BEFORE TILL archival sealBefore TillThe Living Evidence Archive

See the story. See the proof.

The BEFORE TILL Evidence Standard

Every historical claim in this archive carries a status. Nothing is asserted without one. Change the layer below and history changes with it.

Compiled byAmberly R. Carter-Mills— Founder, Creator & Descendant Archivist

The five statuses

What each status means

Documented

Direct documentary evidence supports the claim.

12 claims currently carry this status

Corroborated

Multiple independent pieces of evidence support the conclusion.

5 claims currently carry this status

Family Tradition

The story has been preserved through family memory, oral history, or later family accounts but has not yet been independently established.

7 claims currently carry this status

Under Investigation

Evidence is incomplete, conflicting, or actively being researched.

32 claims currently carry this status

Corrected

Earlier family or public accounts conflict with stronger evidence and have been revised.

0 claims currently carry this status

Evidence layers

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