Evidentia is a program created by ed4becky, LLC and was
released 17 December 2012 (yep that was yesterday). They pride themselves in being a “Source Centric
genealogy tool.” Instead of looking at
the person Evidentia looks at the source and the information it contains. With this program you collect, in one place,
all the pieces of evidence a single source holds.
Once you have your sources and evidence, or assumptions,
entered into the program Evidentia will create several different reports where
you will see where the holes are, what flaws there may be in your logic, and
lead you to figure out what else you need to research. It will also give you a Genealogical Proof
Report analyzing all the assumptions you have made about a specific fact, for
instance your grandfathers birth date. The
Genealogical
Proof Standard (GPS), as you may know, are the guidelines genealogists use
to give credibility to their findings. Following
the 5 steps to the GPS will give your research the proof needed to feel confident
in your findings, and Evidentia helps you with that.
To help you along with the process of learning the software
you can watch six videos available on
YouTube. Within an hour I had several case studies up and running showing me
how valid my proofs were and where I needed further work in my research. Most important, this software is designed to
enhance whatever program you currently use for genealogical research, not
replace it. Evidentia is available for
Mac (OSX 10.7+) and PC (Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8) and best of all you can
download a free 30 day trial before you purchase. Also, for a limited time you can purchase
Evidentia for $19.99 instead of $24.99.
In my opinion it is reasonably priced for software of this type.
So check it out, I don't think you will be dissapointed! I love my copy so much I became an affiliate.
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