#genealogymistakes — Public Fediverse posts

I believed earlier research, added a marriage, and moved on. Going back through census records decades later showed me exactly where I went wrong—and how easily it happened. #GenealogyMistakes
#ResearchLessons
#EvidenceBasedResearch
#GenealogyEducation

http://genealogypants.com/2025/12/17/revisiting-my-roots-another-case-in-point/

I believed earlier research, added a marriage, and moved on. Going back through census records decades later showed me exactly where I went wrong—and how easily it happened. #GenealogyMistakes
#ResearchLessons
#EvidenceBasedResearch
#GenealogyEducation

http://genealogypants.com/2025/12/17/revisiting-my-roots-another-case-in-point/

Thought you could trust all those old online trees? I just uncovered a long-believed Avery–Meeker mix-up that proves otherwise. My latest genealogy cleanup turned up a surprise… #GenealogyResearch #FamilyTreeFinds #GenealogyMistakes #ResearchCleanup

http://genealogypants.com/2025/12/10/revisiting-my-roots-a-case-in-point/

Thought you could trust all those old online trees? I just uncovered a long-believed Avery–Meeker mix-up that proves otherwise. My latest genealogy cleanup turned up a surprise… #GenealogyResearch #FamilyTreeFinds #GenealogyMistakes #ResearchCleanup

http://genealogypants.com/2025/12/10/revisiting-my-roots-a-case-in-point/

Thought you could trust all those old online trees? I just uncovered a long-believed Avery–Meeker mix-up that proves otherwise. My latest genealogy cleanup turned up a surprise… #GenealogyResearch #FamilyTreeFinds #GenealogyMistakes #ResearchCleanup

http://genealogypants.com/2025/12/10/revisiting-my-roots-a-case-in-point/