Negative Search Results vs. Negative Evidence: When Nothing Found Means Something
This blog post was written with the assistance of AI based on my presentation slides and syllabus uploaded to Claude 4.6 Sonnet. You have spent hours searching. You have checked every database, browsed every microfilm reel, and scoured every index you can find — and still, nothing. No marriage record. No probate file. No deed. Before you close the research log in frustration, consider this: that empty-handed search may be exactly the evidence you need....
