{"id":17310,"date":"2016-10-19T11:04:45","date_gmt":"2016-10-19T15:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/?p=17310"},"modified":"2016-10-19T11:04:45","modified_gmt":"2016-10-19T15:04:45","slug":"why-profile-your-ancestors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/en\/why-profile-your-ancestors\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Profile Your Ancestors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve just published a video outlining why I profile my ancestors. In brief, it says that genealogists who take time to write stories about their ancestors ask better questions, are able to frame their research in time and place, and communicate well.<br \/>\n<code><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/87g9ak4qJa4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/code><\/p>\n<p>This is the first video in a\u00a0series. 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