Evidentia Reference Listing

Since I am watching these instructional YouTube videos on Evidentia, I thought I would create a list of those videos. I am working through this list.

I have also listed several DearMYRTLE’s Hangouts On Air videos on YouTube. I have the blog posts here, where I have talked about Evidentia.

I am sure this list will grow, I’ll create an updated listing as required.

This order of Ed Thompson’s Evidentia videos, are sort of in the order for learning how the use this problem, and it’s the order that I am watching them. The DearMYRTLE listing will be in date order.

Evidentia Learning Videos:

Evidentia Introduction (4:57)
11/24/2012
A short presentation introducing you to the concepts around which Evidentia is built.

Evidentia a Brief Tour (16:14)
05/14/2013
16 minute walk through of the Evidentia screens. It’s not a complete tutorial, but it may show you some options you didn’t know were there, and might need in the future!

Evidentia – Getting Started – Part 1 (11:00)
05/10/2013
Introducing the Evidentia main screen and Document a Source

Evidentia – Getting Started – Part 2 (11:17)
11/24/2012
Introduces the user to the Catalogue Claims screen in Evidentia

Evidentia – Getting Started – Part 3 (8:29)
11/24/2012
Continues with the Catalogue Claims screen by introducing the user to the Attach Subject dialog box.

Evidentia – Getting Started – Part 4 (14:45)
11/24/2012
Introduces the user to the Evidence Analysis screen of Evidentia

Evidentia Template Creation (9:26)
11/24/2012
A guide to creating Templates for Evidentia Citation Manager

Evidentia – Quick Tip – Claims Mini Editor (4:32)
05/10/2013
No description available

Evidentia – Quick Tip – Analysis Editor (2:39)
05/10/2013
No description available

Evidentia – Quick Tip – Research Notes (6:10)
05/10/2013
No description available

Evidentia – QuickTip – Merging Subjects (2:50)
05/10/2013
No description available

Evidentia – Quick Tips – Import Subjects From GEDCOM (3:58)
05/10/13
No Description available

Dear MYRTLE You Tube Channel:

DearMYRTLE’s Evidentia Homework Hangout On Air (1:17:22)
02/02/2013
No description available

Evidentia Followup Hangout On Air (1:06:36)
02/06/2013
No description available

Evidentia Follow Up – Part 2 (27:45)
02/06/2013
The panel discusses Ed Thompson’s source-centric software Evidentia as it applies to genealogical research.

Evidentia – Talking with Ed (54:06)
02/06/2013
No description available

DearMYRTLE LIVE! Evidentia’s Ed Thompson @ #RootsTech 2013 (3:45)
03/22/2013
Ed Thompson
http://evidentia.ed4becky.net

Evidentia Template Creation (9:25)
11/24/2012
by Ed Thompson
A guide to creating Templates for Evidentia’s Citation Manager.

 

Genea-Blogger Jenny Lanctot has a series of Blog Posts on Evidentia

http://aremyrootsshowing.jenny-ology.com/category/evidentia/

 

This Blog postings:

 

Here is a link to the series:

https://worthy2be.wordpress.com/tag/evidentia/

Each Blog post, to date, are listed below:

Initial Proof Report
05/13/2013

Evidentia – Assigning Claim to Subject
05/13/2013

Entering first Source into Evidentia
05/12/2013

Evidentia Filename and it’s location
05/10/2013

Preparation for the Study of Mastering Genealogical Proof
05/10/2013

2013 Docu-Challenge #1: English Parish Register Marriage Entry–Part 4 REVISED
02/19/2013

2013 Docu-Challenge #1: English Parish Register Marriage Entry–Part 5 Summary Report for William Warren
02/12/2013

2013 Docu-Challenge #1: English Parish Register Marriage Entry–Part 4 Marriage Summary Conclusion
02/12/2013

2013 Docu-Challenge #1: English Parish Register Marriage Entry–Part 3 Revisit Source
02/12/2013

2013 Docu-Challenge #1: English Parish Register Marriage Entry–Part 2 First Step in Analysis
02/11/2013

2013 Docu-Challenge #1: English Parish Register Marriage Entry–Part 1 Data Entry
02/10/2013

Evidentia–Create a new Citation Template
02/03/2013

Created: 15 May 2013

Initial Proof Report

Continuing the use of Evidentia for the study of Mastering Genealogical Proof.

Previously I had identified a Source, created a Citation, documented the claims of the source, defined the quality of the source. The next step is to Evaluate the assertion’s so far.

Evidentia – Assigning Claim to Subject

As I have done in earlier posts, I reviewed the Training Video by Evidentia.

Evidentia – Getting Started – Part 4

Clicking on Analyze Evidence brings up this screen, where I selected Charles Worthington from the pull down menu. Since he only had one claim, I select that one, Birth, in this case.

