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Sources play a key role in [[genealogy]].
 
Sources play a key role in [[genealogy]].
  
 
==Definition==
 
==Definition==
A source is ''anything'' (personal testimony, video recording, photograph, newspaper column, gravestone...) from which (genealogical) information can be derived.  
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[[Gramps_Glossary#source|Sources]] are ''anything'' (personal testimony, video recording, photograph, newspaper column, gravestone...) from which (genealogical) information can be derived.
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Once you [[Gramps_{{Version manual}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Entering_and_editing_data:_detailed_-_part_2#New_Source_dialog|add a Source]] to a Gramps Tree, that Source may be used for simplifying [[Gramps_Glossary#citation|Citations]] and be organized in [[Gramps_Glossary#repository|Repositories]].  
  
 
It is useful to make the following distinctions between sources:
 
It is useful to make the following distinctions between sources:
#Primary source: firsthand evidence of history, made at the time of the [[Events_in_Gramps|event]]. For example, diaries, certificates, newspapers, ...
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#Primary source: firsthand evidence of history, made at the time contemporary to the [[Events_in_Gramps|event]]. For example, diaries, certificates, newspapers, ...
#Secondary source: accounts of history based upon primary and secondary sources, offering commentary and analysis, such as history books, genealogical publications,...
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#Secondary source: accounts of history based upon primary and other secondary sources, offering new information such as commentary and analysis. Examples include history books, genealogical publications,...
#Tertiary source: a selection and compilation from primary and secondary sources. For example, library catalogues, bibliographies, ...
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#Tertiary source: a selection and compilation from primary and secondary sources. Tertiary sources may collate, extract, excerpt, quote or reference other sources.  For example, library catalogues, bibliographies, ...
  
 
== Most important genealogical sources ==  
 
== Most important genealogical sources ==  
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* Marriage records
 
* Marriage records
 
* Burial records
 
* Burial records
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=== Legal documents ===
 
=== Legal documents ===
 
* Court cases
 
* Court cases
 
* Notary documents
 
* Notary documents
 
* Probate records
 
* Probate records
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=== Migration ===
 
=== Migration ===
 
* Passenger lists
 
* Passenger lists
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* Phone books
 
* Phone books
 
* City directories
 
* City directories
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=== Final resting places ===
 
=== Final resting places ===
 
* Cemetery list of interments
 
* Cemetery list of interments
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* Deserters
 
* Deserters
 
* Pension applications
 
* Pension applications
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=== Personal Documents ===
 
=== Personal Documents ===
 
* Diaries
 
* Diaries
 
* Correspondence
 
* Correspondence
 
* Household bills
 
* Household bills
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== Other Possible Sources ==
 
== Other Possible Sources ==
 
* Bibles
 
* Bibles
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* Employment information
 
* Employment information
 
* Medical records
 
* Medical records
* DNA
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* [[Genealogy_Glossary#dna|DNA]]
 
* Voter registration records
 
* Voter registration records
 
* Genealogical society records
 
* Genealogical society records
 
* Oral recordings
 
* Oral recordings
  
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==See also==
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* [[Sources in Gramps]]
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* [[Repositories in Gramps]]
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* [[References]]
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* [[Citations]]
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[[Category:Gramps terminology]]
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[[Category:Repositories]]
 
[[Category:Sources]]
 
[[Category:Sources]]
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[[Category:Tutorials]]
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[[Category:Documentation]]
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[[Category:Translators/Categories]]

Latest revision as of 09:45, 29 July 2021

Sources play a key role in genealogy.

Definition

Sources are anything (personal testimony, video recording, photograph, newspaper column, gravestone...) from which (genealogical) information can be derived.

Once you add a Source to a Gramps Tree, that Source may be used for simplifying Citations and be organized in Repositories.

It is useful to make the following distinctions between sources:

  1. Primary source: firsthand evidence of history, made at the time contemporary to the event. For example, diaries, certificates, newspapers, ...
  2. Secondary source: accounts of history based upon primary and other secondary sources, offering new information such as commentary and analysis. Examples include history books, genealogical publications,...
  3. Tertiary source: a selection and compilation from primary and secondary sources. Tertiary sources may collate, extract, excerpt, quote or reference other sources. For example, library catalogues, bibliographies, ...

Most important genealogical sources

Official documents

Religious documents

Legal documents

  • Court cases
  • Notary documents
  • Probate records

Migration

  • Passenger lists
  • Record of landing

Residences

  • Census records
  • Property documents
  • Phone books
  • City directories

Final resting places

  • Cemetery list of interments
  • War graves

Military

Personal Documents

  • Diaries
  • Correspondence
  • Household bills

Other Possible Sources

  • Bibles
  • Stories
  • Publications
  • Photos
  • Employment information
  • Medical records
  • DNA
  • Voter registration records
  • Genealogical society records
  • Oral recordings

See also