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What is the GPS? By Debbie Nester

GPS Definition Slide “Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS), which guides how professional and amateur genealogists should conduct their research. As a genealogist, you should meet all five elements of the GPS at all times as you conduct your research, whether you are researching for yourself, as a consultant, as a student, or as a professional.” BYU-Idaho Family History Research Program Faculty, “The Genealogical Proof Standard,” in Family History and Genealogical Research (Rexburg, Idaho: BYU-Idaho, 2023) Unit 1 Chapter 1, books.byui.edu .

GPS Importance Slide “The Genealogical Proof Standard is used to communicate the degree of quality that the research performed needs to be so that the research and proof is able to be accepted to show a relationship beyond doubt.” BYU-Idaho Family History Research Program Faculty, “The Genealogical Proof Standard,” in Family History and Genealogical Research (Rexburg, Idaho: BYU-Idaho, 2023) Unit 1 Chapter 1, books.byui.edu .

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GPS 1: Definition Slide “To conduct reasonably exhaustive research, one must identify and search all available and relevant records. It is important to conduct reasonably exhaustive research because it helps to prevent any results from being inaccurate or identified too quickly.” BYU-Idaho Family History Research Program Faculty, “The Genealogical Proof Standard,” in Family History and Genealogical Research (Rexburg, Idaho: BYU-Idaho, 2023) Unit 1 Chapter 1, books.byui.edu

GPS 1: Importance Slide is important to conduct reasonably exhaustive research to ensure all available and levant information has been located which may help resolve a research question.” BYU-Idaho Family History Research Program Faculty, “The Genealogical Proof Standard,” in Family History and Genealogical Research (Rexburg, Idaho: BYU-Idaho, 2023) Unit 1 Chapter 1, books.byui.edu

PS 1 Example Slide ant to find the parents of my grandmother, Vicie Hursey. I was told that she was born around 00 to 1910 in Akron, Ohio. search for the information, I found and analyzed any information that I already knew and turned FamilySearch catalogs and the FamilySearch Wiki to find out which records I had access to. oked at birth records for Summit County, Ohio between 1900 to 1910. oked at census records for 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940, and 1950. I did not find Vicie’s birth tificate. I did not find Vicie in the 1900 or 1910 censuses but did find her in the 1920 census. corded my findings and tracked my progress in my research log for Vicie Hursey, until I was sitive that I had an accurate and trustworthy answer to my question. BYU-Idaho Family History Research Program Faculty, “The Genealogical Proof Standard,” in Family History and Genealogical Research (Rexburg, Idaho: BYU-Idaho, 2023) Unit 1 Chapter 1, books.byui.edu BYU-Idaho Family History Research Program Faculty, “The Genealogical Proof Standard,” in Family History and Genealogical Research (Rexburg, Idaho: BYU-Idaho, 2023) Unit 1 Chapter 1, books.byui.edu ted States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6MQ-P69 : Fri Dec 22 09:23:39 UTC 2023), Entry for John E Hursey and Daisy Hursey, 1920. ed States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4QY-HV3 : Fri Oct 06 15:09:58 UTC 2023), Entry for Charles E Graham and Vicie I Graham, 1930. ed States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWX8-2TH : Tue Nov 28 11:52:29 UTC 2023), Entry for Everett Graham and Vicie Graham, 1940. ed States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6JKY-MKG8 : Fri Oct 06 09:41:27 UTC 2023), Entry for Irene A. Parsley and Martin Jurlina, 10 April 1950. Objective(s) To find her parents Locality Akron, Summit, Ohio Date of search Location/ call number Description of source (author, title, year, pages) Comments (purpose of search, results, years and names searched) Doc. number 3/8/24 United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/ 61903/1:1:M6MQ-P69 : Fri Dec 22 09:23:39 UTC 2023), Entry for John E Hursey and Daisy Hursey, 1920. "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/ 61903/1:1:X4QY-HV3 : Fri Oct 06 15:09:58 UTC 2023), Entry for Charles E Graham and Vicie I Graham, 1930. "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/ 61903/1:1:KWX8-2TH : Tue Nov 28 11:52:29 UTC 2023), Entry for Everett Graham and Vicie Graham, 1940. "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/ 61903/1:1:6JKY-MKG8 : Fri Oct 06 09:41:27 UTC 2023), Entry for Irene A. Parsley and Martin Jurlina, 10 April 1950. Look for birth certificate. To find Vicie’s parents. I did not find her birth certificate. Look up 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940 and 1950 census. To find Vicie’s parents. I found Vicie in all the above censuses accept 1910. Research Log Ancestor’s name Vicie Hursey

