoomGeneaBloggers invites you to attend “FROM CENSUS TO STORY: Bringing ancestors to life with evidence, context, and AI” presented by .Register here: https://tinyurl.com/GBsept2026<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!I5gS!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F263b76bd-c8ad-4a45-9f94-5de
“From Census to Story” on 20 Sept 2026 (opens the original)
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REGISTER NOW!GeneaBloggers invites you to attend their class 20 Sept 2026 starting at 3m Eastern. presents “FROM CENSUS TO STORY: Bringing ancestors to life with evidence, context, and AI.”Register here: https://tinyurl.com/GBsept2026<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!aurD!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fac63e345-743c-42b7-9316-f78244bfda8a
Inspiring Gees Bend Quilting Video (opens the original)
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LOVE THIS QUILTING VIDEO! 💜It’s an incredible look at multiple stitching, considering colors and designs, prepping the castoffs from the cotton gin house for quilt batting. Leave a commentI have a handmade frame like shown here for a quilting bee, though I often tied my quilts. I’m amazed to now do “long arm” quilting now. Lately, I am working on my old log cabin lap quilt that I started back in the 80s of the previ
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