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Solving Tough Research Problems—Overcoming Brick Walls (view source)
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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. | ||
== ''' | == '''Attitude and Common Causes of Problems''' == | ||
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. | ||