However, I'd rather use a citation generator / template (such as found in RootsMagic) rather than looking up the citation in a book. Since RM has a system to informing you which citation format they use, I prefer the copy and paste approach and let the template arrange the components.
Great information you have provided. I wish you would talk about families that came to the British colonies in the 1600s. I actually only have one ancestor that came to the British colonies after 1700, in 1755 (Highland Scots). I think there are unique challenges to those of us who are descended from the British and European colonists to the British colonies prior to about 1700, many in the 1600s. I have found so many instances of cousins marrying cousins. What do you suggest for those of us whose ancestors came in the 1600s and early 1700s, as colonists, not immigrants? Part of the problem with Ancestry DNA, which I have taken, is that it cannot tell us where in the UK (other than Wales, Scotland, Ireland, England and Northwestern Europe) my family lines are from. I only have genetic communities in the Carolinas and Louisiana, because most of my ancestors moved further South from Virginia, PA, and New England. Do you think taking my Heritage DNA test would lead to specific locations such as Cornwall, etc.? My brother is going to take the family tree Y-DNA test (and also use the results for the Family Surname Projects for several of my family lines) and I will take the maternal X DNA test.
What are the standards for proof, when any given connection between one generation and the next has absolutely zero documentary evidence to support it, and relies only on DNA evidence? Second question: what if that DNA evidence is overwhelmingly compelling and conclusive, and admits of no other plausible, likely, or even possible conclusion? How does one publicly *prove* this, to professional standards, without violating any privacy rights of the genetic cousin matches whose data constitutes the "proof"? Thanks in advance. 👍
I ask everyone to please bear in mind that I've been doing genealogy for more than 40 years, and genetic genealogy for more than 15. I am not a beginner.
Great! So much faulty lineage information is out there. It is good to see some standards for proof.
Thanks for a quick rundown of the GPS
However, I'd rather use a citation generator / template (such as found in RootsMagic) rather than looking up the citation in a book. Since RM has a system to informing you which citation format they use, I prefer the copy and paste approach and let the template arrange the components.
I'll have to check out the RootsMagic citation generator, I don't use RM much so I didn't realize it had that feature.
Thanks for the imformation provided in the video.
Great information you have provided. I wish you would talk about families that came to the British colonies in the 1600s. I actually only have one ancestor that came to the British colonies after 1700, in 1755 (Highland Scots). I think there are unique challenges to those of us who are descended from the British and European colonists to the British colonies prior to about 1700, many in the 1600s. I have found so many instances of cousins marrying cousins. What do you suggest for those of us whose ancestors came in the 1600s and early 1700s, as colonists, not immigrants? Part of the problem with Ancestry DNA, which I have taken, is that it cannot tell us where in the UK (other than Wales, Scotland, Ireland, England and Northwestern Europe) my family lines are from. I only have genetic communities in the Carolinas and Louisiana, because most of my ancestors moved further South from Virginia, PA, and New England. Do you think taking my Heritage DNA test would lead to specific locations such as Cornwall, etc.? My brother is going to take the family tree Y-DNA test (and also use the results for the Family Surname Projects for several of my family lines) and I will take the maternal X DNA test.
Awesome video, I would love to see a video on identifying an unknown mother or father with DNA alone.
What are the standards for proof, when any given connection between one generation and the next has absolutely zero documentary evidence to support it, and relies only on DNA evidence? Second question: what if that DNA evidence is overwhelmingly compelling and conclusive, and admits of no other plausible, likely, or even possible conclusion? How does one publicly *prove* this, to professional standards, without violating any privacy rights of the genetic cousin matches whose data constitutes the "proof"? Thanks in advance. 👍
I ask everyone to please bear in mind that I've been doing genealogy for more than 40 years, and genetic genealogy for more than 15. I am not a beginner.