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Use this checklist of concepts and research techniques to help you solve a variety of difficult research problems. | Use this checklist of concepts and research techniques to help you solve a variety of difficult research problems. | ||
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Most genealogists sooner or later face challenging research puzzles. Use this article as a source of ideas to help solve those challenges. | Most genealogists sooner or later face challenging research puzzles. Use this article as a source of ideas to help solve those challenges. | ||
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Your attitude about tough family history research problems has a big impact on your chances of success. Whether you think you can, or whether you think you cannot—you are right! Develop a relentless “track-‘em-down” attitude pursuing and analyzing all sources.<sup>1 </sup> Never give up on the problem, and never give up searching for new ideas and ways of researching the problem. Hunt down the answers no matter what it takes. | Your attitude about tough family history research problems has a big impact on your chances of success. Whether you think you can, or whether you think you cannot—you are right! Develop a relentless “track-‘em-down” attitude pursuing and analyzing all sources.<sup>1 </sup> Never give up on the problem, and never give up searching for new ideas and ways of researching the problem. Hunt down the answers no matter what it takes. | ||
== '''A Few Common Causes of Tough Research Problems and Their Solutions''''''''' == | == '''A Few Common Causes of Tough Research Problems and Their Solutions''''''''''''' == | ||
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