I Thought He Was My Ancestor: Avoiding the Six Biggest Genealogy Mistakes

James M. Baker, PhD

Dec 13, 2017

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Welcome

5m 10s

Speaker's Introduction

1m 20s

Introduction

3m 51s

1 Trusting Old Data

11m 57s

2 Trusting Family Data

12m 7s

3 Same Name People

14m 51s

4 Failing Logic Test

9m 8s

5 Trusting Salesmen

3m 24s

6 Trusting Originals

9m 18s

Announcement/prizes

11m 34s

Questions / answers

9m 0s

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About this webinar

Case studies are presented to show how to avoid the biggest mistakes, including trusting family myths; believing that the posted family trees are accurate; connecting the wrong "same name" people; and believing that all original family records are accurate.

About the speaker

James M. Baker, PhD

Mr. Baker, an active genealogist for the past fifteen years, completed the requirements to become a BCG associate in 2011. He specializes in German, Midwest U.S., and early American research. He was a...

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