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GPS 2 Definition Slide citation is simply a reference to the place where you found the information. “Citations, narrative text, and nnections between the two enable genealogists and others to (a) assess the credibility of each source or age a genealogist used, (b) locate that source or image, and (c) understand the research scope.“” BYU-Idaho Family History Research Program Faculty, “The Genealogical Proof Standard,” in Family History and Genealogical Research (Rexburg, Idaho: BYU-Idaho, 2023) Unit 1 Chapter 1, books.byui.edu

GPS 2: Importance Slide s important to use complete and accurate source citations? “Citations, narrative text, d connections between the two enable genealogists and others to (a) assess the credibility each source or image, a genealogist used, (b) locate that source or image, and (c) understand e research scope.” BYU-Idaho Family History Research Program Faculty, “The Genealogical Proof Standard,” in Family History and Genealogical Research (Rexburg, Idaho: BYU-Idaho, 2023) Unit 1 Chapter 1, books.byui.edu

GPS 2: Example Slide BYU-Idaho Family History Research Program Faculty, “The Genealogical Proof Standard,” in Family History and Genealogical Research (Rexburg, Idaho: BYU-Idaho, 2023) Unit 1 Chapter 1, books.byui.edu found Vicie Hursey’s marriage record. A basic citation includes the author’s name, the source title, and the source publication nformation, but this is not all that is required. The citation should include all the details eeded to locate the original source.” hicago Manual of Style is the citing resource that I used. Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21W-C6MS : Wed Mar 06 07:18:03 UTC 2024), ntry for Everett Graham and Vicie Isabel Hursey, 13 Aug 1927.

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GPS 3: Definition Slide You must analyze what you have found and correlate (or compare) it with known information and the information you have found in other records. “The definition of analysis is a “detailed examination of anything complex in order to understand its nature or to determine its essential features: a thorough study.” “The definition of correlation is “the state or relation of being correlated, specifically: a relation existing between phenomena or things. It is important to correlate sources and information to determine how a research question and the items that help answer a research question. Correlation is comparing two or more sources, information items, or pieces of evidence.” BYU-Idaho Family History Research Program Faculty, “The Genealogical Proof Standard,” in Family History and Genealogical Research (Rexburg, Idaho: BYU-Idaho, 2023) Unit 1 Chapter 1, books.byui.edu

GPS 3 Importance Slide s important to analyze sources and the information in the sources to ensure our evidence is dible. Are connected or related. e source. A source can be a book, certificate, letter, family bible, local history, online family e, etc. How reliable is it? e information in that source. We do this by deciding who the informant was and how close he event the informant reported information. e evidence found in the information. We analyze the evidence by deciding if it answers the earch question either directly or when combined with other evidence. Analysis is analyzing e source, information item, or piece of evidence.” BYU-Idaho Family History Research Program Faculty, “The Genealogical Proof Standard,” in Family History and Genealogical Research (Rexburg, Idaho: BYU-Idaho, 2023) Unit 1 Chapter 1, books.byui.edu

GPS 3 Example Slide found records for Ida Jewell, my great-grandmother. I wanted to verify her first name, it Ida or Daisy? Her name is listed as Ida on a marriage record. I didn’t know she was married previously to Cleman Williamson. Is this the right Ida Jewell? After looking at he marriage record, it did list her parents as Samuel Jewell and Anna Brownfield. I double heck the 1900 census to verify that Ida's parents were Samuel and Anna. Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD6V-ZYF : 25 March 2020), a B. Jewell in entry for Cleman Williamson, 1902. U-Idaho Family History Research Program Faculty, “The Genealogical Proof Standard,” in mily History and Genealogical Research (Rexburg, Idaho: BYU-Idaho, 2023) Unit 1 Chapter 1, books.byui.edu United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9Z4-DBW : Tue Mar 05 15:49:07 UTC 2024), ntry for Samuel Jewell and Anna Jewell, 1900.