What IS important on this screen, is that there are TWO required steps that need to be completed. In my example, I had done that in the earlier blog posts. One is to Classify the Source, which I did, as an Authored Work, and two, to provide the Information Quality. Again, in this case, it’s Secondary as the person presenting the information obtained the information second hand.

The next step will be to select a Classification.

This is Indirect Evidence, to me, and my analysis is entered in the Analysis field. It’s preliminary information, but a place to start.

Evidentia allows for Research Notes. There is an ICON, as indicated below, that will bring up the Research Notes (or To Do Lists) as reminders of what needs to be found.

Below are two entries. On the left, is one that was already entered. Note that there is a Date, Time stamp that is automatically added by the program.

On the right, is what needs to be found, with more details of what is needed below.

Clearly, for this example, more information is needed to draw any conclusions. However, I will start drafting a Proof Statement.

Entering and Saving the Proof Summary, there will be a Proof option available, going forward, on the Birth of Charles Worthington. The initial Proof Summary was created, the Research Notes ICON has changed color, indicating that there ARE research notes, and I put a Check Mark in the “Inconclusive” box, as a reminder that I’m not done.

There is a report that can be generated on where this claim stands, as a Genealogical Proof Report.

A Summary of the Findings, Itemized Research Findings, Recommendations for Continuing, and End Notes. So far, One Assertion, from One Source has been considered in evaluating this claim. Its only a start.

Below is the text version of the above report.

Note: I have copied and pasted this information, into my genealogy database program, for the Birth Fact, Source Notes for Charles Worthington.

Genealogical Proof Report for the Birth of Charles Worthington (1)

Summary of Findings

13 May 2013 – Initial conclusion is that Charles Worthington (1) was born in 1701 following the death of his father. More complete information is required

Itemized Research Findings

1 assertions from 1 sources were considered in evaluating this claim.

The Pedigree Chart MA – John Worthington (Art: M 5) (1) asserts that Charles Worthington was born in 1701 posthumously. The source reviewed was an Authored work, introducing the risk of errors in interpretation. The information is believed to be Secondary (meaning the person providing the information received that information second hand, from another person or work). The evidence supporting the claim is considered Indirect (meaning the evidence is implied, circumstantial or fails to answer the whole question).

Initial information on the Birth of Charles Worthington. Only the birth year of 1701 was provided in this source.

The source also indicates that he was born following the death of his father also in 1701.

Primary documentation is required to draw a conclusion, but it is a place to start.

Recommendations for Continuing

• Pedigree MA only indicates the birth year of 1701, following the death of his father.
• Pedigree MA does not include the location of his birth. It might be Anne Arundel County, Maryland as that is Residence Information provided in that source

End Notes

W Peter Pearre and Addison Worthington; 17th Century Project; , {The Knoll House, Knossington, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 8LT, }London, England, 2011.

13 May 2013
Evidentia© 2012-2013

 

Note: For the purpose of the study of Mastering Genealogical Proof, I intend on doing this type of work, on those people and facts, that will help me answer the question: Who are the parents of John Worthington (1650-1701)?

Evidentia – Assigning Claim to Subject

My previous blog post:

Entering first Source into Evidentia

As I continue to work with Evidentia, I first reviewed:

Evidentia – Getting Started – Part 3

In the previous blog post, I had an Claim for Francis Worthington and Sarah Byrom (not seen below) as parents of John Worthington. I had classified that claim as Secondary. Hovering the cursor in that 3rd column will explain to “Double-click to open Attach Subject screen”.

Then double clicked in the Assign Subject field which will bring up this screen.

In the Claim Type pull down menu, I select Child[ren] and selected John Worthington (2) from the menu, because I had already entered him into this database previously. If the name wasn’t there, it can be added. A note about the (2) following his name shortly. It is merely to help me to know which John Worthington I am talking about. When his name is selected, there will be a number in the “Ref No” field.

There will be a later blog post to show how this report was created, but the text in the red box is what Is important. It says “asserts that Francis Worthington and Sarah Byrom was the parents of John Worthington”.

More on that later.

To show the Claim Type Screen, I selected the claim of Francis Worthington’s death. The pull down menu will provide a series of the “normal” facts or claims that we might find.

Same with the Name, the pull down menu will allow us to Select the right person. Only enter an individual name one time. As before, I have a (4) by Francis. Will cover that shortly.

In the List Manager screen is where those ID’s can be entered. Clicking on List Manager on the left will bring up the Subject Screen. On this screen is where the sex of the person can be added AND the Reference Number (Ref. No.).

For this file, I am selecting Charles Worthington (born posthumously) in 1701 as the #1 person. His father, John, will be 2, his mother will be 3. But, in the example above, there is another Charles Worthington. He was born and died prior to Charles Worthington (1), and was the 5th Child of John and Sarah Worthington, so his Ref No is 2e. That way I can tell the difference between the two Charles’.

Charles has 5 siblings. So, I as a letter after the father’s number, or 2a. As it turns out, 2a is John Worthington, the son.

Sarah Howard remarried, so I added 3a has is Reference Number.

