Whether in the evidence or the source, fallacies infiltrate genealogical problem-solving, taking us off-track. Understanding the difference between induction and deduction will start the unlocking of family truths.

Jean Wilcox Hibben, PhD, MA, former So. Cal. college speech professor (MA – Speech Communication; PhD – Folklore), is a national speaker and author. A member of the DAR, she is the former director and current staff trainer for the Corona, CA, Family History Center, has worked on background research for two genealogy television programs, and was a host for podcasts on social history. A former board-certified genealogist with over 40 years of research experience, she is a former board member of APG and past president of its So. Cal. Chapter; newly elected board member of the Southern California Genealogical Society; president of the Corona Genealogical Society, as well as webmaster for that same organization; and participant on a number of other society boards. Jean writes the “Aunty Jeff” column for the Informer, the newsletter of the Jefferson County NY Genealogical Society. Her website is circlemending.org.

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