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Primary Sources
In the study of history as an academic discipline, a primary source (also called original source or evidence) is an artifact, a document, diary, manuscript, autobiography, a recording, or other source of information that was created at the time under study. (A secondary source is an interpretation of a primary source)
When evaluating primary or secondary sources, the following questions might be asked to help ascertain the nature and value of material being considered:
How does the author know these details (names, dates, times)? Was the author present at the event or soon on the scene?
Where does this information come from—personal experience, eyewitness accounts, or reports written by others?
Are the author's conclusions based on a single piece of evidence, or have many sources been taken into account (e.g., diary entries, along with third-party eyewitness accounts, impressions of contemporaries, newspaper accounts)?
Ultimately, all source materials of whatever type must be assessed critically and even the most scrupulous and thorough work is viewed through the eyes of the writer/interpreter. This must be taken into account when one is attempting to arrive at the 'truth' of an event.
Learning About Women - The Invisible Ancestors
Learning About Women - The Invisible Ancestors
Family Tree Connection, New Providence, NJ, USA: Genealogy Today LLC, 2008.
Learning about female ancestors can be difficult and challenging, but not impossible. Women are often difficult to trace because records in the past weren't kept for them as they were for men. The identities of women who lived prior to the 20th century are often tangled in those of their husbands, both by law and by custom. Trying to find details about these female ancestors can become an exercise in frustration. But with a little creative research, it doesn't have to be.
Read More: https://www.genealogytoday.com/articles/reader.mv?ID=3964
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