8 Rules for Recording, and other links

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• 8 Rules for Properly Recording Names in Genealogy -- “This list gives the most common and basic rules for how to record names in genealogy. By following these simple rules, you can ensure that your genealogical data is clear and complete enough that it will not be misinterpreted by others.”
• From the Studio to the Cemetery: Visiting Sculptor/Stone Carver Walter S. Arnold -- “Holly Parker approached Walter about creating a monument for her and her husband, Stephen, who died unexpectedly in 2015 at age 59.”
• GPS 1: Understanding the Genealogical Proof Standard -- “Seasoned genealogists know that direct evidence records only last so long. At some point, all researchers face a situation where bits and pieces of indirect evidence is available, and when this happens, progress can hit a massive speed bump and careen to a halt.”
• GPS 2: 3 Ways to Ensure Your Research Meets the Genealogical Proof Standard -- “Obituaries. Marriage certificates. Death certificates. Probate records. Census reports. Each of these sources (and dozens of others) could contain information on the ancestor you’re seeking. Make a list of each of the sources you need to check, and then cross them off as you go through your research.”
• GPS 3: How to Successfully Apply the Genealogical Proof Standard -- “We’ve all found mismatching evidence at some point in our research, haven’t we? When this happens, it can be convenient to simply discount the bits of information that don’t seem to align with your gut feeling—but that wouldn’t be in line with the GPS.”
• Gravestone Cleaning Tips -- “While some of this damage cannot be reversed, in other cases, preservation and prevention can make all the difference.”
• Liberty Hill Methodist Church building is a rural jewel in Wilcox County -- “The new church building was a great source of pride to its members. It was a magnificent structure, rather large for the time, and it was well known as one of the most beautiful country churches in the area.”
• Plan a Trip to more than 300 historic churches -- “Our team has created an interactive map so that you can plan a day trip (or even a weekend!) to visit some of Georgia’s most interesting historic sites.”
• Powelton Baptist, Hancock County, Georgia, Org. 1786 -- “Powelton’s the oldest existing Baptist church building in the state, and it speaks to the importance ofis the village of Powelton at the end of the 18th century.”
• Supreme Court Makes Massive Roe v. Wade Announcement -- “The Supreme Court has scheduled arguments for Dec. 1 regarding a Mississippi case that seeks to overturn the long-standing Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion in the United States.”
• The Root Cause of the Continuous Defection from Biblical Infallibility and Consequent Objective Authority, Wilbur N. Pickering -- “That part of the academic world that deals with the biblical Text, including those who call themselves ‘evangelical’, is dominated by the notion that the original wording is lost, in the sense that no one knows for sure what it is, or was (if indeed it ever existed as an Autograph).”
• ‘The View’ co-hosts test positive for COVID-19, yanked off stage before interview with VP Harris -- “They tested positive despite being “vaccinated up the wazoo,” as co-host Joy Behar later explained.”