The Evidentia Experiment – Progress Report #1
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The Evidentia Experiment – Progress Report #1

Last week I posted about the Evidentia Experiment I am currently doing. The goal is to document 5 generations, starting with myself, using Evidentia. The results will then be exported into a GEDCOM file and imported into a clean RootsMagic database. This week I wanted to describe my process as well as report on my…

Evidentia Meets Relationships in the 1880 US Census
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Evidentia Meets Relationships in the 1880 US Census

Let’s talk about relationships. In 1880 the US government got nosey. They wanted to know what your relationship was to the head of household. This was great news for genealogists! In fact, they wanted to know a lot of things:1 Number of dwelling home, in order of visitation by the enumerator Number of family, in…

Evidentia meets a UK BMD – Revisited
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Evidentia meets a UK BMD – Revisited

Last weeks dive into the UK Birth registration of Reginald Charles Deller created a lot of conversation, especially about the correct citation format to use. There was also a missed clue that needs to be called out. I decided to revisit this record and the corresponding citation both to correct some errors on my part…