Genealogy is about analysis and interpretation. One cannot analyze or interpret if one cannot determine exactly what one is looking at. That’s the problem with the images of marriage records in the “United States Marriages” on FindMyPast.com. I can guess what am looking at. I may have a good idea what I am looking at. But the fact […]

Our earlier post on the United States marriage records at FindMyPast touched on the issue of citing those database entries. It was decided to put that discussion in a separate post. It must be said first that the “United States Marriages” database at FindMyPast is derivative in nature. That’s not bad, but researchers are advised to view images […]