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Primary sources and old buildings
We’ve been struck by the similarity between transcribing old records – primary sources like birth registers, Wills and so on – and conserving old buildings. People are very conscious these days of the vandalism that can be done to lovely … Continue reading
An endangered species
Do you check your data sources? Do you try to verify them against primary sources, or at least against reliable transcriptions? Do you allow other people to add their own data to your website? If so do you perform any … Continue reading
SOCIETY OF GENEALOGISTS
We’re keen to spread the word about the Genealogy Quality Code, and particularly to attract interest from across the genealogical spectrum. So we we’re delighted that the June 2012 edition of the Society of Genealogists Magazine carries a letter from … Continue reading
New Category
If you’re sharp-eyed, you might have seen that the Code now refers to three database categories instead of two. (For the definition of each category, see under The Code.) We’re loath to make the Code any more complicated. But, as … Continue reading
Spreading the Genealogy Code
We’re relying on people who like this site and agree with our code to spread the word to others. It’s beginning to get around, having only been going for a month. We were pleased, for example, to get a mention … Continue reading
Data pirates go for printed books too!
In the Keep it offline blog, we note the commonly-held view that databases are safer if they’re never loaded up to the web. This must be true if you keep a single manuscript locked away forever in a high-security safe. … Continue reading
Keep it offline?
One of the things we’ve heard from several people who’ve been compiling important databases is that they simply won’t put their stuff on the web, because of the risk that it’ll be pirated. Elsewhere on this site (Why have a … Continue reading
Primary and Secondary Sources
The amazing “double life” of a man, born, wed and buried in Zutphen Holland (Has this happened to you?) whilst, simultaneously, marrying and fathering children several thousands of miles across the ocean in Ohio USA, underlines the importance of obtaining … Continue reading
Copyright, Commonsense, Courtesy
Some people who’ve looked at this site say it ought to give background/advice on copyright law etc. But we don’t want to get sucked into all that. There are already loads of websites, some of them very authoritative, on copyright. … Continue reading
Has this happened to you?
I was very excited to find an online tree with members of my family listed in it. My family have been a struggle to trace and there was my ggg grandfather. I immediately envisaged new branches to discover, new relatves … Continue reading
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