The Genealogy Proof Standard According to Sherlock Holmes

When you research your family history do you feel like a detective?—identifying the known, gathering new evidence to solve the unknown, separating the “wheat from the chaff,” analyzing the evidence and correlating it with your other findings. Sherlock Holmes, the great detective created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, provided us with his thoughts about detective work that is directly applicable to what we, as genealogists, do. Who knew Sherlock followed the Genealogical Proof Standard!?

This program will be presented virtually via Zoom and will be recorded. Registration is required, and closes 24 hours before the event begins. A link to the Zoom meeting and a handout will be emailed to registrants the evening before the program.

About the Presenter

Jill Morelli, CG, CGL, writes and lectures nationally, and is the founder of the award-winning Certification Discussion Group, an online class which demystifies BCG certification. She self-publishes and is working on her third book. Jill is program chair of the Puget Sound-Association of Professional Genealogists and a past president of the Seattle Genealogical Society.

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