Lesson plan
WorldGenWeb
The WorldGenWeb Project (WGW) is a non-profit, volunteer based organization founded in 1996 and dedicated to providing genealogical and historical records and resources for world-wide access. The goal is to have every region in the world represented by a website and hosted by researchers who are familiar with the region. The world is divided into countries, province/states/counties etc. each having web sites identifying genealogy resources. In 2016 the WGW was rated as one of the best websites for tracing immigrant and ethnic ancestors and Family Tree Magazine named the site one of the "Best Big Genealogy Sites" in 2010.
Article summary
The WorldGenWeb Project (WGW) is a non-profit, volunteer based organization founded in 1996 and dedicated to providing genealogical and historical records and resources for world-wide access. The goal is to have every region in the world represented by a website and hosted by researchers who are familiar with the region. The world is divided into countries, province/states/counties etc. each having web sites identifying genealogy resources. In 2016 the WGW was rated as one of the best websites for tracing immigrant and ethnic ancestors and Family Tree Magazine named the site one of the "Best Big Genealogy Sites" in 2010.
Key claims
- date of foundation: 1996 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
Discussion questions
- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- The record states that the date of foundation is "1996". What evidence would count against this claim?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
Bibliography
- Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1290662570
Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.