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A source is a text ''anything'' (sometimes oral presentationpersonal testimony, audio video recording, video recordingphotograph, newspaper column, gravestone...) from which (genealogical) information is can be derived.

Scientifically, one will It is useful to make 3 the following distinctionsbetween sources:#Primary source : text which is a firsthand written evidence of history, made at the time of the [[Events_in_GRAMPS|event]] by someone who has seen it happen. Eg: For example, diaries, certificates, newspapers, ...#Secondary source : Written accounts of history based upon the evidence from primary sources and other secondary sources, offering commentary and analysis. Eg: , such as history books, genealogical publications,...#Tertiary source : a selection and compilation of from primary and secondary sources. Eg: For example, library cataloguecatalogues, bibliographies, ...