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When does the use of The Scientific Method to conduct genealogical research fail to meet the Genealogical Proof Standard? Continue reading →

As I have shown in the previous six installments of this series, The Scientific Method can be used to help answer genealogical questions. The Scientific Method provides a logical framework to answer questions that can be addressed with a testable hypothesis. Although the steps or stages of the scientific method, a summary of the steps that works well when attempting to answer a genealogical question includes the following steps: Continue reading →

My cousin and I used The Scientific Method to answer our initial question: Where is Bertha Danko buried? Our first hypothesis was that Bertha Danko is buried in an unmarked grave in Hope Cemetery, Worcester, Massachusetts. Our second hypothesis was that Bertha’s death record includes her place of burial. Our third hypothesis was that the location of Bertha’s grave is mentioned in the records of her undertaker, Lucian Karolkiewicz. Our fourth hypothesis was that Bronislawa was buried at Notre Dame Cemetery, Worcester, Massachusetts. We could not find evidence to support any of these hypotheses, although we could disprove only the second hypotheses. One or more of the other three hypotheses could still be correct. Continue reading →

While using The Scientific Method to answer the question of where Bertha Danko is buried, my cousin and I tested our first hypothesis that Bertha Danko is buried in an unmarked grave in Hope Cemetery, Worcester, Massachusetts. We then tested a second hypothesis that Bertha’s death record includes her place of burial. We proceeded to develop and test a third hypothesis that the location of Bertha’s grave is mentioned in the records of her undertaker, Lucian Karolkiewicz. Continue reading →