Documenting Difficult Cases: A Mixed Method Analysis

This Special Issue of Genealogy examines the use evidence, documentation, and methodology in family history genealogical studies, welcomes case studies that examine how to document individuals relationships. A critical component scholarly research focusing on study particular or groups entails correctly identifying those Historians, genealogists, historical demographers, scholars other disciplines sometimes undertake this sort analysis. Often, is uncomplicated if subject remained a geographical area, left clear evidentiary trail, but what happens when documents do not clearly identify subject? Utilizing approach, essay employs four different methods—the chronological study, reconstitution, community techniques, one-name study—to an individual whose correct identification was problematic. As such, it establishes strategy can be employed similar situations.