Genealogical Aphormisms

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Contents 1 Introduction 2 Aphorisms	This is one of a series of articles on Genealogical Methods, prepared in association with The Tapestry. See Index for a list of related articles.

Introduction

The following aren't exactly methods, but they are useful things for a genealogist to keep in mind

Aphorisms

You don't know what you know, unless you know how you know it.

Absence of proof is not proof of absence

Finding a name you seek, is not the same thing as finding the person you seek

Belief is not the same thing as fact