Same Name Resolution
Bonnie Wade Mucia explaines the techniques she used to differentiate between five men named Peter Darling all living in the same area at the same time.
If you didn’t watch the RootsTech 2026 presentations in March, you can visit the on-demand library and watch them now for free, and don’t forget to download the syllabus.
Same Name Resolution is a common problem we run into as researchers, and Bonnie Wade Mucia explains her techniques to master the problem during her RootsTech presentation, Untangling the Darling Web: Advanced Strategies for Same-Name Identity Resolution.
She starts with creating a research question. “It limits the scope to a manageable, testable identity problem.” Then she focuses on one person at a time “using time, place, and known associations, not just by name.” Using that information, she creates an identity profile. (See the syllabus for details.) I highly recommend viewing the presentation and mastering the strategies.
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