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When resolving any conflicting evidence, You will discover pieces of evidence that do ot agree with each other. Most of the evidence might point in one direction, but one ece is confusing because it doesn’t fit with all the rest. In genealogical research, we all this conflicting evidence. “ BYU-Idaho Family History Research Program Faculty, “The Genealogical Proof Standard,” in amily History and Genealogical Research (Rexburg, Idaho: BYU-Idaho, 2023) Unit 1 Chapter 1, books.byui.edu GPS 4: Definition Slide

GPS 4: Importance Slide “It is important to address and resolve that conflicting evidence to ensure the research conclusion is accurate and to help fellow researchers understand the conflicting evidence when they find it.”

GPS 4: Example Slide BYU-Idaho Family History Research Program Faculty, “The Genealogical Proof Standard,” in Family History and Genealogical Research (Rexburg, Idaho: BYU-Idaho, 2023) Unit 1 Chapter 1, books.byui.edu In searching for my grandmother’s records, Vicie Hursey, I found several sources with my grandmother’s birth date but no birth certificate. I also looked for Vicie’s death certificate, to see if it named her parents.. Since there was a discrepancy in her birth year, I went by what I was told by my biological father, that it was 1910. Since, her birth is in early December, I assume that is why the census list her birth as 1911. Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKKQ-21G : 30 June 2021), Vicie Jurlina, 1983. Entry for John E Hursey and Daisy Hursey, 1920 . "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4QY-HV3 : Sat Mar 09 14:20:14 UTC 2024), Entry for Charles E Graham and Vicie I Graham, 1930.

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Write a Soundly Written Conclusion Based on the Strongest Evidence s a genealogist, your work is not done until you write a conclusion to your research. he conclusion proves to the reader you arrived at the correct decision. Your written onclusion will include evidence that supports your research conclusion and will clarify he research for future genealogists.” YU-Idaho Family History Research Program Faculty, “The Genealogical Proof Standard,” in amily History and Genealogical Research (Rexburg, Idaho: BYU-Idaho, 2023) Unit 1 Chapter 1, books.byui.edu GPS 5: Definition Slide

GPS 5: Importance Slide As genealogists, it is important to record conclusions carefully to show that we have ot based them on “bias, preconception, or inadequate appreciation of the evidence. We] also show or explain how the evidence leads to the conclusion.” 6 The conclusion the culmination of our research.” U-Idaho Family History Research Program Faculty, “The Genealogical Proof Standard,” in mily History and Genealogical Research (Rexburg, Idaho: BYU-Idaho, 2023) Unit 1 Chapter 1, books.byui.edu

GPS 5: Example Slide When writing conclusions, we aim for accuracy, clarity, and readability. 7 ccuracy means we don’t make up information, exaggerate, or hide information. arity means we don’t use clichés, if we directly quote someone, we identify them the text, and if we introduce a new person to the text, we identify them immediately. eadability means we follow the rules for writing and proofread our work.” What resources helped the researcher write a good conclusion? A source can be a book, certificate, tter, family bible, local history, online family tree, etc. How reliable is it? Does it include citations? Is an original document or has the information been copied?” BYU-Idaho Family History Research Program Faculty, “The Genealogical Proof Standard,” in Family History and Genealogical Research (Rexburg, Idaho: BYU-Idaho, 2023) Unit 1 Chapter 1, books.byui.edu A well-written conclusion demonstrate to the reader your understanding of the research problem. hese include, presenting the last word on the issues you raised in your paper. the conclusion ffers a chance to leave a lasting impression. Summarizing your thoughts and conveying the larger gnificance of your study. Identifying how a gap in the literature has been addressed. The conclusion an be where you describe how a previously identified gap in the literature. Demonstrating the mportance of your ideas. The conclusion offers you the opportunity to elaborate on the impact and gnificance of your findings. Introducing possible new or expanded ways of thinking about the research roblem.” on, David. “Research Guides: Organizing Your Social Sciences Research Paper: 9. the Conclusion.” 9. The Conclusion – Organizing Your Social ces Research Paper - Research Guides at University of Southern California , USC Libraries, 8 Mar. 2024, libguides.usc.edu/writingguide/conclusion ext=A%20well-written%20conclusion%20provides%20you%20with,of%20the%20research%20problem. %20These%20include%3A&text= well-written%20conclusion%20provides,research%20problem.%20These%20include%3A&text=conclusion%20provides%20you%20with,of%20the%20research%20problem.

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