{"id":752,"date":"2013-03-18T15:24:46","date_gmt":"2013-03-18T15:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/durham\/?p=752"},"modified":"2013-03-18T15:24:46","modified_gmt":"2013-03-18T15:24:46","slug":"masteringgenealogicalproof","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/durham\/masteringgenealogicalproof\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cMastering Genealogical Proof\u201d by Thomas Jones"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Mastering Genealogical Proof<\/h2>\n<p>from the National Genealogical Society website:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ngsgenealogy.org\/galleries\/Pubs_graphics\/Gene_CVR_3D_72web.jpg\" width=\"158\" height=\"200\" align=\"left\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Pre-order your copy today of this essential guide to genealogical\u00a0 research today. The National Genealogical Society presents this important work as part of its\u00a0Special Topic series.<br \/>\nAs a unique textbook on genealogical methods and reasoning in the twentyfirst century,\u00a0<em>Mastering Genealogical Proof\u00a0<\/em>guides readers in acquiring genealogical skills transcending chronological, ethnic, geopolitical, and religious boundaries.<\/p>\n<h3>About the Book and Author<\/h3>\n<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ngsgenealogy.org\/galleries\/Pubs_graphics\/Jones_Thomas.jpg\" width=\"133\" height=\"200\" align=\"right\" hspace=\"5\" \/>Mastering Genealogical Proof<\/em>\u00a0aims to help researchers, students, and new family historians reconstruct relationships and lives of people they cannot see. It presents content in digestible chunks. Each chapter concludes with problems providing practice for\u00a0 proficiently applying the chapter\u2019s concepts. Those problems, like examples throughout the book, use real records, real research, and real issues. Answers are at the back of the book along with a glossary of technical terms and an extensive resource list.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas W. Jones, who has pursued his family history since he was fifteen, is an award-winning genealogical researcher, writer, editor, and educator.<\/p>\n<h3>Contents<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Preface<\/li>\n<li>Chapter 1 &#8211; Genealogy\u2019s Standard of Proof<\/li>\n<li>Chapter 2 &#8211; Concepts Fundamental to the GPS<\/li>\n<li>Chapter 3 &#8211; GPS Element 1: Thorough Research<\/li>\n<li>Chapter 4 GPS Element 2: Source Citations<\/li>\n<li>Chapter 5 GPS Element 3: Analysis and Correlation<br \/>\nChapter 6 GPS Element 4: Resolving Conflicts and Assembling Evidence<\/li>\n<li>Chapter 7 GPS Element 5: The Written Conclusion<\/li>\n<li>Chapter 8 &#8211; Using the GPS<\/li>\n<li>Chapter 9 &#8211; Conclusion<\/li>\n<li>Appendix A &#8211; Pritchett Article<\/li>\n<li>Appendix B &#8211; McLain Article<\/li>\n<li>Glossary<\/li>\n<li>Reading and Source List<\/li>\n<li>Answers to exercises<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\nSee the PDF for the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ngsgenealogy.org\/galleries\/Pubs_files\/MasteringGenealogicalProofTOC.pdf\">full list of contents<\/a>. See also a sample\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ngsgenealogy.org\/galleries\/Pubs_files\/MasteringGenealogicalProofSampleExercise63.pdf\">exercise<\/a>.<\/div>\n<h3>Ordering Information<\/h3>\n<p>You can pre-order your copy of\u00a0<em>Mastering Genealogical Proof\u00a0<\/em>today.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/netforum.avectra.com\/eweb\/shopping\/shopping.aspx?site=ngs&amp;shopsearch=&amp;shopsearchcat=merchandise&amp;ssoToken=5957794E522F4135547338364B5A53573038526F656A6245434B772B55496863706C4A7963387372497850386C5A2B57354B3443682B6E482F45777977505763644A6D694F56326F666233536174515A355755586473574D3135304367644252416B725976363458756A4A7772637146314845756133584C44426A6932777854746A79485738742F684C4A4B5661426763507A6B704D505563425A6278786A50414B5171337870544A672F6A73763564506D5044536E56666C4F46434E744637&amp;prd_key=d793a575-466d-4653-8e10-0e33181a42ed\">Order online<\/a>\u00a0(payment in full\u00a0required at\u00a0time of pre-order). Cost is $25 for NGS members and $30 for non-members.<\/p>\n<p><em>Mastering Genealogical Proof<\/em>\u00a0will also be available for purchase at the NGS 2013 Family History Conference, 8-11 May, where Thomas W. Jones will hold two book signing events.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Estimated Ship\u00a0Date:\u00a0<span style=\"color: #336633\">20 May 2013<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mastering Genealogical Proof from the National Genealogical Society website: Pre-order your copy today of this essential guide to genealogical\u00a0 research today. The National Genealogical Society presents this important work as part of its\u00a0Special Topic series. As a unique textbook on genealogical methods and reasoning in the twentyfirst century,\u00a0Mastering Genealogical Proof\u00a0guides readers in acquiring genealogical skills transcending chronological, ethnic, geopolitical, and religious boundaries. About the Book and Author Mastering Genealogical Proof\u00a0aims to help researchers, students, and new family historians reconstruct relationships and lives of people they cannot see. It presents content in digestible chunks. Each chapter concludes with problems providing practice for\u00a0 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/durham\/masteringgenealogicalproof\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;\u201cMastering Genealogical Proof\u201d by Thomas Jones&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_crdt_document":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[17003,18388,22917,18387,22918],"class_list":["post-752","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-books","tag-genealogical-proof-standard","tag-gps","tag-ngs","tag-thomas-jones"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2wZm9-c8","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/durham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/752","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/durham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/durham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/durham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/durham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=752"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/durham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/752\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/durham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=752"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/durham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=752"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/durham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}