Research Tools & Sites

You may notice that between editions of the Alexander Family History Book facts may change.  For instance this website and the upcoming edition of the family history book concludes that George and Georgianna have 15 children when it has previously been 14 or the question of whether George & Georgianna are related to Daniel & Felicia.  Our research is as accurate as possible and conducted using best practices.

Some conclusions are temporary assumptions based upon data that is currently available.  Those assumptions may change as more records become available. Simply finding a person with the same name in a certain location is not enough to assume we have located the specific person we are researching. Some conclusions may never be definitely proven. Further research and supporting documentation and proof are required before we can make solid conclusions.  Our tree is a constant work in progress and we hope to one day make all conclusions based upon the Genealogical Proof Standard.

Proof is a fundamental concept in genealogy. In order to merit confidence, each conclusion about an ancestor must have sufficient credibility to be accepted as “proved.” Acceptable conclusions, therefore, meet the Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS). The GPS consists of five elements:

1. reasonably exhaustive research;
2. complete, accurate citations to the source or sources of each information item;
3. tests—through processes of analysis and correlation—of all sources, information items, and evidence;
4. resolution of conflicts among evidence items; and
5. a soundly reasoned, coherently written conclusion.

Each element contributes to a conclusion’s credibility.

(http://www.bcgcertification.org/resources/standard.html)