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vr.tr.genealogy · thing-q47307

Let an agent explain genealogy and its methods, relay sources, standards and tools from genealogical references, describe specialised fields including royal and African American genealogy, and distinguish genealogy from family history writing, from genetics and from heraldry.

Thing Registry Information and virtual systems INF.KNW
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Understand What genealogy is.

Definition

Definition.

Definition

Definition.

  1. What is genealogy, and how does it differ from family history, genetics and heraldry? definition
  2. Is the question about methods, a specific family, DNA or a legal claim? boundary

Fields

Fields.

Fields

Fields.

  1. What are documentary, genetic, computer, royal, community and forensic genealogy? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific field? action
Research Doing research.

Sources

Sources.

Sources

Sources.

  1. What records do genealogists use, and how are they found and evaluated? action
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Standards

Standards and tools.

Standards

Standards.

  1. How do proof standards, software and GEDCOM support reliable research? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance
Special Specialised fields.

Community

African American and community genealogy.

Community

Community.

  1. How does African American genealogy address slavery-era record gaps, as practitioners describe? provenance
  2. Is the presentation respectful and attributed? boundary

Royal

Royal genealogies.

Royal

Royal.

  1. How are the genealogies of the British, Spanish and other royal families recorded and used? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the specific royal genealogy? action
Context DNA and ethics.

DNA

Genetic genealogy.

DNA

DNA.

  1. How does DNA testing complement records, and what are its limits and privacy issues, with positions attributed? provenance
  2. Which entry fits genetic genealogy? action

History

History.

History

History.

  1. How did genealogy develop from lineage records and heraldic visitations to a popular pursuit? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the history of genealogy? action

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Information and virtual systems
Entry kind
thing
Plane
INF
Domain
INF.KNW
Other names and narrower kinds
African American genealogy, civil genealogy, genealogical research, computer genealogy, Genealogy of the British Royal Family, Genealogy of the Spanish Royal Family, Irish genealogy, genealogy and heraldry

What it is Filled

The study of families, family history and the tracing of lineages, using records such as civil registration, parish registers, censuses, wills, migration and military records and, increasingly, DNA testing and computer databases, practised by hobbyists and professionals, in fields from the genealogies of royal families such as the British and Spanish to community-focused work such as African American genealogy, which confronts the record gaps of slavery; genealogy supports identity, legal claims and historical research.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent explain genealogy and its methods, relay sources, standards and tools from genealogical references, describe specialised fields including royal and African American genealogy, and distinguish genealogy from family history writing, from genetics and from heraldry.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Record-based
  • Lineage tracing
  • Hobby and profession
  • DNA integration

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Publish details of living people from family trees without their consent.
  • Upload or share someone's DNA data without their consent.
  • Present unverified online trees as proven lineage.
  • Give legal advice on inheritance or nationality claims.

Only with a human decision

  • Revealing unexpected parentage or adoption to family members.
  • Sharing DNA results with third parties or law enforcement.

May

  • Explain genealogical sources and methods of evaluating them.
  • Help a person organise their own family records with their consent.
  • Note gaps in records for enslaved and marginalised people.

Moral aspects Filled

  • DNA and family data expose relatives who never consented.
  • Discoveries about parentage can upend families.

Who is affected

  • Living relatives
  • Adoptees and donor-conceived people
  • Descendants of marginalised people

Owners Filled

Steward

The person researching owns their tree; archives and civil registries hold the records.

Master systems

  • Civil registration and parish records
  • National archives

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q80083 - registry parent class

related

  • humanities - discipline in registry terms
  • civil registration - and parish records
  • genetic genealogy - with DNA testing
  • family tree - as its output

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.genealogy
  • Wikidata: Q47307 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47307)

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

  • major record types: civil, parish, census, probate, migration, military list
  • consumer DNA tests taken: tens of millions count - estimates
  • data standard: GEDCOM name

Plane INF: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Study of families and lineages
  • Genealogical research, civil genealogy, computer genealogy, African American genealogy, royal genealogies
  • Family history adds narrative; genetics studies inheritance; heraldry concerns arms
  • Not a visible object; family trees, records and charts.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • explain methods and sources
  • relay standards and tools
  • describe specialised fields
  • distinguish related fields

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Unverified online trees
  • Privacy risks of DNA data
  • Record gaps for enslaved and marginalised people
  • Agents giving personal legal advice on inheritance claims

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Genealogical proof standards such as the BCG standard
  • Data protection and access rules for records
  • GEDCOM and data exchange standards
  • Consumer DNA testing regulations

Context of use required Filled

  • Tracing families and lineages.
  • documentary genealogy using civil and church records
  • genetic genealogy
  • computer and online genealogy
  • royal and noble genealogies such as those of the British and Spanish royal families
  • community genealogies such as African American genealogy
  • legal and forensic genealogy

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q47307: genealogy - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Genealogy - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should genetic genealogy and African American genealogy be separate primary entries?
  • How should genealogical sources be linked?
  • The registry entry has merged aliases naming specific royal genealogies; should they be split off?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

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