John Worthington (2) is my primary person, so Francis Worthington will be 2×2 or 4 and Sarah Byrom will be 4 + 1 or 5. The usual Father being double of the persons number and the Mother the father’s number plus 1.

I have chosen to add a letter following the father’s number for the children. But you may want to define your own numbering system.

As before, more details on how to generate this report will come later. But this clearly shows the difference in people and their claims, Like John Worthington (2) and John Worthington (2a).

Below are all of the Claims that were included in that Citation.

So, the Data has been Entered, and the Claims from the Source have been assigned to a Subject. As the Video mentions, the subject does not have to be a person. For my purposes, at least at this point, the subject will be people.

Entering first Source into Evidentia

This is the third post in a series on how I plan on using Evidentia in the study of a book. The first was:

Preparation for the Study of Mastering Genealogical Proof where I entered the book title into Evidentia

The instructions on how I did this, was after watching Evidentia – Getting Started – Part 1 – YouTube. Then I followed up with how I wanted to create this new database and save it to Dropbox.

Evidentia Filename and it’s location

Now it’s time to enter the first source. Again, the developers of Evidentia have another YouTube video:

Evidentia – Getting Started – Part 2

In my case, I will use a Pedigree Chart that I have received from the Worthington Family History Society. This chart is one in a series created for the Worthington 17th Century Project. The person of interest is John Worthington (in the red box)

What I know of this project, there are a team of individuals who have researched old English Records, and created these Pedigree Charts. At least one researcher created it, but usually there were two in the creation of these charts, then at least two other people who examined the chart and associated records, then Proved these charts. Its just that these charts do not have any source and citation information on the charts.

Since I have already found one of the original records, as I reported here:

Day One–Searching in Lancashire, England

I figured that I created this database in my genealogy program, I could find the documentation myself, online, while I wait for any additional information that I might receive from the project.

Since my goal is to Identify John Worthington’s Parents, I will use this chart to do so. It may not be clear on this chart, but his parents are listed as Francis Worthington and Sarah Byrom. I want to prove, or disprove that claim. What I will do, is to use this 2nd video, for my instructions, and use it to added the information in this blog post. For me, I need to do this one step at a time, while I learn to use Evidentia.

I created the Source, as I did in the earlier blog post on Mastering Genealogical Proof, and started a Citation on this Pedigree Chart. In the video, +Ed Thompson used a Google Book, and I will be using this Pedigree Chart, and a specific person.

Pedigree Chart MA – John Worthington (Art: M 5)

Each person of interested, in these charts have an “Art” or Article number. That helps keep track of all of the “John Worthington’s” in these charts. So, I now have the Source, I want to add the Claims that are presented in this Source.

In the video, Ed talked about an Always On Top screen that is very helpful when transcribing information from a source. I learned this trick, not a trick but a great feature, when I used Evidentia earlier. You get that screen with the 3rd ICON under Classification of the Claim. It looks like a pencil. Maybe hard to see on this screen, but very helpful.

So now, I will bring up that Pedigree Chart and transcribe what is on the Chart, into that Always On Top window, one Claim at a time.

I see that John Worthington resided in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. So, in the window I type “John Worthington resided in Anne Arundel County Maryland. That is a claim or assertion that is being made.

 

The Claim screen, we are to “Complete this sentence The source asserts that …”

That is what goes into that Always On Top window.

I continue to enter each claim that I can see on that Pedigree pertaining to John Worthington. Like his wife, Sarah Howard, some information about her, his children that are listed in the bottom line of the Pedigree Chart, and information about Francis Worthington, his father, and Sarah Byrom his mother. Its this last to items that I want to prove or disprove. I am NOT going to rely on this Chart to reach a conclusion that Francis and Sarah Worthington are John’s parents. But this is a good start.

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The center column about is to determine the Classification of the Source. I concluded that this source is Secondary, in that no one, creating, examining, or providing the Chart had direct knowledge of this event, but were looking at some sort of record about the event. Those are the records I want to find and see.

So, each Claim, I marked as Secondary.

One of the reports, that is available, is to show a list of all of the Claims from this Source that I entered with this citation.

At this point, the data entry, into Evidentia, is complete.

The real benefit for me, of Evidentia, is not the data entry, I can do that into my genealogy database, but the next step that Evidentia does is to force (used in a very positive way) me to EVALUATE each claim or assertion to help draw a conclusion.

More to follow.

Evidentia Filename and it’s location

In my previous blog post, Preparation for the Study of Mastering Genealogical Proof I mentioned that I was creating a new Evidentia database for this study.

To do that, I brought up Evidentia, and clicked on the Options Menu.

This will bring up a window where you can see any existing databases and their location. I am going to select Create New Database.

Below this part of the screen, is a list of other Evidentia databases that I have on my computer.

For this database, I am going to be using Dropbox to save this database.

The name of the file is MGP and it’s located in my Dropbox \ Evidentia folder.