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Which One Is Mine? Untangling Same-Named Ancestors
Two John Smiths, two cousins named Mary, three men named Richard Bedell down the street's all too common. This six-part series teaches you to tell same-named ancestors apart using the Genealogical Proof Standard. Build timelines, map family groups, and follow real case studies spanning military pensions, Reconstruction-era freedmen, and Danish parish records to finally prove which one is truly yours.
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1
Identity Crises: Right Name, Wrong Man? Wrong Name, Right Man?
with Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG®, CGL®
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Proving Identity: Not Matching Names
with Robyn Smith
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Separating and Merging Identities of Same-named Men
with Shannon Green, CG®, CGG®, CGL®
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Taming Same-Name Research
with Jenny Hansen, AG®, AGL™
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Samuel Witter vs. Samuel Witter: Separating Same Name Men, War of 1812
with Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG®, CGL®
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Proving Identity and Kinship Using the GPS: Finding a Freedman's Family
with Nancy A. Peters, CG, CGL
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