Select the Easiest Research Objective

Principles of Family History Research

Decide What You Want to Learn

Select the Easiest Research Objective

To help judge easy-to-document versus difficult-to-document events on a family group record, use the following four factors. The factors are listed in order from most important to least important.

1. Completeness of the sources, places, and dates for each event.

2. Availability of pertinent documents.

3. More recent versus earlier events.

4. Quality of available documents.

For more details about selecting easier objectives see Guessing the Easiest to Research Person and Event.

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Introduction	Using This Article · New to Genealogy? critical steps! · Your Genealogical Quest · The Research Process

Step 1. Identify What You Know	Use Appropriate Forms · Recall Information · Gather Family Information · Gather Low-Hanging-Fruit Sources · Record Useful Information · Organize Your Records

Step 2. Decide What You Want to Learn	Identify Candidate Families for Further Research · One Family at a Time · One Research Objective at a Time · Select the Easiest Research Objective · Prepare a Research Log

Step 3. Select Records to Search	Creation of Records · Identify a Category of Sources · Choose a Record Type · Select Specific Records · Describe the Records on a Research Log

Step 4. Obtain and Search the Records	Obtain the Records · View the Records · Search the Records · Record the Results

Step 5. Use the Information	Evaluate the Evidence · Transfer the Information · Organize the New Records · Share the Information · Restart the Research Cycle · For Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints · Further Reading When you think you are done - what to do!

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