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Secrets of a Cyber Sleuth: The Online Acid Test
10/1/2004
Tips to check up on a genealogy Web site.

Can you trust your favorite genealogy Web site? Put it to our test.

Does the site reference original documents? What are its sources? A database compiled from original documents may be more reliable than one compiled from another database or a book. But even those compiled from original records can have transcription problems. It's best to check the original document yourself.

Does the site link to digital images of original documents, so you can view them?

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